Unsure about battery disconnect panel in RV
Heya I currently live in an RV that sits next to a house and is plugged into the houses power. There is a panel that says Battery Disconnect that looks like this: Both are on right now, but p...
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bum4evr wrote:
I googled about how much power a motorhome fridge takes and here is what I read: "An absorption refrigerator uses heating elements that draw between 350 to 600 watts, depending on the size of the refrigerator, or about 10 times as much power as a conventional compressor driven refrigerator uses.Jan 29, 2010"
Not that I believe everything on the net, but it sounded reasonable.
Thanks for the advice - I guess I can just leave the switches on then.
Sean G
The largest RV refer has 2- 120 elements at 1.7 amps EACH. That is 3.4 amps at 410 watts total. BUT a RV refer will run LONGER to cool than a compressor type. So, yes, the RV refer will consume more power to do the job. Doug
