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Re: Question for those who have installed a residential refrigerator

Reply #25
Mine is on inverter most of the time  with manual switch to shore power or generator power if I chose to do so.

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Jack and Cathy
1992 U280 Unihome 36' Build #4034
Cummins 8.3 /  Allison MT647/ PacBrake
Apopka, FL / Barre Center, NY

Re: Question for those who have installed a residential refrigerator

Reply #26

Xantrex sells a nice little transfer relay

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I'm kind of a cheapskate, I made one using this relay

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Peter and Tammy Fleming
1991 U300 GV 40 - Sold, owned for 4 years
Downsized to Roadtrek Popular 210 class B

Re: Question for those who have installed a residential refrigerator

Reply #27
That Xantrex it the one I was looking at....was just curious if people were using something to switch or running inverter only. Looks like we have some of both. Thanks everyone for your input.
Ralph
96 U270

Re: Question for those who have installed a residential refrigerator

Reply #28
I don't know if the way I set mine up is a good way or bad way.... Please reply if it's not a good way.

I just wired mine up to a new Victron 1200va pure sine converter with a remote switch. I use the inverter remote switch as my turn on fridge via the inverter turning on. Mine is always pulling from the battery bank. When I plug in to shore power I reason my bigger inverter/ charger ( Victron multiplus 3000 ) will keep my batteries charged. When I drive the alternator will charge the battery bank also.

I have not used this setup long to see if it's a good way or not.

John Hobbs
1995 U300 SE
M11 / Retarder
Private toilet
1 of 1
Wichita, Ks

 

Re: Question for those who have installed a residential refrigerator

Reply #29
That will work if you don't have an icemaker. I have the fridge connected all the time to the inverter to avoid messing up the icemaker timer.
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