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shawano
Explorer
Feb 16, 2014

residential refrigerator

Wondering how the residential refrigerators are working out in the newer coaches? How long do they run on battery if boondocking? How long does it take to recharge them?
  • You do need a good bank of batteries and the better the charger is on your inverter (assuming you have a good inverter/charger) the faster the batteries will recharge. We have had a GE Profile fridge in our coach since 1999 and it still is working without issue. We full time and we were only able to do that (says the DW) with all the comforts of home. An RV fridge just can't do what this thing does especially the frost-free part. The 20+ CF of storage space is just a bonus.
  • When boondocking, our four AGMs will easily last the 10 hours between two-hour generator runs that charge them back to well over 90% in that two hours. When on the road, the alternators keeps them charged. I'll put up with that and NEVER go back to the much smaller propane reefers. Of course, our ice cream is too hard now after getting used to soft-serve in the Not so cold!! :B