Setting up fridge and microwave in truck.

Will need more inverter. 2500 - 3000 watt should be able to run both with out hearing the microwave hum like a womans pleasure device.

I have a 3500 watt continuous 4000 watt peak pure sine wave inverter. I it keeps the fridge going during the day and enough to 1000 watt microwave if I want to heat something up real quick.

Then at night I switch everything over to my Honda 3000 generator. Not the greatest system. But keeps me in hot pockets and twinkies.

Hurst

 

When I ran for USA Truck and Marten Transport, I had a 900 watt microwave, two slice toaster, toaster oven capable of cooking a 12 inch pizza (rounded backside), small dorm reefer and a single coil hot plate. I believe they had a 2000 watt inverter. I just used one item at a time. Never operate any unit without the engine or APU running.

 

Small refrigerator consumes 80 watt when running. Microwave is about 800 - 900 watts. You OK to go with 1500 watt inverter. Keep engine running at high idle when use microwave

 

a 1500 will be just fine. I have a 900watt mirco and a 3.1 Frigidaire..
best thing to do is unplug the fridge when you use the mircro. the reason is the mirco will be using (depends on size) 700-1000 watts when running and if the fridge starts it will pull around 300-450 watts.(start load) that puts you close to the running watts of your invertor, when your done with the mirco just plug the fridge back in...... the invertor will last longer if you don't push it over 1,300 all the time.

 

My company is telling me I can't use above 1500 also. What kind of cooking do u get with a microwave that size? I'm trying to figure out what I can expect from a small microwave. Also do u think a electric burner would Work ok. I wanted to get a small electric oven too- too much?

 

You can cook anything it will just take longer.

 

The 900 watt mirco I have is the same size as you would have in your home. So it will do anything you would do at home. I have a small forman grill, slow cooker. 10" electric frying pan. So yes I can cook just about anything I want.

Just check how much power things need

 

Use the microwave but only at 50% power. It will take longer but it will work in a pinch.

 

Like others have said run the truck when using anything that uses a lot of power