Residential Fridge
About to install this Fridge Anyone have any regrets installing a residential Refrigerator, would you go back to RV fridge. This one draws approx. 340 watts when running with compressor. I have ...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The rule of thumb for 120 volts to 12 volt amps is divide by 10. So 340 watts will draw about 34 amps at 12 volts (yes I know this is not the "proper" way to do it but it takes into account several thins like inverter effiency and wire loss.. it works out amazingly close).
So with 440 amp hours 220 usable you have 220/34 hours of run time or about 6 hours. at 50% you MIGHT make it 12 hours but it will be tight.
NOTE this does not count the starting load. So I doubt you will do 12 hours plus not all inverters will let you run 'em down to half full (They tend to be set for MARINE/deep cycle which should be kept 3/4 full or better).
Nor does it count if you have a fridge with "reduce exterior moisture/condensation mode" option that is turned on.
Nor does it count when in defrost mode. (see article) High humidity areas, beware! Desert dwellers should probably be fine, . . . . at least for one hot summer day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-defrost
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