Waeco CF-80 Fridge & Freezer

I have a CF-80. It works great for me. I only use the divider when i have frozen and refrigerated goods to store. Most times for me, i only use it as a fridge as most of my trips are weekenders and i freeze what nees to be frozen before i leave home. One thing to be careful with is, NEVER use a plastic cordial container when travelling on rough bouncy tracks. The container wears out and eventually cracks. Was lucky it was 3/4 frozen at time or id have lost most of my food.

Getting used to the temperature settings can be frustrating though. Play with it at home and work how many lights you need to get it right. Other than that, its a ripper.

P.S. If you use the removable frames without the dividers, make sure you fill the gaps so things dont move around too much.

Hope this helps
Ange

Have a bit of time on your hands ?? Go to the forums search function ,type in Waeco 80lt and read for the next 3 or 4 days.

I have a current model CF80 that I use for freezer and fridge. Caters for my needs for 6 days and 6 people - if they're 6 adults the beer might need a little more management ;-) I usually have 1 frozen meal per day and something out of the fridge for brekky (yoghurt/milk/juice) and lunch (salad/cold meat etc.). I try to open it just once during the day.

I generally am on the move most days long enough for the second battery to get fully charged, and I run it on -20 setting and even on the hottest days the hottest it gets is -16.

That said, I have the cover for it and I keep it out of the direct sunlight.

I always run it on 240V at home first fully loaded, and have all the frozen stuff fully frozen before I load it.

I like it - construction, quality, general use etc. Works well for me.

Cheers
Andrew.

I picked mine up from the Fridge Shop for $980, two years ago.

Simply brilliant. The versatlity is its big strength. If used as all fridge it will hold sub zero at the element end (great for the grog) and about 4 at the other end which is fine for food. Also, the "dairy" section is great for keeping lettuce, tomatoes etc.

Whack the dividers in and you have two seperate compartments. We recently spent 10 days in the bush and had frozen food that stayed frozen and plenty of cold drinks.

HOWEVER, be warned, it is a big fridge and draws a lot of power (as does any big fridge). Unless you have a good solar setup, or a gennie you'll struggle for extended periods.

It is the best value for money fridge available, bar none.

Just got back from a 2 week trip. I have one of these units for the food and some soft drinks.

The day temps got up to 32 degrees and I was running it so it kept the fridge side at around 4 degrees. I had enough food for 5 people for this time and still brought back a lot of frozen stuff. Take out of the freezer what you need for the next day the night before and that will assist in the cooling process.

We ran it on batteries the whole time with a couple of 60 watt solar panels topping the batteries up through the day. For drinks I use a little 18 litre Waeco.

I am very happy with the performance of both and it is so good to be able to head home at the end of the trip and not have spoilt food which has become water logged which previously was the case with Ice and eskies.

Cheers

Peter

Gday Tom

Agree with all above - very happy with mine. I have found the temp varience between the freezer and the 'dairy'section to be a little more dramatic in the higher ambient temps up here. to overcome this we defrost things in the dairy section over 24 hours or so. This makes use of all of the thermal energy you have creted.

I have had a better run than most with power usage (mentioned on earlier posts), but every time you go out will differ - more sun on the car, drank more beer (opened more often) etc, but we have got 48 hours twice on an 80 amp hour exide extreme. we make the point of cranking it right up if we start the car for anything, to get the frozen goods as cold as possible, then setting the temp to about 15 or so when stopped.

very happy with the performance, size, and construction. Only real complaint is the lack of instructions in the user manual. The main one is the error light and the voltage cut out. at low volts, it seems to run the compressor for a min or so, then the fan. (I've only done this twice in initial testing so I'm over it). Also, with no explanation in the book, had the error light flassing 3 times, pausing, then repeating the 3 flashes etc; this is caused by an interuption in power supply, and the compressor wont start with residual pressure (just like some air-cons). It starts properly after a few minutes.

Good luck

Cheers Andrew

I've got a CF-80. Had it for a about 2 years now. I love it. Never had a problem with it. It is power hungry but no more than our 80L Engel I feel. I am always on the move so charging it from the alternator is no problem for me.
The only problem with it that I have is that I used to have a Rodeo and now have a Discovery. The Disco has a lot less room in the rear than the Rodeo and this fridge takes up most of the space so you have to pack on top of it. It'll go in the camper when I order one. Something to consider if you don't have a ute or bigger wagon.

If I am on a short trip I use it as a fridge only but use it as a fridge/freezer on longer trips. I also tend to use it as a fridge/freezer in summer. Nothing better than ice creams on the beach in summer :-)
Don't forget that if you only want to use it for a small amount of food or drinks you can put the dividers in but still only turn the temp down to fridge temps. This saves a heap of power. I tend to do this towards the end of a trip when we have eaten nearly everything.

Just bought an insulation bag for it on Sunday so I'll soon find out if that helps with the Qld summer heat.

Yep, I agree with all the above. Buy with confidence. Wre spent 3.5 weeks at Cape York and we still had frozen meat in the freezer on the last day but no cold beer! I bought from the Fridgeshop in Qld.

Thanks guys, very much appreciated!