Residential fridges

[Dorn Hetzel]

Some of the things that can make newer refrigerators and freezers more efficient
are better insulation materials that were not previously available and more efficient
motors based on newer high strength magnetic materials. Also fancier electronic

motor controls can reduce the amount of power needed to do a given amount of
mechanical work (compressing).

Regards,

Dorn Hetzel
77FC35
Hogansville, GA

On Feb 7, 2008 5:21 PM, Gregory OConnor <"Gregoryoc@aol.com"> wrote:

Pete it is good that you look for the cause of a failure like your

assumption that the batteries were not maintained while at the

dealership. On an old bus like yours there are phantom loads that

require more attention than new high end coaches. I do think that

there would be more incentive to switch out a 140#/ $400.00 battery

then a 45#/$70 battery. either way it was likely discharge that

compramised the set that followed your coach.



I wonder what makes a newer compressor style fridge more efficient

than the pre 134 '95 in your bus???? Maybe you can just change out

the compressor and not remove the icebox cabinet???? avoid removing

the windshield and all that.



GregoryO'Connor

circa 1994pt

RomolandCa

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Pete Masterson

wrote:

>

> FWIW, the batteries I received in my coach were the very ones

that

> the previous owner installed. DEKA brand AGMs. At 140 lbs. each

and

> with their huge size, they're not that practical for a dealer to

swap

> in-out of the coach. So long as the batteries seem to work, a

dealer

> isn't going to fiddle with them.

>

> Of course, smaller, more common size batteries might give a

dealer

> more incentive to mess with.

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> On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:41 PM, Gregory OConnor wrote:

>

> > When a motorhome passes from dealership to dealership the good

> > batteries dont pass with the motorhome. not saying that dealers

are

> > bad or in the wrong just saying you should ask to find a coach on

> > the lot to switch batteries with befor you write the check.

> >

> > GregoryO'Connor

> > 94ptRomolandCa

> >

> >

>