Fridge on when parked at home
My DW wants to used the fridge in our camper as a 2nd fridge when we are not camping. We keep hooked to shore power and park the camper in our drive. Does anyone use their camper fridge like this?
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willi4nd wrote:
Wouldnt keeping your rig plugged into shore power 24/7/365 shorten the life of your inverter since it will be running the entire time?
I'm sure you mean "converter", not inverter ... regardless, hardly a reason to not run your fridge 24 / 7 if doing so serves a useful purpose for you. Personally, I don't but it has nothing to do with the longevity of the fridge or converter but simply because I'd rather avoid the cost of running the fridge continuously when in our case we have no need for it. However, if running the fridge continuously while the trailer is parked at your home presumes you're running it on 120 vac rather than gas (which logically you would) raises a much greater concern in my mind ... power stability. Unfortunately the reality is that only a small percentage of RV owners properly protect their rigs against power line anomalies, particularly surges, spikes, and especially low voltage, with a surge protector / EMS of one flavour or another. Not doing so is IMO a huge mistake, one that could eventually prove costly ... and hardly worth the risk simply because you want to run the fridge 24 / 7. I have equipped my own trailer with a Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C and wouldn't ever consider plugging in anywhere without it, even at home. Food for thought. ;)
