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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MrWizard wrote:
fridge electric heating element 345w, 3amps at 120v
but thats 30amps at 12v input into the inverter..
your 1kw inverter is No problem, but your batteries will only last a few hours
the fridge uses 12v control circuit, but that very small only 1 amp , unless there are fans on the cooling unit
switching from electric to gas on power failure it will last a long time on batteries and propane
but propane fulltime is best, then if shore power fails, the only drain on batteries is the 12v control circuit and the fans..
like i said a long time.. days..unless there are 12v fans involved
even then it will be many hours
Yup: propane all the way for this guy now. :)
It just makes sense: the performance of the fridge doesn't diminish, the reliability of the setup is there. The only thing is that flame sensors wear down: they get "burned" out. I will have to find a replacement flame sensor and have it on hand to replace if necessary. :)
