Zero Appliances 3 way fridge

Just bought (on special) a Zero Appliances 3 way Fridge 35 Litres. ($499) from Snowys. (floor stock special)

It Christmas, it replaces a old Finch that rusted out 10 years ago and the recent Igloo 40l cooler (worse than things on a whatisname).

Does it work?

Plugged it into 240v and it droped to -5c in 1 1/2 hours empty. Loaded it up with cans and bottles of drinks (glass and PET bottles).

Over the week I had a DMM with temp probe plugged in and monitored the temp.

Thursday night the SON (25 who refuses to leave home) got a bottle of soft drink from the cupboard (warm) and I suggested he get one from the new portable fridge. On his return he said "is there suposed to be brown ice everywhere in that new fridge?"

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Guess what fridge should have had its thermostat turned up (or down?) , bloody aluminium cans all distorted and half burst, at least one glass beer bottle (fancy one with Wire flip top) leaking badly.

Well that proved the little bugga works dunnit!

Any one else got a ZERO brand CR35 fridge(South African) , they look the goods to me and at $500 bucks with a 12month warranty I'm feeling good.

Russell