Residential Refrigerator

[snowdawg]

We have a 2018 Forest River with Residential frig. Does anyone know how much power it will drawn off batteries? Haven't bought a generator yet and between the air conditioner and frig I'm not sure what to buy.

Thanks from a newbie.

[Bama Rambler]

That's going to be so hard to figure because of many variables.
1) How cold is the fridge when started on battery power?
2) What is the ambient temp at the fridge?
3) How much is the fridge opened during the time on batteries?
4) How full of food is the fridge and freezer?
You see where that's going.

Now for the not so bad news. Residential fridges are pretty efficient, so they don't use a terrible amount of power to keep cold as long as they're not accessed much.

You don't say if your RV is 30 amp or 50 amp, but you should consider either a pair of 2000 watt inverter generators paralleled or at least a 3500 watt inverter generator.

[snowdawg]

Originally Posted by Bama Rambler

That's going to be so hard to figure because of many variables.
1) How cold is the fridge when started on battery power?
2) What is the ambient temp at the fridge?
3) How much is the fridge opened during the time on batteries?
4) How full of food is the fridge and freezer?
You see where that's going.

Now for the not so bad news. Residential fridges are pretty efficient, so they don't use a terrible amount of power to keep cold as long as they're not accessed much.

You don't say if your RV is 30 amp or 50 amp, but you should consider either a pair of 2000 watt inverter generators paralleled or at least a 3500 watt inverter generator.

That information would have helped. We're only 30 amp. So it sound like go something like 3500 Surge Watts, 3000 running might work.

[BuzzWolfAR]

Originally Posted by snowdawg

That information would have helped. We're only 30 amp. So it sound like go something like 3500 Surge Watts, 3000 running might work.

Yes, perfect.

[Bama Rambler]

A lot of people opt for the two paralleled gennys so they don't have to lift the weight of the larger ones. Also, they can just use one if all they're doing is recharging the batteries.

But yeah, a 3500 watt unit should suffice well for you.