I had a chance to use the fridge on a camping trip and can report that it works very well. The fridge was on continuously for 3 weeks in temperatures from 60-105 degrees. I set the temp dial on 4 with 7 being max cool. The fridge temp was never higher than 40 in the heat of the day and was closer to 30 in the evening and morning. The bottom freezer kept ice cubes, ice cream and popsicles plenty cold and hard. The ice and ice cream were stored inside the metal box and the popsicles outside the metal box. All meat and frozen vegetables also stayed plenty cold for the duration of the trip. There was very little frost build up. Nowhere near needing to defrost. I put 10 top sirloin steaks in the freezer the day before driving 500 miles home in 105 degree temperatures and the steaks were frozen solid.
As for ventilation, I noticed that lots of hot air was entering the trailer through the louvred exterior access door, which the absorption fridge used to block. (I could see right through to the interior of the trailer) I cut a piece of hard foam insulation to cover the louvres. I kept the existing roof vent open. There is also a small hole in the plywood in the fridge compartment with a screen over it that I did not cover. There was no increase in temperatures as a result. The compressor ran about 70% of the time I would say.
The unit appeared to run fine on both
12v and AC and auto switched. I was connected to 30 amp for the duration of the trip except for driving.
Linear Mode
