Refridgerator / inverter ques
Recommendations Needed: I read that we should not go over the road with our montana fifth wheel, with th fridge on gas. I am also told that turning a unit on and off is not good for it. Can I avoid ...
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We have powered our fridge on and off hundreds of times without any issues. Maybe it is a common problem with certain models, but we have not experienced any downtime or failure due to this phenomenon.
Most elements for standard sized RV fridges require roughly 300-350 watts of AC power, you will need to get an inverter that can handle that and a bit more for consistent, reliable operation.
We installed a large inverter after the first camping trip in our new rig. We did power our Dometic fridge a couple of times with the inverter while driving down the road with less than ideal results.
In our case, we discovered that our fridge did not cool as well as propane mode and that our batteries were somewhat depleted although they are receiving a charge via alternator and 7 pin cord.
Suffice to say, our fridge is set to auto mode which utilizes propane to cool our unit while traversing down the roadway to our next RVing adventure. Over 30K miles logged thus far and no issues.
Every RV should have an inverter onboard, it was one of the first mods I performed on our current rig. We camp often without shore power and they sure come in handy, just didn't see any benefit for powering fridge during transit.
Most elements for standard sized RV fridges require roughly 300-350 watts of AC power, you will need to get an inverter that can handle that and a bit more for consistent, reliable operation.
We installed a large inverter after the first camping trip in our new rig. We did power our Dometic fridge a couple of times with the inverter while driving down the road with less than ideal results.
In our case, we discovered that our fridge did not cool as well as propane mode and that our batteries were somewhat depleted although they are receiving a charge via alternator and 7 pin cord.
Suffice to say, our fridge is set to auto mode which utilizes propane to cool our unit while traversing down the roadway to our next RVing adventure. Over 30K miles logged thus far and no issues.
Every RV should have an inverter onboard, it was one of the first mods I performed on our current rig. We camp often without shore power and they sure come in handy, just didn't see any benefit for powering fridge during transit.
