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Old 09-25-2016, 06:22 AM   #25
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"Replaced my Norcold with an apartment size Summit fridge. Even has self defrost with an interior light."

Some of the features of house fridges are not welcome on a cruising boat.

Interior space is kept as large as possible , by using very thin insulation.

This requires heating wires on the insulation and along the door seals.

This electric is no problem at the power pole but adds considerably when running with an inverter and its 10%-15% power loss.

Before purchase simplt get the model number and look online for the schematic to see weather heating wires are installed.

K street has made the power consumption of the heating setup NOT part of the annual KW shown on the sticker.

House fridges are usually NOT built into a closed area and may require extra fans to remove the heat of operation.

Some marine units vent into the cabin , solving this boxed in problem.

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