Kayteg1 wrote:
theoldwizard1 wrote:
I am surprised that more RV manufacturers are NOT offering compressor refrigerators as a build option.
I think it is the same issue why truck manufacturers don't offer manual transmissions anymore.
Too many warranty claims, where idiots don't bother to read the manual and come with refrigerator complains after they got their batteries depleted.
Funny part, my vintage 1972 Prevost conversion had 12V compressor fridge and separate 12V compressor freezer, so the technology is not new at all.
Thats true but technology has made the old compressor fridges way more efficient. A standard fridge compressor is a power hog. The Waeco / Danfoss compressors aren't. Plus the Waeco / Danfoss units run on a duty cycle which means the compressor adjusts itself for ambient conditions whereas a conventional compressor runs flat out (high amperage draw) until the set temp is reached. A Waeco / Danfoss don't. It only runs 'hard enough' to maintain the set temp which means the amp draw is much less. In fact you can rum one in solar alone with a limited battery bank. The one I'm looking at, max draw is 6.5 amps at 100% duty cycle but less than 1.2 amps cycling.
I see some of the builders like Northstar are offering compressor fridges as an option and pop up builders like Hallmark, they come standard with the Amish unit as the option. Alaskan is also 100% compressor fridge
Main reason I want one besides the tepid cooling of an Amish fridge os the fact that a compressor fridge can run at up to 30 degrees out of level in any plane, Very important for me as I mostly camp off road and levelling the outfit can be a royal PITA at times. Sometimes I can be so far out of plumb that I have to release the TC and level it with the jacks. With a compressor fridge, so long as you don't roll out of bed. it's level enough.
