Have You Installed a Residential Fridge and Inverter in TT?

BuffaloIndian wrote:
I have decided replace my failed Dometic RM2652 RV fridge with a residential unit. I have found and ordered a replacement (Summit F882W) that fits my space (after removing an upper shelf); have removed the old unit, capped off the gas supply, and cleaned up the space. Now I am just awaiting delivery. My rig is a 2007 Sunset Creek with two slides.

Since this is a unit that we set up and leave in one spot for two or three months at a time, and never dry-camp, having an inverter/battery set-up is not essential. I am usually at my destination within 4 hours or 5 max. However, it would be nice to have the unit cooling while we travel and have the luxury of making stop-overs at the rest area.

I am looking at a Tripp-Lite MRV2012UL PowerVerter to replace my stock converter (2000 watts continuous inverter power), but I am not sure how exactly to wire it. Also, how many batteries do I need? Do I have to go with a 6-volt bank, or can I function with two 12-volt batteries?

Has any of you modified a travel trailer for this kind of set-up? Thanks

BuffaloIndian,

I have done this very modification..

I have a document which has a few pictures of our setup that may be of interest to you..

HERE

For what ever reason Google forces you to use their online PDF viewer which is fine for text but for pictures makes a mess of them.. To see the pictures better you can download the PDF and open using Adobe Reader..

I also can not guarantee how long the above link will work, for some reason Google logs me out once and a while and when that happens the link quits :M until I log in again :h