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Romer1
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Feb 19, 2020

Inverter/Battery needs for Residential refrige

Will be replacing my dead Norcold N821 with a 9.8 cu ft residential in 2 weeks. Refrige draws 6.0amps/690 watts on start and 2.5amps/287.5 watts running. Planning on a 1200 watt PSW inverter which wil...
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DFord
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Feb 19, 2020
If you never open the door of your refrigerator, it will normally run 16-18 hours per day with normal room temperatures of 75 degrees. Does your replacement have automatic defrost? If so, what is the amperage of the heating element? How long the heater is energized will depend on how much frost builds up each day.

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