Weaco CF80,how much to repair?

Submitted: Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 at 23:27

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Member - ross m (WA)

I dont know how old my Waeco is,or much about its history,as I got it with a camper.
I always leave it running on the lowest setting but recently I noticed it was running non stop and had frozen all the water bottles I keep in there.

I dropped it off to a repairer and they said its likely either the control panel,it has the old type with the green lights,or a thermostat.
It will 10-12 days before they can fix it due to a parts wait and their own backlog

Anyone else paid to have this done?
How do you know how old a Waeco is?

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Reply By: Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) - Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:11

Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:11

Hi ross m. I have this saved from an old thread. I think it applies to most Waeco sizes from this era. Mine is a CF50 and it did a similar thing. This fixed it. Regards, Bob.

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Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 at 21:14
Member - Crazy Dog (QLD)
For those who may own an older model with the LED lights as thermostat setting instead of a gauge only...

Note that if your fridge keeps cooling and freezing up there may be lite at the end of the tunnel for you cost wise so make note of this if you did not already know.

When Waeco made this model for some reason they installed 2 thermistors for control of the fridge temp NOT JUST ONE.....(one is a spare)

What does this mean for you?

Well repair is only about $55 if a repairer does it or nothing if you do the repair. Just unplug u/s thermistor and plug the spare in..

If both thermistors fail cost to repair is in the $250 range as the base needs to come off so the old thermistors can be removed, replaced and tested.

Grrr!!!

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Follow Up By: Member - ross m (WA) - Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:16

Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:16

Thanks Bob ,puts my mind at rest. Ive seen a similar post before with directions on how to do it,but I'd rather have someone who knows what they are doing look after it

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Follow Up By: Isuzumu - Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 07:35

Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 07:35

Same thing happened to my 80 fixed under warranty took 1/2 hour

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Reply By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 20:00

Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 20:00

This happened to mine (CF60) once 3 years back.
I just turned it off, unpluged it, let it sit for a day (24hrs) like that, plugged it back in, turned it on, and Bobs your uncle that was 3 years ago and she still works fine.
Colin.

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Follow Up By: Member - ross m (WA) - Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 21:11

Friday, Aug 14, 2009 at 21:11

Mine did come good once but then it had a relapse : (

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Reply By: Member - ross m (WA) - Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 at 16:23

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 at 16:23

I got it back 6 days after I dropped it off at Online Refrigeration in Wangara.
They warned me they were very busy through staff illness.
It was the thermistor,cost $60 for an hours labour and $30 for parts inc GST
The hours labour included cleaning something,I forget what
Its working great now and the service was friendly and efficient.

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