Boondocking with residential fridge

[LittleJimsSon]

Kinda queasy about boondocking with the residential fridge. Don't know how much battery drain will happen overnight. Yup, have 4 house batteries, but. . . .? Anyone have experience with how to get this done? I don't want to damage the batteries. All ideas welcome.

[2oldman]

household refer and inverter2009
Household refer Class A 2009
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[Ivylog]

Do a test run now.

[pianotuna]

Hi,

About one battery per night. Recharge with solar. 300 to 600 watts (more is better, of course).

[profdant139]

Have you measured the draw of your fridge? You can do that with an ordinary multimeter -- there are instructions online about how to do that. If I can do it (and I have), anyone can.

Once you determine the draw, you can calculate your battery capacity and see how long you can handle the load. Remember that a 110 amp/hour battery (for example) can only take about 65 amp hours before it gets down to 50 percent state of charge -- I think that is when the voltage reads 12.1. Any lower, and you risk damaging the battery, or so I am told.