Cheap fridges
Submitted: Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 21:47
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ozwasp
For anybody who's after a cheap fridge, I noticed that Repco have a couple of cheap 3 way fridges at the moment
They may not be Chescolds, but from $299 are pretty good buys considering what else you get for that kind of money
Here is the link to the $299 Gasmate at Repco:
Gasmate fridge
Happy camping, Will.
Reply By: Member - Rodney B- Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 09:35
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 09:35
I've got a 40 litre chestcold and it works
well on 240 and gas but is absolutely useless on 12 volt.
Did a trip in the Gulf (Woolergarang to Robinson River) for 2 weeks and had the fridge on 12v during the day as we were scrub bashing (no track where we were behind the sand dunes) and had to take the fridge out and run it on gas all night to cool it.
Since then I have bought 2 x 40 litre Engels and have never looked back. Don't waste your money. Unless you are going to be stationary for a while and run it on gas buy a compressor fridge
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 13:44
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 13:44
The 3 way fridges are fine if you intend to be away for a while as they take a long time to cool. I find if u put some ice in during the turn on period 6-8 hours it helps. Once they are up and running they are very effective running on gas etc, forget 12v for these.
Compressor fridges like the Waeco and Engel start working almost immediately and can freeze real quick etc etc but need some current to keep going which is fine.
Both have their
places as long as you understand their design principles. Don't forget your 3 way needs to be on level ground to work properley.
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Follow Up By: ozwasp - Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 17:04
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 17:04
No doubt compressor fridges are the way to go if you've got power.
It would be interesting to see how a cheap 3 way fridge like the Gasmate at Repco compares using 12volt to a Waeco thermoelectric of similar capacity and price.
I think a 3 way would probably perform just as
well as a thermoelectric on 12volt, yet it also has the benefits of gas power.
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Follow Up By: ross - Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 at 17:47
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 at 17:47
Ranger camping told me the 3way uses 2x the power of a similar sizex wacko on 12v.
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