12 volt frige

question if its only 12v ?it would run a battery dead real quick. find a friend and have then do a walk threw on your rv,show you where things are and what they do,have fun.

Look for a controll panel on the fridge. It might be outside under the fridge vents. Or on the front. I've really never seen a fridge that was just 12 volts in a camper. As stated it will drin the battery fast. Plus they dont cool very well on 12 volts. More then likely you have a 3 way fridge.

Make and model of refer?
I would say it is propane controlled by 12 volts DC!

We have a 2020 Coachmen Pursuit xps that has a 12 compressor refrigerator. No propane. Recommend some solar panels. The refrigerator is 12 cubic feet and works very well. We only camped in it once and had to run the generator for AC so I am not sure if the 200 watt solar panels can keep up.

midnightsadie wrote:
question if its only 12v ?it would run a battery dead real quick. find a friend and have then do a walk threw on your rv,show you where things are and what they do,have fun.

Sjm9911 wrote:
Look for a controll panel on the fridge. It might be outside under the fridge vents. Or on the front. I've really never seen a fridge that was just 12 volts in a camper. As stated it will drin the battery fast. Plus they dont cool very well on 12 volts. More then likely you have a 3 way fridge.

Both of these assume you have a absorption fridge. In the unlikely event you have one that is 12 only, they speak true. But for at least a couple of decades the trucking industry has had available a 12 V compressor operated fridge I have heard some are making way to RV world.
I never had 1, but friends did. One had to catch the bird home from Dallas, left his truck in a truckstop. By the time I got there to bring it home it had been sitting 4 days in Aug sun. I expected to need to jump start it because truck had same batteries as mine. When Cat started, I decided to do him another favor and MT the fridge. Opened the door, stole a ice-cream bar, and headed for home.
I do not stand under why RVers want to store solar power as 12 V then waste some turning it into 120 to power the fridge.

old idaho guy wrote:
We have a 2020 Coachmen Pursuit xps that has a 12 compressor refrigerator. No propane. Recommend some solar panels. The refrigerator is 12 cubic feet and works very well. We only camped in it once and had to run the generator for AC so I am not sure if the 200 watt solar panels can keep up.

Run gen for AC. On MH this is another that baffles me. APU on a truck uses a small engine to drive a AC compressor, and a alternator

Not sure what the OP has since no model is given. 12vdc compressor type refers have been used in marine applications fro years. They normally run on 120 VAC when available then switch to 12 VDC when AC is not available. When in DC mode the current draw is generally in the 5 to 8 amp range.

My 2021 Solaire 260FKBS has a residential EverChill 10.7 CU. FT. refrigerator (model #WD-282FWDC). There is a compressor. Here’s what the manual says:

"This refrigerator requires a standard 10.5-17V, electricity >= 17A. Direct connection with AC power is forbidden. This refrigerator is not designed to be used with an inverter."

New to me, but i never had new stuff. The fridge costs 1/10th of my whole TT, lol.

JRscooby wrote:
... for at least a couple of decades the trucking industry has had available a 12 V compressor operated fridge I have heard some are making way to RV world.

Yes, they are become popular because they can keep frozen foods frozen even when the outside temperature is in the 90s !

JRscooby wrote:
I do not stand under why RVers want to store solar power as 12 V then waste some turning it into 120 to power the fridge.

Modern inverters don't waste much.

(Besides, those 12v compressor refrigerators work by having an internal 3 phase inverter !)