tinab
Newbie RV’er
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Post by tinab on Jun 17, 2022 14:04:47 GMT -5
We have a 2021 Durango 343 MBQ with a residential fridge and have not noticed any problems until now while camping the electric went off in the campground and everything is working off the battery except the fridge. We have checked the breaker and had a surge protector. We plugged camper to truck and fridge is still not operating.
Any suggestions on why fridge is not operating off the battery?
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Post by nvguy on Jun 19, 2022 23:53:22 GMT -5
Unless you have an inverter (12V DC to 110V AC) a residential refer will not operate.
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Post by Edd505 on Jun 20, 2022 14:21:30 GMT -5
Unless you have an inverter (12V DC to 110V AC) a residential refer will not operate. Said it had been working, doesn't the inverter had a fuse? |
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Post by jetzen on Jun 20, 2022 20:45:19 GMT -5
First thing to check is the Inverter turned ON???....
If it is...
Once battery voltage drops below about 11 volts the inverter will throw an error code of insufficient voltage. When battery voltage drops into the ten volt range the circuit breaker will trip.
You have a Durango/Durango 2500 Don't know where that circuit breaker is located on that series.
If it were a Durango Gold it would be behind the curb side front landing gear jack.
It would look like a black 2 inch square box. When tripped it will have a red flag indicator sticking out of it, which is what needs to be pushed down to reset.
Hope this helps.
On a side note if you are running just one battery you will only have a few hours of power to run the refrigerator. Most other accessories in the trailer are 12V and draw directly from the battery also.
Multiple battery bank is needed to run refrigerator for any length of time on the inverter.
I run 2 group 27 deep cycles and if I run the refrigerator ONLY I can get about 30 hours, throw in the fantastic fan and a light or two and now you can cut that time to about 8.
the lights and fan will operate on 10 volts...the inverter will not.
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Post by nvguy on Jun 20, 2022 23:03:08 GMT -5
Unless you have an inverter (12V DC to 110V AC) a residential refer will not operate. Said it had been working, doesn't the inverter had a fuse? Said it had been working until the electricity went off at the CG But Jetzen pretty much summed it up if there is an inverter. |
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Post by jetzen on Jun 21, 2022 6:14:02 GMT -5
Said it had been working until the electricity went off at the CG But Jetzen pretty much summed it up if there is an inverter. Just explaining how mine works. I do not need the inverter to be turned on if I am on shore power, but once I loose shore power the refrigerator will stop working if the inverter is not turned on. There is a transfer switch built into the inverter that allows the inverter to power a bank of A/C outlets on the street side of the trailer once shore power has been disconnected for what ever reason. |
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