inverter fridges

[bugman47]

Hi everyone don't post much just try to keep up, had a few minorsolar problems, and wanted to fit a Samsung inverter fridge, off to T1 Terry, 4 solar problems, fixed, mentioned fridge Terrys eyes lit up lets do it, suffice to say a number of minor problems came up w ith Terrys help problems solved, beers colder, freezer can make ice without extra settings, caravan getting more like being at home. T1 Terry is a dtermined man, and a absolute guru in his field, whom i have the greatest respect for.

Thank you once again T1

[T1 Terry]

Thank you Gordon & Wendy, it was great having you both here. Seems we may have stumbled upon something I hypothetically pointed to being a potential problem many yrs back.... and got laughed at as usual It seems there was nothing wrong with the inverter itself, it powered an induction fan motor for 8 hrs at a constant 210w with no problems, it appears the problem was a clash of inverter technology. One inverter fighting the other or a cross over of frequencies.... or something like that. We fitted a different model inverter, also from Jay Car, not a problem, we connected Bruce's power meter and the highest draw was 120w during a defrost cycle, apart from that it maxed out at 90w, certainly within the capacity of the original 360w inverter.... but after 10 mins running the compressor increased speed and the inverter flashed an over load and shut down after 3 mins, yet it was still cold to touch. We ran the fridge off the mains over night to allow it to get past any initial temp pull down problems, reconnected the 360w inverter.... same problem. So, the 400w inverter we replace it with is a serious over kill, but one upside was the USB charging port, a lead run into the van and all the computers and phones can now be charged from this inverter rather than firing up the 2000w inverter for the job saving a further 20Ah or so per day

T1 Terry

[aussiejohnny]

just put a deposit on a samsung 255l inverter fridge. will pick it up when i go to Kalgoorlie next week. should of done it ages ago so our power bills weren't so high with the silly 240-110 volt step down and absorbtion fridge.

[aussiejohnny]

In need of some advise. I have just pulled the dometic gas fridge out and there is that horrid fibre insulation stuff lining the walls inside the cabinet.

I want to remove it. The samsung fridge should not need this insulation?

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Cheers.

[dapope]

No it shouldnt .

[T1 Terry]

In need of some advise. I have just pulled the dometic gas fridge out and there is that horrid fibre insulation stuff lining the walls inside the cabinet.

I want to remove it. The samsung fridge should not need this insulation?

fridge out1.jpg


Cheers.

You will need to remove any insulation on the sides and make sure there is an air gap up each side as the new fridges dump the heat through the walls, not up the back in a condenser coil like the old fridges.

T1 Terry

[aussiejohnny]

Removed it all. Trial fitted the samsung, looks good there. Will have to make a surround for it.

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Sits rather high, it's fine for me but will need to wait until the wife comes home from work to see if access into the freezer is ok for her or not as she is shorter.
There's not much i can play with in regards to lowering it in the cabinet as the water pump and pipes etc are all underneath.

[dapope]

A small stool or step for the vertically challenged

[aussiejohnny]

haha... yea she already has one to get into the bed!

it's all good, she can reach ok. just bit of a stretch to the top shelf in the freezer.

[aussiejohnny]

How loud are these suppose to be? It's not as loud as the Westinghouse we have in the rental house but still reasonably audible.