Refrigerators

[luvrbus]

We went shopping for a new fridge for the bus the ? are LG fridges reliable.I would be happy with 20 cf that draws 2.7 amps she likes the 26 cf 3 door model that draws 3.5 amps.Are there better fridges out there with better amps draw 3.5 amps on a 26 cf fridge sounds to good to be true but it is a inverter compressor and with LED lights.I would like opinions good or bad   

[Dave5Cs]

I have heard LG's (Liquid Gold)are pretty good also Samsung's are good.

Dave5Cs

[daddyoften]

I have a lg in my house. I will NEVER buy a LG fridge again. It's a higher end side by side upper with a lower chest freezer with water and ice in the upper left door. Just about everything has broken! Lights don't work, not because of burnt out bulbs, ice maker broke, most shelves in the doors broke. I have a large family but this is ridiculous.  I tired to get some of it fixed while it was under warranty but it was a major pain and it never got done. Tried to find replacement parts on line, no go! Just my experience
Eric

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[luvrbus]

I was just looking for a alternative for the SunFrost to save a few bucks and with the inverter compressor the LG is not a power hog plus the self closing doors was a neat feature for a bus I thought, but it's mute point if one fall to pieces back to SunFrost   

[Utahclaimjumper]

 By comparison, LGs are junk over the long haul.>>>Dan

[rip]

I have a summit 14cf. and so far a great frig.It has a 1.5 amp draw which is great for running off batteries.After five years I have had no problems and is really quiet.
      Don

[chessie4905]

Anyone checked out or have a Samsung?

[John316]

Clifford. I found the fridge for you. Looks like a nice setup

http://www.hhgregg.com/samsung-28-cu-ft-black-stainless-family-hub-refrigerator/item/RF28K9580SG?mkwid=sOjRspuh3_dc|96706228877||&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=GSC+-+Samsung+-+Appliances&cid=cse-google-GSC+-+Samsung+-+Appliances+%7C+Family+Hub-GSC+-+Samsung+-+Appliances#

[luvrbus]

LOL we saw that one last night everyone needs a fridge to see what is in the fridge from a smart phone.I guess if you had a maid and cook you could say take this out on the back shelf and prepare it for dinner.It was neat you could see everything in the fridge without opening the door,those will soon pop up in Newells I bet   

[Hcklbery]

LOL we saw that one last night everyone needs a fridge to see what is in the fridge from a smart phone.I guess if you had a maid and cook you could say take this out on the back shelf and prepare it for dinner.It was neat you could see everything in the fridge without opening the door,those will soon pop up in Newells I bet   

I bought my Dometic Sidewise with ice maker and ice/water dispenser in the door about 5 yrs ago.
They retail for around $4,500 to $5,400 come with a two yr warranty and you can purchase an extra couple of years warrenty which I recommend.
This fridge is completely automatic.
No more worries of frost buildup etc with auto defrost and electronic computer controlled temps.
I got mine from a guy selling RV parts from a city close to Elkhart ID and paid less than half with shipping inc.
The reason it is important to find someone from that area or selling on Ebay from that area is that many entrepreneurs with cash attended the massige creditors auctions that took place in Elkhart 6,7 yrs ago when the whole RV industry went belly up and the creditors liquidated the entire industry's inventory there.
Whole lots were sold on dime to the dollar semi loads of everything imaginable and it took weeks to sell it all.
I did some researching on ebay to find RV parts sellers in that area and contacted them till I found a guy with 20 plus of these fridges and bought it brand new on the cheap.

It might be to late with so much time time gone by but then again you just might find that one guy who still has a few of them or whichever one you want and get it brand new on the cheap.

It's only time spent researching, contacting.

Hope this helps.

[Oonrahnjay]

      I have a Nova-Kool 12V fridge.  It's small, cools fairly slowly but once it's there, it's cold.  It was expensive (about $1500) but it uses 48 watts when running hard, less when not.  That's about .4 amps at 120V.   I bought it for the low current draw and it's been perfect.

[Hcklbery]

The very thing I wanted to avoid is a low capacity fridge and even smaller freezer atypically found in RVs as I live in mine and wanted to be able to by smart and freeze it as well as have lots of room for vegetables for healthy eating habits and the two large produce bins are great.
This fridge is 12v for the electronics only so not to much and is gas when off the grid or 120 when on.

Fridge is always at 32 deg freezer at -01 to 03 deg.

If ever you get one I suggest you get a solar powered fan roof vent.

Maybe solar panels combined with a windmill power gen to charge your batteries will take some of your consumption worries off the table ?
I have used the Honda 2000 and at 1 gal per 20 hrs I found 3 to 5 gals a week to be manageable for my low income.

This large capacity fridge and freezer allows me to shop once a month and save on frozen items as well as eat healthier.
That and the smart pot electric pressure cooker has become indispensable in my kitchen.

Anyway I'm just chatting away like a pied piper here  enjoying my morning joe.
if anything helps it's yours and if not it's just my way of saying how do.

[Hcklbery]

LOL we saw that one last night everyone needs a fridge to see what is in the fridge from a smart phone.I guess if you had a maid and cook you could say take this out on the back shelf and prepare it for dinner.It was neat you could see everything in the fridge without opening the door,those will soon pop up in Newells I bet   

If ever I marry an artist who can't open a fridge door for the melon going sidewise I'll be sure to spend that extra grand or so to get one but unless she carves melons all day and I live further than oh say 500 miles from the grocers and eggs go up to $900.00 plus a dozen wouldn't it just be cheaper to buy a dozen of eggs to boil em or drive home to check the fridge yourself ?

I mean like, WHY?

[luvrbus]

I can see the Samsung coming in the Prevost and Newell,lol a guy setting in recliner checking the fridge with his Crestron on a big screen counting how many beers he has left

[Oonrahnjay]

The very thing I wanted to avoid is a low capacity fridge and even smaller freezer atypically found in RVs 

     Yes, a good thing about doing buses "our own way" is that we get what we need for our own lives.  I understand your need very clearly (I often wish I had bigger -- one thing I'll say is that the NovaKool has a super-cold freezer but it's small.  OK for me, but small.)  I knew that I was giving up a lot to get the small power draw but it's a good decision for me.

...it's just my way of saying how do.    

     How do and good morning!