Will Solar save my frig temp?
Class B Pleasure Way. In hot weather, on propane or battery power, the frig won't keep up. It does fine plugged in at a campground but I'm usually in a parking lot during the day. I've been leaving it...
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12-volt compressor refrigeration is far superior to any RV boondock alternative but you'd better grab your butt with both hands before thinking of changing.
12 volt refrigerators that are power efficient are hideously expensive. They are huge and heavy and even with all that a still a very large battery bank isn't an option it is mandatory.
To avoid generator use, a roof top of Solar panels is a must to support an 80 amp hour per day eating habit of a large 12 volt refrigerator.
I jumped through all the hoops for freon refrigeration and love -10F ice cubes and 37F temperatures throughout the refrigerator (even the door storage) provided on a 110F tropical day. Food lasts longer, like WAY longer at those temps.
But if there is an inexpensive way to gain all that I would sure like to know about it. When I shop for food, it is for 2 weeks in the refrigerator and weeks or months in the separate vertical freezer. I buy like 5 lbs of butter and 3 gallons of ice cream. Prepare 10 pounds of frozen corn and 15 lbs of steaks.
So my system is not typical. It cost a fortune 30 years ago and I traded a lot of free space for this luxury.
12 volt refrigerators that are power efficient are hideously expensive. They are huge and heavy and even with all that a still a very large battery bank isn't an option it is mandatory.
To avoid generator use, a roof top of Solar panels is a must to support an 80 amp hour per day eating habit of a large 12 volt refrigerator.
I jumped through all the hoops for freon refrigeration and love -10F ice cubes and 37F temperatures throughout the refrigerator (even the door storage) provided on a 110F tropical day. Food lasts longer, like WAY longer at those temps.
But if there is an inexpensive way to gain all that I would sure like to know about it. When I shop for food, it is for 2 weeks in the refrigerator and weeks or months in the separate vertical freezer. I buy like 5 lbs of butter and 3 gallons of ice cream. Prepare 10 pounds of frozen corn and 15 lbs of steaks.
So my system is not typical. It cost a fortune 30 years ago and I traded a lot of free space for this luxury.
