Those darn Phantom loads.
I was curious just how much power was being use when everything in the TT was “shut off”. So I turned everything off and put and Ammeter in the battery circuit. I measured between 1/4 and 1/3 of an...
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I too have a Dometic refrigerator with a door heater that cannot be turned OFF. Initially I was very disappointed with the quick discharge of my battery when boon-docking, even though I was very careful with my power usage. I discovered that my refrigerator was responsible. I have installed a switch to disable the heater, and the battery life has been greatly extended. Furthermore, I have never had any condensation around the refrigerator door gasket. It seems the heater is intended to prevent a problem that doesn't even exist.
In my refrigerator model the wire carrying power to the door heater ran thorough the inside light housing. I cut the wire, installed a switch in series, and mounted it in the housing.
You can view this and many other of my mods by following this LINK
In my refrigerator model the wire carrying power to the door heater ran thorough the inside light housing. I cut the wire, installed a switch in series, and mounted it in the housing.
You can view this and many other of my mods by following this LINK
