bigguyracing
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There has been a lot of post lately about residential refrigerators and wether they allow you to dry camp etc. What I want to know is how the heck do you get the fridge in the rv ? The tape measure doesen't lye and there is no way a residential fridge will go through the door and into the kitchen if my class A gasser ! The only way I could get one in would be to remove the slide and who is going to do that ?
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slemnah
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It can be done by removing a window or the windshield.
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Golden_HVAC
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Hi,
Usually the side window is large enough to get the refrigerator into the RV. Same way the old refrigerator has to come out.
Also remember that a more expensive sine wave inverter/charge is required, not the low cost modified sine wave inverters that do not support running a high torque compressor motor.
6 batteries will store enough power, and in my case I would want about 600 - 800 watts of solar panels on the roof! That will both recharge the battery during the day, and provide most of the refrigerator's power needs during the day. Nights still might require running the generator a bit though.
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We got our counter depth through our entrance door. took the door of the fridge and the door off the RV and slid her in. tightest spot was the space between the dash and cabinets over the drivers head. Otherwise a window or windshield works.
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kdk
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Sansung has said their refers will run OK on a modified sine wave inverter and will not void the warranty when installing in an RV. I will install a dedicated inverter anyway just to be safe but again not required when I install mine this summer. A counter depth will fit through the side door or through the drivers side window with no problem. Also I saw many different manufacturers of refers (Maytag, Frigidaire,GE,LG and Whirlpool) installed as OEM equipment at the Tampa RV show. I'm sure they all did not have dedicated pure sine wave inverters, may be wrong I was once before.
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Larry Cohen
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My 22CF Whirlpool just BARELY fit through my largest side window opening after removing the window....another 1/32" and we would have to remove the overhead cabinets that were partially blocking the hole...Custom Rv in Red Bay AL did a super job and I'd do it again in a second!!
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The Texan
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We just ordered a counter depth Samsung, which will BOTH, fit through the door and operate on a modified sine wave inverter. According to my tape the Norcold will also fit through the door going out, so we will see. We have a 2.5kw Magnum MSW inverter which will operate everything with ease.
The Samsung weighs less than the Norcold and also uses less electricity, so it does make a good boondock fridge.
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Rich D.
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While some refrigerators will run fine on MSW inverter power, check the current draw as compared to the same model on a PSW inverter. You will see that the one running on PSW power has a draw considerably lower than when running on MSW. This may be a consideration when sizing battery banks or if you boondock extensively. If you are changing over, it may be much less expensive to add a 1000 - 1500 watt PSW inverter dedicated to the refrigertator and keep your old MSW in place. When you upgrade your electronics in the future you can also run those from the PSW unit as some new electronics don't like MSW power.
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Ivylog
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You gain atleast 10% power savings if you run one on a PSW inverter. I would want two systems for this reason and to decrease your recharge time. Even without a home refer I have to run my generator several hours/day to keep up with other power uses so I would want a second seperater battery bank and inverter/charger so I would not increase the generator run time. BUT, I decided to go with a Amish cooling unit in my Norcold as a PSW inverter/charger capable of 100 amps charging is more $'s than a new cooling unit.
I would not shy away from a unit that came from the factory with two battery banks, two inverter/charger (one a PSW) and a home refer.
This post is my opinion (free advice). It is not intended to influence anyone's judgment nor do I advocate anyone do what I propose.
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