Compact A/C refrigerator research help
I'm researching compact A/C refrigerators (3.5-4.5cf) for use outdoors during summer months. It would only be used a week at a time for probably four weeks out of the year. The location is in Julian, ...
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ktmrfs wrote:
one of the "dorm" fridges. I have had one in my small home built toyhauler for 12 years now, running of a MSW inverter, works fine. If possible find one with cooling fins on the outside in the back, rather than enclosed. The ones with the cooling coil enclosed in the back have a harder time keeping things cold when the temps in the room are much above normal room temperature. However, the ones with the outside cooling fins are getting harder to find, so if you can't find one, the other will likely work. Or try a second hand store/goodwill/yard sale.
Definitely go with a compressor model. TE are very inefficient, can't really cool stuff down, and can only maintain about a 40F temp difference at best. Bad news is that I've seen more than one "dorm" fridge that is really a TE unit, not a compressor driven unit. Read the label carefully.
But $100-$150 should buy you something that more than meets your needs.
