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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korbe wrote:
My frig has those same 3 settings. Auto allows it to switch to gas if the 110 power is interupted, and when on gas it stays on gas. No 12-volt except a little while on gas and not connected to shore power.
RLS7201 wrote:Limoges_Camper wrote:
What I don't is what happens if the shore power goes out while it's in the "auto" position.
As the word "auto" implies, the refrigerator automatically switches to gas if you loose shore power. And will return to AC when shore power resumes.
Richard
thanks guys!
I just need to figure out where to place an 8th relay that will disable the 120VAC supply to the fridge when in inverter mode. I'll need to look into the Dometic user manual to figure this part out.
I don't care if the water heater looses heat, but I do care if the batteries are run dry because of the fridge, and then food spoils.
