Inverter for Samsung Refrigerator

Kountryguy wrote:
What size inverter will I need t operate a Samsung Residential refrigerator? I will probably use a pure sine one so I can use it for TV, computer also. Thanks

Hey Kountry,

As you can see, there is more to the equation than inverter size. How you use it is also important. That determines what pieces you need in your 12/120v systems.

FWIW. We have a Samsung RF18. We do very little dry camping. Only over night when on a destination run to the folks. The RF18 runs off of shore power mostly. We chose to stay with our original Tripplite RV750ULHW. It has 750watts continuous and 1500 surge for 10 sec. Given our travel habits, it is only on inverter when on the road. For short trips, say an hour away, I don't know if the RF18 even runs the compressor. For long runs, say 8 hours, it runs 2-4 times, depending on temps. Since the alternator is charging, while on the road, the batts stay up. If we stop for the night, 8 hours, the inverter runs the RF18 fine and the batts go down to about 12v which is about 50%.

On edit: We only have 2 T105 batts.

Unless we change our camping habits, or see something strange happening, this set up serves us well. Also of note, is that the only things on the inverter are the entertainment center and one plug by the navigator seat. We do not use the entertainment system on the dry situations