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Strange RV wiring.....
Here's one for you...While doing some solar work on my friends brand new $50,000 Winnebago trailer I found these three Auto Reset circuit breakers mounted on the side of the frame rail. Can't believe how bad this is. 24" of #4 wire with no protection at the battery. Two 30a CBs tied together with a piece of copper strap that feed through another 30a CB. One wire (Green) that is connected to CB2 input, but because CB2 gets its feed through CB1, it is protected by CB1...(I labeled "no protection", but it is protected by CB1).....I have no idea what any of the three wires connected to CB2 or CB3 are feeding. Spent hours trying to figure it out. There is no current flowing through them with a clamp amp meter no matter what we turn on in the camper. All these wires are only 12g.......Comments?2KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Dometic VS Norcold dc refrigerators
I have the RFU 9000 from NovaKool. 9.1 cuff. I really like it as the freezer is on the bottom. I saw a 10 cu ft 12v unit that had the freezer as a drawer in the bottom. Absolutely makes the most sense. When you open the door on a conventional freezer, all the cold "drops out" and it has to restart the compressor to get back to temperature. Not so with the freezer in a drawer....Cold Air Falls and stays in the drawer.....PERFECTO! https://norcold.com/product/n2175/https://norcold.com/product/n2175/943Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with Refrigerator Decision
OK, More research (and confusion).....It appears a major energy user with these 12V RV refrigerators is the "Defrost Cycle"....Heating up the freezer and then quickly cooling it back down uses a bunch of energy. And as far as I can tell, there is no way to shut it off. So today I went to Home Depot / Lowes / Best Buy and looked at small college dorm type refrigerators that do not offer any type of defrost cycle. But they are quite small. Since I always camp alone, and I never have a full 6 cu ft refrigerator, one of these 4 cu ft units might be the ticket for me. On the rear info card it says they draw 1.5 amps! And at around $250, heck, if it doesn't work out I can use it out in the shop....I have a call into Dometic to see if the defrost function of the 8 cu ft unit they offer can be deactivated.....stay tuned for more RefrigAdventures!1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Help with Refrigerator Decision
Thanks for all the great replies. I'm still totally undecided on Residential with inverter or a true RV 12V refrigerator. Because I near 100% boondock, and do a lot of traveling, I'm leaning toward the RV 12v solution. I got the price for a Dometic 8 cu ft down to exactly $1000 which seems reasonable considering I'm hoping to get at least 10-12 years out of it. And my absorption refrigerator is like new and works as a 2 way refrigerator is supposed to so I might be able to sell it for a few hundred dollars and offset the cost. We shall see.....Tax Free Weekend so I can save $60.50 if I buy it on Saturday...1KViews0likes0CommentsDometic VS Norcold dc refrigerators
I bet this has been asked a million times.....But looking for the latest opinions......The Norcold is currently about $400 more than a comparable Dometic...Both 12v DC / 8 CUFT....The Dometic with rebates, Camping world email sign up and a sale price is exactly $1000....The Norcold is around $1400 with promotions.....1.4KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Help with Refrigerator Decision
we stored our class A with a Whirlpool resi fridge in the heat of summer and cold of winter. Thanks...You'd think they are warehousing these units and shipping them in standard trailer trucks with no temperature control......And trailer trucks bounce the s$%t out of stuff.....Maybe the whole caution is just a CYA on the part of the manufacturer?836Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with Refrigerator Decision
I'm reading a bunch of Q and A on Home Depot and Lowes sites about using residential refrigerators in an RV.....Two issues jump out. The manufacturer says to not store, unused non operating, in freezing or over 100 degrees. This might be an issue when not using the trailer....Second issue is manufacturer says these residential refrigerators are not meant to be bounced down the road while operating....voids warrantee836Views0likes0Comments
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