Hey thanks guys!! How was it doing this on a residential unit, harder, easier? We are totally diggin' the new system, and it's SOOOO much colder = happy campers
@@OutsideIsCalling it was not too hard for us, but we got lucky with our fifth wheel layout too! Our front door was wide enough to get the old unit out and new unit in, so no windshield removal required. We did still have to do some minor cabinet remodeling though!
Hey Jessie..what kind of amps is the compressor refrigerator pulling out of batteries .. I have concerns about how in will work for me..I have a 430ah battery bank and no solar power.
Enjoyed your video. I have a Norcold 1201 with ice maker also and plan on installing the dc conversion as you did. My question is how you power the ice maker when off grid. Do you use an inverter and if so what size (wattage). The current onboard outlet for our frig is not attached to the on board inverter. Thanks again for a very informative video.
Hi there, yes we have the Victron MultiPlus 3000 watt inverter which we run pretty much all the time. BUT, the power feeding our new cooling unit is completely DC. 12 V right from the batteries. Please note it will add up, so we need lots of good sun or a couple hours of generator each day to recharge the power consumed. This makes for an even easier install in your case, as you just need a 12v power wire with I believe 15 amps capacity. Happy camping!
Great video! I have the exact same coach and this was a great tutorial. I did the replacement entirely following your great instruction and it works great! I have another question for you about your solar and inverter set-up. The Eagle as I'm sure your aware of has a proprietary Inverter with everything inside and would luv to know what you did to change it out and your list of equipment. This would make for a great video sometime but maybe you could share the details before than.
Thanks, hearing positive feedback and that the videos are helpful make it all worthwhile! We do plan to do walkthroughs and share our setup as we travel this year, but for now here's our experience: There is a company in Deland Florida that can repair the old American Coach inverters, named Deltronics or something along those lines. I tried everything to keep that old inverter because it was bulletproof (we could run a roof AC while plugged into a 15 amp extension cord) pretty awesome, but I wired a new 30 amp outlet wrong and killed it last winter. We now have a Victron Multiplex 3000, 12V hybrid inverter which does the same awesome things as the old one but also has newer technology like pure sine wave inverting. If you go lithium, you can order the inverter through Battleborn batteries and they'll program it for you before shipping, cool option. The only other thing was to install an Auto Transfer Switch before the inverter, to switch between shore power and generator power. With a good knowledge of electricity it can be swapped out in a day, and I'm sure the right RV tech could do it as well. Stay tuned for future videos, and let us know how it works out!! 👍
Very good video my refrigerator just went out during New Years week. While thinking of going to a residential refrigerators I happened across your video ! You have had the 12v system for 6+ months how is it working ?? How does it handle really hot weather 95+ degrees ?? Thanks Mike
Hi Mike, we couldn't be happier with the performance, and we've had it throughout a Florida summer and more. My biggest critique is the 12v power consumed while doing so. We have a pretty big solar setup so it wasn't a problem, but for people without solar or shore power, you'll have to recharge batteries every couple days. Dutch Aire also makes an upgraded system that uses propane and is superior to the OEM units. Good option for people without a big solar array wanting to spend a lot of time off-grid. Happy Camping 👍
you used black tape with a black marker... that was the only thing silly about your process - awesome work! Propane open flame refrigeration is sketchy.. People shouldnt do this if they dont know what they are doing. Those pipes can contain harmful gases.
