New Roo 235S owner

[Bisquick2]

I have a 2021 Rockwood Roo 235s coming and it has the 12v Refrigerator, 190w solar panel and inverter included. I'd like to know more about the inverter.

1) Why is it included in the 12v refrigerator / 190W solar panel upgrade? I can't quite figure that piece out. To be clear for everyone, it's one packaged upgrade for the Roo. 12v frig, solar panel, inverter.

2) Where is the inverter physically located and where is it wired to provide A/C power?

[IBCAMPING]

Hey Bisquick2
If you watch this 235S walk around video it should help to explain the inverter. I to ordered this option with my 235S. Cant wait! " BEST Living Room in a Hybrid Camper! 2021 Rockwood 235S " Enjoy and Happy Camping

[Rhumblefish]

Originally Posted by Bisquick2

1) Why is it included in the 12v refrigerator / 190W solar panel upgrade? I can't quite figure that piece out. To be clear for everyone, it's one packaged upgrade for the Roo. 12v frig, solar panel, inverter.

Inverter and solar are provided with the 12v fridge to provide a sort of juicepack for the 12v (which is an energy hog). Note than you can order the [solar and inverter] ALONE without the 12v fridge, but that option is MORE expensive than the [Solar, Inverter, and 12v fridge - and even the unmentioned solar charge controller]. Why? Because if you don't select the 12v fridge option, you get the two way fridge - which is WAY more expensive than the 12v, and requires more plumbing and additional packaging considerations (gas line, venting, etc). Not sure why the inverter is packaged with the fridge - it's not designed to help the fridge out as much as it is to take 12-volt DC power from the batteries and provide 120-volt AC out to the marked outlets. A power upgrade, as it were.



It MIGHT be a way to provide 120v power out to the smaller fridge in the outdoor kitchen, but I dunno.

Originally Posted by Bisquick2

2) Where is the inverter physically located and where is it wired to provide A/C power?

It's mounted in the forward pass through compartment, on the driver's side. Not sure which outlets it powers, but they are marked "Inverter" ... like this one, on the forward bulkhead IN the compartment, driver's side. The visible cord/plug is the heated mattress pad being run into that outlet. The bathroom also gets an inverted outlet on the face of the lower cabinet, as does the rear bunk (outlet next to the TV coax connection on the bulkhead that backs up the shower). And, the outdoor kitchen gets one, too.

Some details on the components in our rigs:

The solar unit Rockwood uses in the 235S is the 190w Go Power 190w overlander kit.

The 1000w inverter is made by WFCO and is the 1kW WF-5110RS


The walkthrough at Haylett (that IBCAMPING is pointing at) is really top notch to show you how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opMg...News%2C%26More

Hope this helps.