Wacoe experience

is it plugged in??? :)

I've had both an Engel (MT45) and a Waeco CF 50 run as freezers at various times. The Engel ran continuously as a freezer for 10 months in 06 with a 2 zone on top of it. The Waeco has done up to 10 weeks at a time. No drama's. I think you've really got to get them cold prior to leaving. I had the Engel at a constant -22 C and on those really hot days of 50C plus in the back of the car, the temp would be at -13 to -15 C by the end of the day. There is a big fluctuation regardless of the insulating bag. I have a CF 18 and although I haven't used it in freeze mode, I haven't seen an insulation bag for them. Are you keeping it covered? How many times are you opening it during ther day? Is it sitting in direct sunlight in the rear of the vehicle? Is it full of frozen food or only partially full? The problem I have with the 18 is that being 12/24 volt only, you can't give it a rev up on mains power before heading out?

Cheers Mick

Hi. I have a CF50 that is 3 yeras old.If running on 240v I can only run 3 led's before it freezes in up to 32deg temperatures with high humidity. On 12v I can run 4 led's. It has the Waeco cover on it and I allow plenty of room for ventilation. Regards,Bob.

I have a Waeco 60 in my caravan annexe and it sits on -12 all day even when the annexe is closed up when we are away.

Its running on 240v and it took 36 hours to get down to that temp originally but has remained at that since the 22nd November.
Food in it has remained frozen perfectly.

Ambient has been between 18-33deg in that time.

Temp in annex would have been quite a bit more some days.

Is the lid shut properly. Its easy to push it down but not clip it shut.

it is well ventilated, im parked in the shade by a big river....but i get tired of working my generator all day/night and playing musical baterry charging... it working pretty ordinary, takes all day to freeze something....

yep, noticed the lid...

... with those with experience with the CF18, is there a marked differance in the fan speeds between high and low...

also, my fan run fastest when it is supposed to cut off from lack of current?

Sounds very much like you have dodgy or inadequate wiring to the fridge to me.

G/day R B, I have a cf18, we use as a dedicated freezer when we travel for long periods,I set it on the lowest freeze setting before we go and pack it full,allowing air space between packets,it has been fantastic for us. I just plug it into the dual batt' system in the back and forget it,magic,only open it once or twice a day.I got it from Frig andSolar and it came with a mobitronics 240v/12v transformer which lets me run it on 240 when needed, when we're camped it runs on 12v solar, it's 2yrs old and no probs,it ran cont; for 11 weeks as a freezer on our last trip.

regards Keith C

We have a sheet of techni-ice under the lid of our CF 60 when in freezer mode, it seems to provide extra insulation & allows us to turn it off at night.

Not trying to tell you how to 'suck eggs' but, have a look at your battery cut-out switch setting. If running from a dedicated battery, you can set the slide switch to "Low". At this setting the electronics will let you run the battery quite low before cutting out.
I have run the CF50 as a dedicated freezer for quite some time without problems.
Keep an eye out to see if you are getting error warnings via the little red 'fault' light. The flashing will tell if something is amiss. The codes are;
1 flash with about 2 seconds between flashes - low battery cut out activated.
2 flashes with about 2 seconds between batches - Fan current overload (has exceeded 1A)
3 flashes with about 2 seconds between batches - Motor start failure (rotor blocked or refrigerant differential pressure >5bar)
4 flashes with about 2 seconds between batches Minimum motor speed of 1850 rpm not achieved (the refrigerator system is too heavily loaded)
5 flashes with about 2 seconds between batches - Thermal cutout of electronic controller (Ambient temp too high or refrigerator system is too heavily loaded)
I hope this may be of some assistance.
Mark

If you read the waeco literature, it states clearly....
to a maximum (minimum?)
-(minus)18 below ambient of +32`C.
meaning.. 50`C - 32`C =-18`C less any other things,
ie: cross airflow on compressor,insulating bag , sun on gear? ,
So at 31`C it should be -19`C in freezer ,may take overnite to fully ice up , but it also is sucking for the CF18 3.1Amps continuosly from the battery,I think that at approx 70% of 100amp batt =30amps usage before your error program kicks in
that being at less than 10hrs after you turn off the motor(charging)
3.1x10=31amps , battery may be flat..
just my 50c worth
John

Run the WAECO with the 24v power supply rather than 12v. Been told by a ex WAECO sales rep that they perform much better using this type of transformer !