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PilgrimStill
Explorer
Apr 11, 2018

Planning for inverter for elec. refrig, while driving

My dual fuel refrig in my 5th wheel doesn't keep things cool enough. I am going to replace it. Dry camping is a seldom done thing; we mostly travel, stopping in RV parks with elec. and water. I want...
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Ivylog
Explorer III
Apr 11, 2018
I'm powering a 21 cuft Whirlpool with a 1000W PSW inverter. While running it only draws 8 amps DC...96 Watts. I can boondock 24 hours with two batteries before needing to recharge. You do not need that big an inverter and one battery is plenty for 12 hours...you can go 12 hours without it running if you keep the door closed.

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