Need a fridge for the truck.....

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I had a plug in coleman also and it lasted about 2 years. Got it replaced with the same thing and it has lasted about 3 years so far. Like bbmyls2go said, you need to keep the fan free of dust an debris.

 

Well keeping it well venalated will keep your food colder especially in the summer time. But since you have had two of them burn up on you I would think that it is more likely to be a problem with plug its self. You can probably get someone with a meter to test the plug and see how much juice it's putting out.

 

Try going to WalMart and buyng a small fridge 4.7CF or smaller. And run it with a 4000W inverter.
Wth the wires getting hot as you described sounds like it was pulling too much amperage for the wires. 12VDC accessories pull an incredible amount of amps, while 110VAC do not if matched to the proper size inverter hooked directly to the battery bank.

 

I have a Coleman as well, got it at Walmart. Works perfectly.

 

I bought the Igloo, works great....tried the dorm fridge from Wal-Mart, worked great with my 800w inverter, just too noisy. The compressor has a metal ball in it or something that. Back to my Igloo 12v. Once I get my Freightliner, I am gonna see about getting a real 12 fridge. Eating out of the truck saves TONS of $$$.