New Rv'er. Lots of questions

[Pgh_AL]

The hardest part of the job was removing the door frame, so I could get it in, and the old one out.

There is an outlet in the back of fridge compartment already. Cap off the gas.
You may need to remove the vent on roof to remove a strap. Remove the facia, and look for
Screws holding it to the floor.

I suppose depending how clumsy you are, you could hurt yourself while moving it around.

You choose a unit that fits the hole, rather than modify the hole.
Minimum 1 " both sides, should not be a problem behind the front wood frame.
I insulated the outside access door, and covered the roof with aluminum plate. Left the top over fridge open for current at the top.

Look and compare EPA power information and choose the unit with lowest annual power usage as it will have the best insulation. My amp draw is 1.9amp. Inverter is small but it also had best annual rating and that means the battery bank will last longer.

On average I pay 50.00us for used panels. 100us for controllers, and use pure sine inverters??.??us. 500watts is a good size panel option, when running a fridge. Any deep cycle batteries will get you through reliably. I use Northstar blues for batteries. Inverter should be at least 2000w.

How dangerous is it removing the older unit?

Well when i

Yeah, the 454 drivetrain is a monster. I couldn't believe it when this thing hit 75 miles an hour on the highway. At 33 ft. And 16,000 lb, that just blew my mind. Easy. I did mine and wood laminates, and all it really requires is a small kit you can buy from home Depot that comes with a hammer, a block, and a few other things. Other things. The panels basically clipped together and then you just tap them with the hammer in the block to get them tight. The hardest part is really just doing the angle measurements and cutting properly

Yeah, the 454 drivetrain is a monster. I couldn't believe it when this thing hit 75 miles an hour on the highway. At 33 ft. And 16,000 lb, that just blew my mind. Easy. I did mine and wood laminates, and all it really requires is a small kit you can buy from home Depot that comes with a hammer, a block, and a few other things. Other things. The panels basically clipped together and then you just tap them with the hammer in the block to get them tight. The hardest part is really just doing the angle measurements and cutting properly

Well as soon as I get all the necessities working such as the hot water and the LPG detector working and a couple others . I'll start on cosmetics the floor will be first . But for now I'm just going to clean at it .

Waiting for oldman winter to take a break. Waiting for some decent warm weather

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Well when i
Well as soon as I get all the necessities working such as the hot water and the LPG detector working and a couple others . I'll start on cosmetics the floor will be first . But for now I'm just going to clean at it .

Waiting for oldman winter to take a break. Waiting for some decent warm weather

Do the fridge before the floor. Getting the old out for the new could damage the floor.

 

[Pgh_AL]

Do the fridge before the floor. Getting the old out for the new could damage the floor.

Good idea if you have help you shouldn't have a problem . I did mine by myself and did very minimal damage to the tile floor . Getting the old out no problem because it was a small dorm size about 3' high regular house type.

The one I put in was a full size unit a Dometic freezer over fridge . I had to cut the opening to make it fit . It went fairly well and works flawlessly . Works just like a house unit once it gets going . ☝