who dry camps with residential fridge?
I'm thinking about replacing my rv fridge with a residential model, mine is going on 12 years and still works but I go to AZ a lot in 100+ degree weather, I mostly stay with full hookups but 3-5 times...
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rjxj wrote:
I just happen to be trying to do the same thing right now. You should be ok with 1200 inverter but some models may be pushing it. It's difficult to find technical info onn friges but some do have high defrost loads. I'm running a xantrex 2000 prowatt. There are not many choices of refrigerators available in my area so I bought a Magic chef/vassani from Home Depot and just returned it this morning. It seemed to work ok at first but ended up never shutting off and kept pulling 8 amps all the time. It had a locked rotor rating of 10 amps which is 100 amps DC or 1200 watts. In the thread that I started a few days ago a couple people recommended the Whirlpool WRT111SFDB. It's 1/2 inch too wide and would stick out a little too far in our case. I also found a Whirlpool FFTR1022QB which is 24 in wide and 60 tall.
According to the energy guides these units will use about 75 to 100 ah per day. People suggest planning on 100 ah a day in real world use.
What frig models have you been looking at?
I've been looking at the 24" wide Frigidaire models. 2 @ 26" deep-1 is energy efficient. 2 @ 28" deep-1 energy efficient. Note that the Magic Chef/Vissani Owner's manual states " This unit is not designed to be installed in an RV or used with an inverter."
