Problems with ENGEL 40th Anniversary

Ando,

You're dreaming.

This is simply not possible.

The almighty Engel is foolproof, never breaks down. It's a miracle of modern science. You will not get a response on this forum as no-one here has ever experienced a problem with an Engel.

Sorry, couldn't help myself. See post 34682.

Cheers,

Jim.

I forgot to add, that the problem is not with the thermometer, as i was using it as a freezer and consequently had to throw out the ice cream which had turned to slush.

Is the fridge venting properly? Recently a fella who came along on one of my trips had a brand new Engel play up the same way. He had his Prado packed with so much gear that the fridge had a problem breathing. So they turned the fridge around so that the vents faced the back door and it worked sweetly after that.

Just a thought.

The majority of fridge failures (any brand) are often associated with poor batteries or the wiring & not in the fridge themselves. Check the voltage drop between the battery & the fridge. Thin wiring, poor connections or over heated cigarette lighter plugs are all common faults that will cause symptoms like you describe. One key failure of Engels is the plug going into the fridge. When gear is packed around it, they have regually been known to break the wires inside & have an intermitant power supply. Wriggle the plug when it's running to see if this cuts it out. Willem's suggestion too is very commen with any brand of fridge when too much gear is packed around the unit not allowing enough ventilation. (makes a huge difference)
A couple of things there for you to test Ando.
Cheers Craig.............

TROLL! TROLL! TROLL!

I'm not biting any more:-)

Any portable fridge with insulation of less than 50MM will battle to hold extremely low freeze temperatures in high ambients as they are made to a general price not a specialty price and the ones that do go down will run 24/7 and will not cycle with efficiency.
Wheeleybin

CHECK THE WIRING CONNECTIONS, FUSE HOLDERS ETC.

Hi Ando

We have 40lt Engel and swear by it, yours is the first I have heard of with problems apart from wiring problems but this doesn't appear to be the case where yours is concerned. Stick with it but, we have done 4 big trips since 2001 (5th this year) and the only broken down fridges we have encountered are Waeco's, quite a few of them also. The power drain on 12 volts is the lowest in the business. We power ours through an Optima 2nd battery charged with 2 x 40 watt solar panels for long stays.

Cheers
MeandET