Absorption vs. Residential refrigerator
My current rig - a 2017 Newmar Ventana LE - has a 12 c.f. 4-door refrigerator/freezer. Runs on 120 or propane, and simply does not keep the ice cream cold enough, and even at the highest setting, prev...
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I guess we have been lucky over several decades of utilizing absorption fridges as we have always had good success with all our RV fridges, properly installed they work quite well and there in lies the number one reason they operate poorly. A mobile RV Tech who knows their stuff will easily identify issues pertinent to improper installation and should be able to improve or correct situation. Nothing wrong if you decide to go the compressor fridge route, certainly the cheaper more economical solution although adding costs of batteries and solar array will eat up any savings. Class A rigs and 5ers have been offering compressor fridges well before 2017, although I would stay with absorption style due to their ease of use while off the grid.
