12 volt only refrigerator
A friend of mine just bought a new TT. It has a 12 volt only refrigerator. I am completely unfamiliar with this type refrigerator. Is this the new move on TTers? Is it better that a 120 volt/propane u...
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JimK-NY wrote:
No, the draw is going to be a lot more than a propane fridge "thermostat". My truck camper has a relatively small Nova Kool compressor fridge. It is about 4 cuft and pulls about 2.5-3.0 amps when running. It does great in 70 degree weather or less but when the temps are higher in the Summer it runs almost constantly.
Your fridge is HUGE, for a truck camper :). I saw people installing 2 cu.ft, at 70-77F it draws 20-25 AH per 24 hrs with added insulation. Still a lot of draw, by my standards. Circuit board of my 7 cu.ft propane fridge draws 8 AH/24 hrs, can't beat that.
