Member - Neil & Margie (QLD) posted:

Woops , should've gone and looked , yep ours is a cf 40 , big smack for Neil !!

Uppy - Member posted:

Hi chump boy,are you talking about the fridge,in the Repco ad ?Trev, what is the cdf 40 fridge/freezer 34l like for a family of 5,as I see them advertise in WA for 599$
regards uppy

chump_boy posted:

Sounds like a bit of a cop out to me.

How can you charge 4 times as much for some extra plugs and some rubber on the feet of the compressor? Makes you wonder why I don't buy 1, fit some rubber feet, and install a little 240 - 12v transformer myself. All up, shouldn't cost more than $300. If it breaks, I can always do it again. And again. And still be in front cost wise.

I'll make sure I don't mention it is running on an inverter when I bring it in for warranty. And yes, it lives on my Patio.....lol. Funny, the instruction book didn't mention anything about not running it on an inverter.

The trouble with a lot of products from a lot of companies now is that there are so many clauses to warranties, they are hardly worth the paper they are written on. Why make a fridge that fits in a car, not mention it can't work in a car, then void the warranty if it is run in a car?

Did I read somewhere that Warn winches warranties are void if the winch is submerged?

Anyway, it is late, and I am tired. Tired people should not be given a platform to air their greivances. lol

Nudenut posted:

Chump, dont get confused with external rubber mounts...
the 240 compressors are internally sprung. It is so easy to 'knock' the internal compressor off its mounts....now this is inside a hermetically sealed 'can' and will render the useless!

if you still want to go down this track first see how much it will cost to get your domestic fridge compressor changed (this will be a good guide) and then make up your mind if you'll be in front!

a 12v dc compressor is designed so this wont happen.....

240 compressors require true sine wave inverters if you want reliabilty! and this will need to be sized to handle up to 7 times full load running current.

"Funny, the instruction book didn't mention anything about not running it on an inverter." no it doesnt have to..its a 240 volt product! use the correct type of 240v, the same the house is connected to and warranty stands. I doubt that they could void warranty if used thru a pure sine wave inverter.

"Why make a fridge that fits in a car, not mention it can't work in a car, then void the warranty if it is run in a car?" again it doesnt have to...does your car have a 240v general purpose outlet (the same that your house has) fitted as standard supplying 240 v regulated 50hertz power??

chump_boy posted:

I dunno wether to buy it now. A bit scared after hearing from the rep.

Now I think I know how much profit margin is in these babies....