Compressor refrigerator opinons
The wife and I are trading up from our trusty old 2004 Rockwood 1940LTD popup to a 2022 Wolf Pup 14CC. We're pretty excited, we went the the Cleveland RV show last weekend after browsing a bunch of s...
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sparkydave wrote:
I saw that it has a 12 volt compressor refrigerator (and a freezer!), are they good? I'm inclined to think they'll cool off a little faster than the absorption fridge, just wondering if there have been any teething difficulties since they seem to be a relatively new thing compared to the tried but true absorption refrigerators.
Ok, when I got my Motor home I picked up a 12/120 volt Compressor type Refrigerator/Freezer (you turned the knob to one or the other temps) chest type.. IT was small cost less than 1,000 lasted 16 years. and ( now have a new one of the same type here in the apartment.
They work very very well and draw less than 50 watts door closed (Seems strange to have to say Door Closed. but hey that light bulb.. if it's not an LED 20-25 watts)
I would seriously consider one if I got a new RV.> heck I would like to have one in a Residential model (Imagine less than 1/4 the power consumption, over time that adds up)
