bad waeco fridge batches

Hi Stephen,
Just because you sell them LOL !!!
I know of 2 engel's that have sheet themselves, and one was a faulty compressor that engel wouldnt acknowledge!
I have had a good run so far with my 110 waeco, considering it goes 24/7, so there are good and bad in most of them.

Cheers Pesty

Hi Pesty,
From where I sit, I can tell there are always 2 sides to every story. Ask our assistant Engel rep (Ex state Manager for Waeco) and he has lots of stories to tell on reliability. It will always be a good debating point, but see how the Waeco's are faring in 40 years time?

I personally know the state manager here for Engel, and like all companies know one wants bad publicity. If Engel did not acknowledge the compressor, it would have come down to customer neglect, after all if it was a fault, consumer laws these days would have any manufacturer in court.

Next time your in town Steve, drop in and I will sell you an Engel.

Cheers

Stephen

Got 2 dud failed kaput broken not worthwhile to repair Engels sitting in my garage. $1000 for compressor repair and $1400 for compressor repair and electronic box in the other. The Waeco replacements we bought have been running a treat for 2+ years.

Hi Last Aussie Worker.
How old and what size fridges are they? The $1400 repair bill is well over the top.
You can buy a new 60 for that money. Even the $1000 compressor repair is a rip off.
Were these an authorized Engel repair centre?? I know for a fact that a change over compressor system is around the $600 mark.

I think someone is pulling you leg!!

Stephen

Hi LastAussieWorker,

Just last week I had to put my 10 year old 39 litre Engel in for repair, as the motor was running but not cooling. The service agent diagnosed an internal fault with the compressor assembly (was not due to a gas leak or similar) requiring a complete compressor/condenser/evaporator system replacement. Total cost including labour $540.00 with a 12 month warranty, so I would suggest that you take yours elsewhere for a 2nd opinion. By the way, at the price I was given, scrapping the fridge and buying a new replacement didn't seem very sensible to me at all.

Cheers,
Ross.

Same as mine, have had no trouble and was sitting in the 41c today out the back (Penrith NSW) and was still holding 2c set point no problems. Beers still on the verge of icing up just how I like em. Very happy with it. Last time we were up at the farm I ran on the hilux battery till the error light come on indicating low voltage ( I had the switch set to low voltage) and ran for 52 hours in roughly 36/37c every day. Thought that was pretty good so at least I know I can run it off the main battery if I have to over night with out any starting problems next day. Regards Steve M

My 110L Waeco is sitting in the back of the Cruiser, and today the temp in the vehicle got to 54 degrees, while the fridge temp went from 1.1 to 5 degrees. I'm happy with a fridge that can cope with almost 50 degrees temperature gradient.

I would have bought an Engel originally but they don't make them big enough, so I went for the Waeco. Started with a recon unit but it wasn't up to scratch so I bought a new one and no problems at all. The Engel is off the wish list (too expensive, and warranty is the same - if it is so good, why doesn't it have a long warranty??)

Just my anything but humble opinion LOL
Cheers
John

hey jimbo who are you calling

What a pathetic TROLL.

man blew me away when i read that
this is an open forum where people tell story's about things that have happen to them or other people in an open manner

and all you had to add was a pathetic answer

if you don't like what you read on here then go elsewhere

You've bagged a legitimate product and an advertiser here.

How about you tell us about the warranty backup you've received?

Did you actually contact your retailer who sold you the product?

Did you contact Waeco?

Or did you just come on here and have a tantrum?

Struth, it may just have been a blown fuse due to your own stupidity (I've done it myself and replaced a fuse).

That's why I suggested you were Trolling.

Try solving the problem first before you publically bag someone.

who do you think you are maybe you work for waeco the way you seem to suck up there ass

you know nothing about me or what i have done to try and resole this situation

just for you as you seem to know every thing but know f**k all

no one has asked what was going on.. they have looked at it as yes its dead

the first thing i did was contact the retailer and yes i spoke to waeco a few times on this matter as they wanted to repair it and i didnt

and why would i after paying a lot of money for something that didnt work for no more that 2 days

probably not good enough for you ...you would fix it and do in your warranty

if you ask me you are the one with a hang up

i only came on here to tell people to maybe be aware of what seems to be a batch of faulty waeco fridges comming out

i dont make them so i cant help it if there product doesnt work thats all

next time why dont you ask before you go jumping down on people ,,, if you had asked i would have told you

Boring, Boring , Boring.

you have got to be joking after 1800 bucks i would never chop it up

unless it was in a fit of wage lol

sorry that was supposed to a fit of rage

G/day John, what can I say! the mate had exhausted all avenues, & yeah I`m thinkin he was a tad P/Off, & knowing the mate the Engel got off lightly, I`m surprized it didn`t become part of the space program via a copeious amount of explosive substance... but any anway an esky she is...Hope you have better luck.
Cheers Ron.

when I took mine to there repairer there were 4 other wakos sitting on the floor waiting repairs.

Hi Johnny
I do not think the cost factor has anything do do with the repair issue. As I can only comment on Engel, the only problem that we have had from our shop point of view were a few new Engel's with faulty batteries for the temperature display. This DOES NOT effect the running of the fridge, as Engel were supplied a faulty batch of batteries. We were sent new Batteries from Engel for our customers concerned. Even if a customer had to go out and purchase a new battery off their own back, I do not think that $1.50 would break anyone's wallet.

Sure we have had fridges in for repairs, mostly due to the way some people treat their equipment. Anything that is man made will never be perfect, but some products will be better and more reliable than others.

I still think that they are the BEST fridge. I have owned an Engel for over 15 years, well before I ever thought that I would one day sell them, and yes, it is still going as strong as the day that I took delivery of it. I also have a new 40 litre as well, and so far is living up to the Engel name.

It is always great to get people's point of view on a forum like this. I feel there are a few people still making false statements, just to see the comments of other people.

Like you said, it has been very interesting.

I do hope personally that you do have your fridge back in use soon.

All the Best

Stephen