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harold1946
Jan 04, 2014Explorer
WyoTraveler wrote:
You need to do your own power calculations. Power required (on placard inside fridge) How much power used off the grid then how much time to charge on the grid before fully charged. I move a lot. Wouldn't work for me. However, your case may be different. I even talked to the solar experts in Q. He said No. Stick with standard fridge. I also heard there are some problems operating on the inverter. Compressor heats up. I bought MH with a standard RV fridge.
Your solar expert is wrong. Properly set up it is possible to boondock with a residential. This is my second RV with a residential and I boondock 90% of the time and have been doing so for 11 years.
RV's built with residentials generaly have PSW inverters and run just fine.
Not all residentials require PSW, (internal recitfier models) will operate on MSW with no ill effects.
I am also a full timer.
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