Sorry, I should have been more clear. We have the Norcold absorption, PC standard. Want to repalce it with a AC/DC compressor style.
We do have an inverter, and enough solar to get by with a household type, AC refer, I just think a refer built for marine use would hold up better in the long run, in an RV. Although you can probably buy three households to one marine grade. So maybe cost wise that would make some sense. I do like the 12v option, and actually would be running it most of the time that way since we don't spend much time plugged in or on gen.
The lead time for cooling down an absorption unit was not a huge concern for us. They appear to work OK in moderate outdoor temps. The fluctuation in temps is our main concern. Manual thermometers told us some of our concerns were true about large temperature swings, then we bought an accurite digital remote, which verified this. My wife is a retired county health nurse,( and probably more tuned into this than most), whose job was to respond to food born outbreaks. She has seen too many sick people that didn't need to be just because of poor food handling/ poor refrigeration.
I guess if you only store foods that are not temperature senstive, there will never be a problem. Something that most of us do not think about at home. On a hot trip this summer we gave up and put all perishables in our portable compressor unit, which had less temp swings.
Sounds like any of the three brands of refers mentioned are good ones, I have not looked at models to compare sizes or installation requirements yet.
Doug
