12 volt Refrigerators
Have any thoughts on the new 12 volt Refrigerators? So far I am impressed with the 10 Q ft. Not much of a amp draw
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You are talking about the "Danfoss" style compressors?
Not the crappie coleman ones or household refrigerators, both of which are very much the wrong choice for an RV.
YES, YES, YES! These are great refrigerators! Low amp draw, works at any angle (up to about 30 degree slope) and if you have solar then they are free to run.
I have two chest style fridges. An ARB and an Iceco. The Iceco has two compartments so is a freezer and a fridge. The ARB is just one so pick one temp setting and be happy...
I run the Iceco off two GC batteries and have 200 watts solar. It might draw the old batteries down 1/2 a volt to maybe 0.8 volts overnight if it is hot. Start at 12.6 volts after sun goes down and usually it is still above 12.0 in the morning.
The ARB uses less bc it is smaller...
Drawback is that in winter if you want to run the power hog furnace, which will need all the battery, then running both fridge and furnace (the fan is the power hog) together can really run batts down, so you need enough battery to handle that, but in winter, just turn off fridge overnight, it will keep cold.
Not the crappie coleman ones or household refrigerators, both of which are very much the wrong choice for an RV.
YES, YES, YES! These are great refrigerators! Low amp draw, works at any angle (up to about 30 degree slope) and if you have solar then they are free to run.
I have two chest style fridges. An ARB and an Iceco. The Iceco has two compartments so is a freezer and a fridge. The ARB is just one so pick one temp setting and be happy...
I run the Iceco off two GC batteries and have 200 watts solar. It might draw the old batteries down 1/2 a volt to maybe 0.8 volts overnight if it is hot. Start at 12.6 volts after sun goes down and usually it is still above 12.0 in the morning.
The ARB uses less bc it is smaller...
Drawback is that in winter if you want to run the power hog furnace, which will need all the battery, then running both fridge and furnace (the fan is the power hog) together can really run batts down, so you need enough battery to handle that, but in winter, just turn off fridge overnight, it will keep cold.
