portable fridges
Submitted: Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at 19:17
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Warren B
Things are just not made to last these days my 3 way Chestcold fridge that I bought in 1986 /87 (can't remember) has finally died, cape trip. anyway looking through
BCF and found companion xero although only 12 / 24 volt it looks the goods, anybody out there got one ?.
Cheers warren
Reply By: McLaren3030 - Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 16:08
Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 16:08
Having researched 12/240/gas fridges before making my purchase, I was convinced that the best portable fridge is a compressor fridge & not an absorbsion (gas or 3-way) fridge. Compressor fridges do not have to be completely level in order to work effectively. In my opinion, Engel are the best, but having said that, Weaco are also up there.
Having used both an Engel in the car, and a 3-way in the camper on a recent trip to
Birdsville, with ambient temps around 40 degrees, the Engel out performed the 3-way by a long margin. The Engel maintained 2 degrees, while the 3-way struggled to hold even 5 degrees, at times reaching 8 degrees which is not good for food storage.
While I don't doubt many people will swear by their 3-way fridges, every thing that I have read suggests that a 12/240 volt compessor fridge is more efficent. Obviously you need something to power your fridge, and a good set of Solar Panels is the way to go. You need to determin the power consumption of your fridge to determin the size of Solar panel that you need. Hope this is of some benefit. Regards, Macca.
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Follow Up By: Warren B - Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 19:44
Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 19:44
Sorry macca but will get another chestcold ( gas ) it sits in the front of the camper and for our use now it fits the job description
well. don't travel far, set up for few days, put fridge on gas and forget. leaves the small engel in car for drinks / day trips or as a freezer. Camper is now confined to the
vic high country, our van will do the cape, Kimberly's etc.
Cheers warren
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