>
> Are you using the original fridge? If so, the draw is pretty high. I
> measured it last summer but don't remember the draw (about 25 amps I think).
>
> I've gone to a 3-way fridge to extend boondocking and allow me to keep
> things cool using the alternator output.
I'm planning to replace my fridge also, but I don't want to mess with
plumbing the LP. After some research, I settled on the Norcold DE-461,
which is a 120VAC/12VDC model with a 12 volt compressor. According to
Norcold, it only draws 5amps on 12 volts. Well, my father called a
couple weeks ago telling me his original fridge had died and asking
which one I had been talking about. We ordered him a DE-461 and, with
the exception of removing a small trim strip, it slid right in the hole
and works much better than the old factory fridge.
If you want to go this route, don't let anyone sell you a DE-561 because
that's old stock. I've confirmed with Norcold that the DE-461 is the
newer model(don't know why they went to a lower number on the newer
model) with a compressor that's approx. 20% more efficient and dual
cooling fans.
Patrick
> Are you using the original fridge? If so, the draw is pretty high. I
> measured it last summer but don't remember the draw (about 25 amps I think).
>
> I've gone to a 3-way fridge to extend boondocking and allow me to keep
> things cool using the alternator output.
I'm planning to replace my fridge also, but I don't want to mess with
plumbing the LP. After some research, I settled on the Norcold DE-461,
which is a 120VAC/12VDC model with a 12 volt compressor. According to
Norcold, it only draws 5amps on 12 volts. Well, my father called a
couple weeks ago telling me his original fridge had died and asking
which one I had been talking about. We ordered him a DE-461 and, with
the exception of removing a small trim strip, it slid right in the hole
and works much better than the old factory fridge.
If you want to go this route, don't let anyone sell you a DE-561 because
that's old stock. I've confirmed with Norcold that the DE-461 is the
newer model(don't know why they went to a lower number on the newer
model) with a compressor that's approx. 20% more efficient and dual
cooling fans.
Patrick
