The old 3 way refrigerators were not efficient in 12 volt mode because they were in fact just a thermal fridge which ate more battery than most were aware of.Īndi, thanks for the heads up on the Costco fridge, it looks like it has similar dimensions to the 8 cu ft thermal in my GD273mk.Furrion today unveiled its new Arctic series built-in 12-volt refrigerators that give consumers the best performance and safety for a mobile lifestyle.Īvailable in 10 cubic feet and 8 cubic feet with four distinct finishes, in black, matte black, stainless steel and all-new black stainless steel, these new refrigerator models are compact in size but loaded with innovation including new industry-first advanced safety features. After all, most of the lights in our Grand Designs are 12volt only: powered by the battery bank during transit, or by the factory converter/charger when on shore power. Compressor fridges run cooler, especially the freezer, and most (Danfoss) are efficient.īeing 12volt-only is not a drawback at all, perhaps just the way we look at it. I have run a Truckfridge TF130(12 volt only Danfoss compressor) for 3 seasons in my Alaskan camper for 7 weeks at a time with complete success, 250 watts solar/230 amp battery bank. TucsonJim, would a solar powered fridge be another possibility? Just randomly came across this the other day - 's solar powered fridge is just a 12/24 volt fridge, with the 'standard' Danfoss compressor, looks good. TucsonJim, would a solar powered fridge be another possibility? Just randomly came across this the other day. He wasn’t sure, but thought it might be due to the larger size?
Not knowing much about how all of this power stuff works, I asked Rudy why our new fridge was not that way. We used to run it down the road off the 12v. If they keep my IPAs really cold, I may be in !ĭanDan, I also miss the 3 way we had in our old TT.
This said, however, I think many of us would be interested in learning more about the 12V fridges being tested by GDRV and in any other links you/they can share for us to learn more. It seems just the 12V fridge product at hand will have minimal interest. Are these 3 way fridges still an option for GDRV to consider which not only cover the 12V topic at hand but kill the 120V and propane birds as well ? I do not even if they are even produced any longer. These provided the best of al worlds and addressed the traveling with propane on questions and concerns. On at least 2 or 3 of our earlier RVs/campers back in the 80s/90s, we had 3 way fridges of which many folks really liked. However, seeing Rob's comments post # 35 on this thread made me think about the past. Jim - I do not have much knowledge about these fridges and thus my reluctance to chime in. And your comments would be very beneficial to Grand Design.Įdit: Combined Power Consumption and Impact on Battery Bank into one choice from two. Please vote for not more than two answers. Please vote in the poll below on the attributes you're most interested in. The three units under consideration all have 10 cubic feet of storage capacity. GDRV will be experimenting to provide some real life data. But there is no data on how much power they consume once they reach temperature. During my research, they show power consumption of approximately 4 to 11 amps per hour. They will not operate on shore power or propane. And they can be safely powered while driving down the highway with the propane turned off. They cool down much more quickly, and can typically reach lower temperatures than an absorption refrigerator. There are a few benefits of a compressor refrigerator. There are three competing brands undergoing evaluation. Grand Design is currently evaluating 12VDC compressor refrigerators for usage in their smaller FW/TT product lines. From time to time, Grand Design evaluates the technology they use in their products for possible incorporation in future units.
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