Reefer 90ltr Fridge - Owners Manual

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Hello all,

I have a camper trailer with a 90ltr Reefer fridge/freezer (front opening).
The unit has an electronic controller with LOTS of functions.
I have managed to drown the fridge owners manual, and it's now unreadable.

I believe Reefer are no longer in business.
Is this correct? Is there another contact I could try?
Does anyone know where I can get hold of another manual? A photocopy would do.

Happy to pay if necessary.

Cheers,
Geoff

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Reply By: Maîneÿ . . .- Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 00:30

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 00:30

Geoff,

What is it you specifically need to know ??

Maîneÿ . . .

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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:30

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:30

If you contact Rod Dun on 0418423610 he can tell you what they do as he was the NSW Distributor for both Liemac and Reefer.

I rang and asked him if if it was oK and he said yes.

He leaves for USA on the 27th for a look see so dont leave it too long.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 19:25

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 19:25

Ian,

I've spoken to Rod. He was very helpful, and confirmed some of my guesses.
Thanks for your help.

Mainey,

I think I've worked out (guessed) the basics.

When cycling through the "Mode" button I see:
t=4.5 (current fridge temp?) + "Read" t=2.0 (low temp setting?)
b=13.8 (battery voltage?) + "Read" b=10.8 (battery low cutout?)
h=7.0 (hight temp setting?)
Please correct me if I'm off the mark.
I'm not sure what seetings I should be using. Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm also occassionally seeing "E100" on the display. Not sure what this means.

When I press and hold "Mode", there's a lot of extra info on the LED display. I suspect most of it is for techies during servicing, but would like to know what it means anyway, just out of curiosity.

Thanks for all the help,
Cheers,
Geoff

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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:34

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:34

geoff
Email Rod -------rod.dun@bigpond.com.au
He wont mind explaining it further.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:56

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:56

Thanks Ian

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Reply By: Maîneÿ . . .- Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:40

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 20:40

I run my 70 Lt Fridge/Freezer @ 1° to 6°
Image Could Not Be FoundHope this assists you

Maîneÿ . . .

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 21:02

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 21:02

Thanks Mainey,

That's exactly what I was after. (ie h=hysteresis, not high temp setting)
If it's not too much trouble, is there any info on battery usage/low voltage settings?

I'll give your temp settings a go.

Thanks again, this is a huge help.
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ . . .- Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:42

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:42

Geoff, because I use a solar system my fridge voltage cut-out was left set @ 11.5v from memory, the portable electronics controller is now 'missing' - funny how some small things are important and you leave them where you can't remember when you want them.
Battery system never gets below 12v, so it's not relevant or a problem for me.

I had my older model Liemack 50Lt F/F tested by the 12v Shop in Perth over a weekend, it was running @ 2.8 ah in a tin roofed warehouse on a hot weekend.
The newer technology Reefer is slightly more efficient, but don't let anyone else read this as it causes too many arguments.

The Reefer (new Liemack) runs ~33% and @ 8 Amps = ~2.7 ah

Maîneÿ . . .

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Reply By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 17:50

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 17:50

geoff
Some will tell you they are power hungry.
They have a Mitsubishi Rotary compressor and they run at about 8A but dont let that fool you due to the density of insulation and good build they pull down faster that most and the overall a/h per day is a lot better than some that claim smaller running amps.

Get into a hotter climate and see if they extend their cycles as much as the claimed lesser amp running units some of them will run 24/7 at lower amps and overal;l use more power per day.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 18:04

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 18:04

Thanks Ian,

I've been doing a bit of reasearch, and Reefer (and fridges in general) certainly seem to generate a bit of emotion.

The cooling fan seems to be very noisy. It can really howl when it's working hard. Is this normal?

Looking forward to using it in anger. We have a generator, but we will probably be in the market for some solar gear some time soon.
More research coming up........

Cheers,
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ . . .- Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:49

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:49

Geoff,
the cooling fan is noisier than the Mitsubishi compressor, reason being it's forcing air out of the cabinet and the air movement may be the noise your hearing, if it's the actual fan and it is a hassle replace it with a new one.
Computer fans come to mind as being suitable :-)

Maîneÿ . . .

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Reply By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 18:53

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 18:53

Have a happy hour regularly and no matter what fan you have you will not hear it.
Any unit using fans can have a noisy one and they are not expensive to change them so I suppose its get used to it or get rid of it ( The fan I mean).

Rod still runs a 70Ltr front opener in his display trailer and I had a chap in here from Taree that had one of the first Liemac 50L units and never missed a beat.

I had a 90L chest unit but my diesel mechanic now has it.

The original designer still carries the first ever Liemac around in his Landcruiser he now lives in rural Victoria near Shepparton.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ . . .- Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:20

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:20

"The original designer" is that where Peter is now ???
Long way from the opals :-)

Maîneÿ . . .

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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:41

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:41

Yep and you go back a long way if you go that far.But did you know about his epic bulldozer drive across nearly a 1000ks of Aus outback and if you do you really know who he is.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ . . .- Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 13:02

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 13:02

Ian,
Peter McKay in an "epic bulldozer drive across nearly a 1000ks of Aus outback" I had thought of him as 'level headed' but as a grader driver, he was an opal miner, must have been the heat :-)

Maîneÿ . . .

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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 15:33

Friday, Nov 20, 2009 at 15:33

Actually Paul I stretched the truth on that one he couldnt get a float so he walked the machine around 200Kls from Oodnadatta to Mintabie so it was still a pretty good feat and I dont think i would have liked to have done it.
Ian

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 08:10

Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 08:10

Mainey and Ian,

I've tried a few different fans and it's MUCH quieter now.
I can't hear the fan until the compressor cuts out.
I tried replacing with 1 the same as the original unit, but it was just as loud.
I settled on 1 with a lower cfm rating (70cfm/19dba v 114 cfm/46dba), but in practice it doesn't seem to have had any detrimental effect on cooling performance. It still gets really cold very quickly.
Perhaps the original fan is a bit oversized?

Mainey, I'm interested in your solar setup.
What size panels and what controller do you use?
Does it keep up with all your power needs, or do you have to top-up after a few days?

Cheers,
Geoff

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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 08:49

Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 08:49

The only time it may be a problem is in extreme temperatures with the lower fan capacity but depending where you are you may already have had some so fingers crossed.

The overevr supply of just about everything from China is bringing some prices down and this includes Solar so be a keen shopper.

Ian

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Reply By: Maîneÿ . . .- Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:53

Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:53

Geoff asked:
"Mainey, I'm interested in your solar setup.
What size panels and what controller do you use?
Does it keep up with all your power needs, or do you have to top-up after a few days? "

The larger panel is a Sharp ND-L3EJEA 123 watt and the smaller is a Solarex VLX 80 watt panel, they both sit in the aluminium frame mounted on the roof, the solar regulator is a Steca PR series 15 amp mounted adjacient to the batteries.

I use 2 x 100ah (rated @ 10 hour) AGM Deep Cycle Batteries to run everything, connected with 32mm thick cable, the fridge cable is 10mm and I've never yet seen the 12v Aux battery system registering below 12 Volts at any time, so no I've never had to 'top up' the system by any other method at any timeImage Could Not Be FoundGeoff,
you can read more detailed information by clicking on the blue "my profile" link below :-)

Maîneÿ . . .

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Follow Up By: Geoff - the first - Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 22:13

Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 22:13

Mainey,

Thanks for the info. Very interesting.
Looks like I'll be doing some research....

Cheers,
Geoff

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