Waeco fridges

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Jeff,
I do not work for WAECO, but I live about 10 minutes drive from them should you need any help.

"Had problems with the fridge, fixed all of the above, now on the setting that used to stuggle to get down to 4c now goes to -1.5c."

Why should you have to change/amend/fix all of the above for the fridge to work properly.... my opinion.. something is going wrong with Waeco's design team.

yes.. i own an Engel.. he he he...

Mozza,

I think you'll find that crap plugs, inadequate vehicle wiring and inadequate ventilation wil be detrimental to the cooling capacity of any fridge.

Except for the plug those problems have nothing to do with the fridge as such. However the Waeco come with one of those Hella style plugs and I have not had an issue with it.

G'day Floyd,

Not winging to you, just asking a question.
I wonder how long before your third lid wharps. Is it different in any way to the first two?
Have your lid stops also broken?
But I'll take your advise and call Waeco in Qld and see what they have to say.
I suspect a few waeco staff have already replied as above.

G'day Floyd,

Not winging to you, just asking a question.
I wonder how long before your third lid wharps. Is it different in any way to the first two?
Have your lid stops also broken?
But I'll take your advise and call Waeco in Qld and see what they have to say.
I suspect a few waeco staff have already replied as above.

And yes, a metal fridge will eventually rust.
Better than a shiny plastic one that breaks the first time you open the lid on a warm day to mention but a few problems.

I'm afraid if you believe Waeco to be the best fridge on the market we must agree to disagree. Sure they are the cheapest but in this case you only get what you pay for.............

Thanks for the question. My third lid has lasted for almost 2 years and is still sealing properly. It is made of an entirely different material and is actually about 4 times the weight of the original one. It seems to fit quite snugly. I have no idea what you mean by fridge stops. There is nothing else broken so I suspect that the fridge stops are working fine.

I am neither a Waeco staff member or anyone affiliated with the company. Just a mere mortal consumer who has experienced really good old fashioned warranty service from a company. I wish that all businesses backed up their products as well as Waeco.

As to the best fridge on the market. I would not know. I have only had experience with 2 brands. I neither claim that one is better than another one in my response to your post just that I have had great back up service from one product that actually does what it is supposed to do. Without rusting.

Waeco 60 ltr same problems ...wiring when under load and clip on lid broken. Don't want to waste half a day driving to lidcombe to have replaced for free. Just close the cover to hold it shut at this stage. Slack when the problem is common. Control panel was faulty when new replaced by a fool who almost made it worse.

winge winge

Skinny

They are well aware of the lid problems. As I said above just ring them. They will send you a new one. You will not have to go anywhere.They will not even ask how it broke.

When I spoke to them they said that 99% of fridge problems are caused by poor instalation ie. bad connections, poor cable thickness and dodgy plugs. They have aknowleged poor lid design and have fixed it. Just call them and they will send you a new lid.

And stop whinging. There is a forum for whinging called WWW.truckster.com

jacka.. i contacted engel (after reading a post on here a couple of months ago) re: the lid coming off the hinges.. definately get into contact with them.. .. they'll send you two little clips to stop the lid sliding off..> free of charge! .. and a present >>> ...i got an engel stubby holder... AND an engel hat!!!!

I've been diddled! I got the free clips but no stubby holder and hat.

I have read about the clips since but haven't bothered, but now there could be some other mechandise to be offered.hhhmmmm

lucky me it seems!.. and i tell ya.. i've given the stubby holder a workout the last couple of weekends and it's doing a fine job!

Never had a problem with the lid sliding off the pins..... because the top flap of the transit bag (velcro'd to the lid) holds them in place as you open the lid :)

Yeah, Moggs has it right,

They just keep things cold. I had an Engel for 6 years, and 6 months ago I bought a Waeco. Surprise, surprise, both of them have kept things cold.

At this point I would say Waeco is better value (and better design), but ask me in another 5 years if I reckon it is a good as the Engel; looking good so far and based on the opinions of people I trust it should be OK.

Cheers,

Jim.

Well it's just a fridge, well you can label anything the same way. It's just a generator, it's just battery, it's just a solar panel, it's just a vehicle. The fact is we rely on these things in the bush in different ways and when it's bloody hot I'm very gratefull it is just a fridge and not a door stop.