new to rving, resorting camper
I am resorting a 1971 Holiday Rambler Travel Trailer "free Spirit". I want to make everything electric. Do I need a converter? Only using shore power or generator.
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lights etc are already electric
12v electric, the built in converter, should probably be replaced with a new one
if you means residential 120v fridge, many of us have done that, electric heat might get expensive, depending on where you are at, and a propane furnace is always a good back up option, a heat pump instead of the roof top A/C
will give a/c or heat down to about 40 degrees, below that you will need the furnance or other form of heat
and electric cook top or MW is easy to use
I suggest, if your going ALL electric for major appliances and heat
that you get an electrician to install a 50amp RV service, instead of the orginal 30amp service
there is no need and its a lot of trouble, to rewire all the lighting to 120vac
just replace the lights with some 12v LED fixtures and continue to use 12v
with a modern converter 120v to 12vdc, (Not Inverter) different device , you don't have to have a battery,
but IF there is a shore power failure, No lights, No water pump, No furnace, unless you have a battery
an INVERTER uses battery power to create 120vac power for things like the TV, when there is NO shore power or generator
like late at night in a campground with no hookups
or during a power failure
how long you have power depends on how many batteries you have and how much power you are using, you can watch tv for a number of hours, but electric heat or A/C is almost impossible on battery power
so a propane heater or furnace is a pretty god idea for 'Most' people
12v electric, the built in converter, should probably be replaced with a new one
if you means residential 120v fridge, many of us have done that, electric heat might get expensive, depending on where you are at, and a propane furnace is always a good back up option, a heat pump instead of the roof top A/C
will give a/c or heat down to about 40 degrees, below that you will need the furnance or other form of heat
and electric cook top or MW is easy to use
I suggest, if your going ALL electric for major appliances and heat
that you get an electrician to install a 50amp RV service, instead of the orginal 30amp service
there is no need and its a lot of trouble, to rewire all the lighting to 120vac
just replace the lights with some 12v LED fixtures and continue to use 12v
with a modern converter 120v to 12vdc, (Not Inverter) different device , you don't have to have a battery,
but IF there is a shore power failure, No lights, No water pump, No furnace, unless you have a battery
an INVERTER uses battery power to create 120vac power for things like the TV, when there is NO shore power or generator
like late at night in a campground with no hookups
or during a power failure
how long you have power depends on how many batteries you have and how much power you are using, you can watch tv for a number of hours, but electric heat or A/C is almost impossible on battery power
so a propane heater or furnace is a pretty god idea for 'Most' people
