Time to swap the Refrigerator?
I rarely find a level place to park. For the first couple of years, I had no issues with my refrigerator. This year it seems to be quite finicky. I am planning to add several lifepo4 batteries and it ...
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SoonDockin wrote:
I am looking at the Furrion 12v fridges. Only downside I see is they vent to the inside. I wonder how much heat one of those things can put out.
All of the compressor fridges I'm aware of vent to the inside. It's a good thing for the RV maker as you don't have to cut any holes in the coach. Yes, they will dump some heat into the RV, but not a lot.
However, since you are replacing an absorption fridge, you already have holes in the side of your RV and you can vent using those if you want. That's what I did. I think there are advantages to doing that as outside air can be cooler than inside air (unless you're running the A/C) and venting outside gets rid of the heat without warming the cabin. Heck, the holes are already there, might as well use them. The same rules apply about venting. You have to carefully build the space so that air flows in and out unimpeded and maybe add a fan to help. This is true whether you vent in or out and most RV manufacturers ignore this important part of the installation.
Stay away from Furrion. I don't think they make anything that's worth a ****. The Forest River forum is full of owners with tales of woe about everything Furrion. Good fridges cost money. There's a reason Furrion and Everchill are cheap.
Look at NovaKool, Isotherm, TruckFridge, Vitifrigo. Anything with a Danfoss or now it's called a Seco variable speed compressor
