stevemorris wrote:
our 15 yr old dometic is working reasonably well, but thinking ahead!!
rebuild it or replace it with an inexpensive house fridge which of course is 120 vac only. rv fridge is in great shape cosmetically
we very rarely dry camp, maybe 1 night at a walmart once in a while
running a 120 volt fridge off an inverter is probably not an option, we only have one "normal sized" rv battery and really don't want to expand on that
so really two issues, running the fridge on the road and when dry camping.
thoughts/opinions?
Well, given your constraints of one battery and no inverter, your options will be to rebuild/replace the existing fridge, or use a residential and keep it off/closed when travelling and hope it stays cool enough. Could always supplement with a cooler when you know you'll be overnighting in a hot area.
You could hook up a 400w or so inverter to your one battery and hope the truck charging system keeps up with the demand while driving, but that doesn't help you overnight.
No matter which option you take, I'd run it till it quits first. No point in replacing a fridge that may just last another 10 years...
