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Hylda&Jon


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I'm after a bit of advice please.

We have a 17" caravan with a 80w solar panel and one 120amp deep cycle GM battery.

I am thinking about replacing the old, not working 90L Electrulux 3way fridge with a Weaco CR-1110 2 way (110ltr).

To do this I am thinking of adding either 2 X 80w panels or one 120w panel and adding a second 120amp deep cycle battery. (I'll get it done professionally).

The questions are:

with us using 2 laptops at once or a TV plus lights, fan and charging stuff would the power handle it ok.

Also how would it do on cloudy days? what happens to the fridge when it rains for a week? what do others do in this situation?

Also any advise on Solar panel brands on eBay if possible? I believe I need to buy monocrystal ones.

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Jon



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I did a check of your selection...

the questions are.. What are it's power consumption like and would you not be better off with more efficient Domestic [house Bar fridge]..? about 1/3rd the cost...?



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A lot of domestic bar fridges have the evaporator not very well supported or protected. With travel & stuff bouncing in them they can be damaged.



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Good idea about the upgrade ,we run waece 12v fridge ,freezer ,TV ,lights etc on 2x110Ah batteries and 400 of solar . may need the Genny after a couple of lousy days but usually OK. poly christaline panels are the way to go.

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Thanks for the reply's.

I wouldn't even consider a bar fridge because from what I have read a 12/240v fridge is much more efficient than a 240v fridge running off an inverter, if that is what is being suggested. This site is one that suggests what I have said: http://www.fridge-and-solar.net/fridgetest1.htm

Also I wouldn't think they are built to take the bouncing and swaying that the caravan fridges take through their life.

I'm not a technical person but, taken from the Waeco site about that model of fridge, it says:

Power2.2 Ah/h at 25 °C
2.5 Ah/h at 32 °C
both at 5 °C food, -18 °C freezer temp.

Hope that helps.

Cheers.



-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Monday 16th of March 2015 11:56:39 PM

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SnowT wrote:
the questions are.. What are it's power consumption like and would you not be better off with more efficient Domestic [house Bar fridge]..? about 1/3rd the cost...?

Just posted this on another thread but it may as well go here as well - A fridge test, battery power consumption comparison between a household 240 volt 140 litre bar fridge, and a 12 volt 140 litre Waeco fridge, for camping.



-- Edited by PeterD on Tuesday 17th of March 2015 12:12:44 AM

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Well Pete I'll go with my 218lt Domestic fridge with it's 20AH consumed over night....


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