AC/DC Compressor Refrigerators
I was looking at a motorhome that was equipped with an all-electric compressor refrigerator. I have never seen one before in a motorhome. I found a video on the net about the pros and cons of comp...
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gemsworld wrote:jplante4 wrote:
We have the new Dometic AC/DC compressor in the store. When we first got it we hooked it up to a group 27 12v battery and it ran for 40 hours before the battery got down to 10.7 volts. Then we plugged it in and watched the temp. It stayed constant until the whole thing stopped working in 2 months time.
Are you saying the fridge stopped working as in it failed after being used for only two months? If so, what was the cause of the failure?
Yes it failed. I believe it was one of the first ones produced for Dometic and may have been a floor model. See my comment in the Prevost vs. Newmar post in class A forum about the quality of newer appliances.
We just got the replacement and have not sent the failed unit back yet, so I don't now the cause.
