Residential Refrigerator Electric Only
I am looking to purchase a Fleetwood Storm 32A. It is equipped with a "residential 11 cu.ft. refrigerator. I was told that it is only electric and runs off 2 glass pack batteries which recharge whil...
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hostage wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
You would need solar power to go 4-6 days. The glass pack batteries are likely referring to AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries but you don't say what size or capacity they are. It's likely you would only get 1 or 2 days max without a recharge and that depends upon what other 12V devices you will be using during that period. I have an older and larger fridge so the comparison is not fair, but I can just get through 1 night with 4 big 8-D batteries running the fridge and my satellite receivers, phone chargers, MiFi devices and the rest of the parasitic draws.
kinda off topic here BUT if u have FOUR 8D batterys you should be able to go a lot longer than one nite;; your batterys must be old and weak
Actually, they are neither. You have no idea about what's running in my coach or the type of equipment I use. I have a 20.5cf fridge with ice maker and water water through the door. It's not efficient as it's a 1994 model but it works great. I also have a large number of devices that maintain a constant 120V draw on the batteries. So, as I mentioned, the comparison is not fair but for me, it's reality. I have had Lifeline AGM's which lasted 10 years and acted better in the first 5 years than that last 5 years but the difference could be measured in hours and not days.
