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rshrimp
Jun 21, 2015Explorer
All Good info Thank you! I have narrowed it down to this fridge. Avanti RA7316PST. After getting out the ruler I only have 22 inches to work with (door and hallway) This is going in a triple slide Chalet Truck Camper and will replace a 8cf Dometic which is 24 wide.
The energy guide label says 251KWH/year so when I do the math from that it is less than 60 Amp/hr/day 251/365=0.7 or 700watt/hrs/day.
700/12=<60 It's a manual defrost so this is also a bonus. (It will get defrosted when we get home and turn it off)
I realize all of the power usage estimates are just that but it looks like this is very doable and will be done before our next big trip in September. I'll make a new thread with the process.
Anyway, that fridge is 21.5 wide, 24 deep and 58 high and still is 7.8 cuft so we should have room to spare and the same room inside.
Oh and it's $450 at my door so that's a bonus! Also it weighs less than 100lbs. The Dometic it is replacing weighs 125lb
The energy guide label says 251KWH/year so when I do the math from that it is less than 60 Amp/hr/day 251/365=0.7 or 700watt/hrs/day.
700/12=<60 It's a manual defrost so this is also a bonus. (It will get defrosted when we get home and turn it off)
I realize all of the power usage estimates are just that but it looks like this is very doable and will be done before our next big trip in September. I'll make a new thread with the process.
Anyway, that fridge is 21.5 wide, 24 deep and 58 high and still is 7.8 cuft so we should have room to spare and the same room inside.
Oh and it's $450 at my door so that's a bonus! Also it weighs less than 100lbs. The Dometic it is replacing weighs 125lb
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