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mrad
Explorer II
Aug 04, 2020

Running a residential fridge on 12 volt power?

My wife and I are getting close to purchasing our first 5th wheel 2 of the models we are looking at have residential refrigerators. A friend of mine said he intentionally avoided a residential because...
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MrWizard
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Aug 06, 2020
Boy oh boy
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All he wants to do is keep the fridge cool during one day of work, so he can leave after work and go directly to the campground,
Answer is usually Yes
One pair of deep cycle batteries can handle the load for the day, plug in at home overnight, start the day with a cold fridge and fully charged batteries, if possible park the RV So the afternoon soon is Not shining on the wall behind the fridge

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