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Running the fridge on an inverter would use more campground electric than a direct connection. There are losses charging the batteries from the campground electric and then more losses converting the battery power back to 120 volt, so you would use more electricity. Why not run the fridges and hot water on propane? Yes you have to pay for that propane in addition to the campground cost, but you can't squeeze more power out of 30AMP than 30AMP. TANSTFL ("There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch") applies here.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Monday 28th of May 2012 02:01:34 PM
-- Edited by bjoyce on Monday 28th of May 2012 07:10:28 PM
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The wife and I have 2010 laredo 5w with the outside kitchen and love it. We replaced the short gas struts for the factory 36' struts mounted on the countertop not the walls. Our current dilema is now when we are at a campground that has older 30 amp electrical hook-up, with weak breakers or bad wiring, whatever, we seem to have too many things running and will pop the breaker. I'm thinking of putting the outside fridge on an inverter strong enough to run it. It's a 4 cubit bar fridge and probably needs 2000 watts at least to run. if it takes less power form the pole then great. With the hot water tank on elec. the big fridge inside, the ac on, a couple of tv's and the small fridge on, that gotta be drawing quite a bit of amps for some of these older hydro systems at some of these parks,NO? Any suggestions or tips for what we can do, we'd be glad to hear from you's. And thank you in advance
Bill J. is totally correct.Why not just cut the fridge over to LP gas?That will save about 4-5 120volt amps of current draw.We do this all the time when power is weak. The fridges uses little LP gas.
Same for the hot water heater, use gas. It is the biggest consumer of electrical power short of the air conditioner.I think that is the real problem.Just too much stuff turned on, not the park 30 amp breaker.It’s doing its job or so it seems.
I thought my DW used a lot of stuff at the same time....however we rarely blow a 30 amp circuit. Usually this will occur when she tries to use the convection oven and microwave at the same time along with the Sat box, TV, various lights, refrig on electric and water heater on electric. She has learned to use the microwave or the convection oven but not both.
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