Fridge power consumption and operation
Hi there, I am in the process of installing an inverter and making some automatic circuitry to make the transition between shore power and battery power fully automatic. In this process, I am going...
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DC heater element is refrigerator model dependant with varied wattages. Just look up replacement element for your unit. Our dometic draws 17amps on DC element.
If your controls doesnt allow selecting AC verses auto. simply manually unplug (or add switch) the DC element from board (could incorporate that output as a warning light that power is off or DC element off/unplugged).
Some units will cycle into DC in auto mode. Mine isnt supposed to but it has, twice. I cannot manually repeat but went from gas to DC when it emptied the tank, then drained the batteries while away.
If your controls doesnt allow selecting AC verses auto. simply manually unplug (or add switch) the DC element from board (could incorporate that output as a warning light that power is off or DC element off/unplugged).
Some units will cycle into DC in auto mode. Mine isnt supposed to but it has, twice. I cannot manually repeat but went from gas to DC when it emptied the tank, then drained the batteries while away.
