refg swap from RV style to home style
Has any one changed from RV refg to home style? What king of problems did you find? Did it work any better? Looking for better reliability.Thank You
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Our never cold died it's death after 11 years from new, and we ended up with guidance from many other RVers deciding to put on a solar system and new increased battery bank (recommended to us was min 600ah for residential style fridge but preferably 800ah). The newer residential fridges, just like the flat screen TVs are typically way more energy efficient than what came with units a few years ago, so draw down is much less.
Considered and got quotes on amish replacement part or buying a new RV style fridge. Our residential fridge cost us almost $3000 less than a new RV one which we applied to our solar system.
Best thing we ever did, ice cream stays hard now and bread freezes properly = happy dance, plus much better useful dimensions for pizzas etc than the old side by side. Take your exit door/window measurements to get the fridge out of the rig (we had to take the door off and had a smidgeon of an inch to spare on the removal) and our new fridge we bought sized to fit through doorway and hallway (that was the tightest spot for new fridge sizing) opposite bathroom door for reinstall.
FWIW: It was quite a bit of work cutting and to find trim to replace around new fridge being a different dimension overall on width and height, but we love, love, love the residential fridge and wish we'd done it years earlier. As a huge bonus we enjoy being more off grid independent to boot.
Considered and got quotes on amish replacement part or buying a new RV style fridge. Our residential fridge cost us almost $3000 less than a new RV one which we applied to our solar system.
Best thing we ever did, ice cream stays hard now and bread freezes properly = happy dance, plus much better useful dimensions for pizzas etc than the old side by side. Take your exit door/window measurements to get the fridge out of the rig (we had to take the door off and had a smidgeon of an inch to spare on the removal) and our new fridge we bought sized to fit through doorway and hallway (that was the tightest spot for new fridge sizing) opposite bathroom door for reinstall.
FWIW: It was quite a bit of work cutting and to find trim to replace around new fridge being a different dimension overall on width and height, but we love, love, love the residential fridge and wish we'd done it years earlier. As a huge bonus we enjoy being more off grid independent to boot.
