Waeco TC-32 fridge/cooler
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Has anyone had any experience with the Waeco Tropicool Classic range of coolers, and do they keep food cold?
On the spec sheets it states that it cools to 30*C below the ambient temperature, and can heat to 60*C.
Considering the temperatures dont regularly exceed 35*C where we travel, I thought this might be appropriate to keep food >5*C.
Another advantage of this model over the Waeco CF-35 (equivelant size) is that it is $520 cheaper.
The link to the website is as follows:
http://www.waeco.com.au/tc32.html
Thanks for your help
Brett
Reply By: Steve L - Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:01
Tuesday, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:01
Brett,
We have both a Waeco fridge/freezer (CCF-40) and a Tropicool Classic 8 litre (or is it 7?). We use the smaller one to keep drinks, etc., cool on a daily basis while everything else is frozen in the big unit.
We've found that it cools up to around 30 degrees below ambient, but only to a minimum of 4 degrees (so if the ambient temp is 22 degrees you only get 18 degrees of cooling), but that's perfect for cooling, etc. 've also found the heating works
well too - I had a bad back on one daytrip and set it to heat with a heat pack in it as I left
Sydney, by the time I was at
Lithgow the pack was hot enough to use!
As stated above, it doesn't have a compressor, so it doesn't cool as effectively (or freeze!). And the power drain is significantly higher than the CF units (I remember to turn it off overnight even with dual batteries).
Hope this helps - we have had no problems with either unit.
Steve
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