residential refrigerator with inverter?
I just bought a 2018 Salem 32BHI it's got a whirlpool residential refrigerator with an inverter. does anyone have a setup like this? how does it work?
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Huntindog wrote:dodge guy wrote:Wizard was recommending NOT running the fridge while underway.Huntindog wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:This won't work where it is really hot.
I don't own a rig like that, but to preserve battery power, I would turn the refrigerator off while driving. If the door is not opened it will be fine for 12 hours or more.
AZ @ 115 will cook everything in the fridge pretty fast.
And the truck will keep the trailer battery from draining while on the road!
And besides, depending on what the draw is, the truck may not keep the battery charged up. Most TVs really just trickle charge the TT batteries. The issue is the size of the charge line more than the altenater output. I once measured it on one of my vehicles and got 1.6 amps!
Right, but I think for most of us using a residential fridge and starting with a fully charged battery it will work just fine, and even better with 2 batteries. And the truck will keep it alive long enough till you plug in at the next stop. And to really extend it with no worries you could run a good solar panel.
