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Originally Posted by TurnerFam
it's doubtful any coach with an 'rv fridge' will need, or have, an inverter...at least not with the fridge on the same circuit - an rv fridge is designed to run off propane, already, when there is no 120v power to it.
generally, smaller coaches with ancillary inverters are for simply powering a few outlets, such as for a TV and a few outlets to power device chargers, or a cpap machine, etc.
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Most RV fridges do not work well above 5,000 ft altitude on propane (it is in the manual). We spent a month around Creede, CO (elevation 8,800 ft) last summer and the frig would never light. We had to run the generator the entire time we left Albuquerque until we finally got to a full hookup. This winter I rewired the entire 120 volt system in the coach to include a four circuit inverter sub panel and changed the Xantrex Pro 1000 for a Xantrex Freedom XI 1,800. So far the only propane we have used is for the furnace and the outside grill. There have been some really cool mornings in NW Texas this spring.
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