Fridge woes.

[barryd]

We're such low users though, we charge during the day when driving, so we usually are around 13.8 when we stop for the day & around 12.7v at lights out. I do have all the data, but it's near enough for us

Exactly and you are usually off somewhere else the next day. You just don't need it.

I'll go that route eventually but until I go compressor fridge I don't need it either.

 

[Robmac]

Anyone who tells you they can run their compressor fridge from solar power through a winter is having you on. Or, more likely, having themselves on.

Once you have spent £600 on solar panels, £900 on batteries and it still doesn't work in bad weather in winter, it's not easy to admit you made a mistake.

I don't feel that I have to admit that I made a mistake, I'm delighted with my system! I ran my fridge up until the end of December and then turned it off for no other reason than I couldn't really see any point in leaving it on but the solar had the batteries back up to 100% every day.

By the way, my nearly 900W of Solar cost me about £120 (new), my 2x300AH Lithium batteries were considerably more (about £1200) but that was my choice I could have gone for far cheaper options in Lithium.

 

[mark61]

I don't feel that I have to admit that I made a mistake, I'm delighted with my system! I ran my fridge up until the end of December and then turned it off for no other reason than I couldn't really see any point in leaving it on but the solar had the batteries back up to 100% every day.

By the way, my nearly 900W of Solar cost me about £120 (new), my 2x300AH Lithium batteries were considerably more (about £1200) but that was my choice I could have gone for far cheaper options in Lithium.

You didn't make a mistake, and neither did I

If people insist on driving to the darkest place on the planet and parking up for months on end, well a compressor fridge probably aint the best choice.

For many, if not most people who use their MH's for touring holidays, and actually do what the name suggests, tour, they may well park up for a day or two, that's easily dealt with with even a modest set up, week and longer stops need a bit of investment but none of this is rocket surgery.

 

[edina]

Anyone who tells you they can run their compressor fridge from solar power through a winter is having you on. Or, more likely, having themselves on.

Once you have spent £600 on solar panels, £900 on batteries and it still doesn't work in bad weather in winter, it's not easy to admit you made a mistake.

Got to luv these 'experts'
I have a compressor fridge and it never gets turned off. The solar panels are it's only power when stationary and I'm in the UK.

 

[Tezza33]

Got to luv these 'experts'
I have a compressor fridge and it never gets turned off. The solar panels are it's only power when stationary and I'm in the UK.

But, don't you live in cream tea land Chris

 

[edina]

But, don't you live in cream tea land Chris

Sure do Terry, where it's rained for over 40 days, and still the batteries are fully charged

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I suppose, it might all be down to location, which panels, cable sizes of the install, batteries installed & the actual fridges, maybe 230/12 too, there isn't a level playing field.

 

[Tezza33]

Sure do Terry, where it's rained for over 40 days, and still the batteries are fully charged

Wet cell batteries then, or flooded as they are also known