Trouble with Waeco .

Soory TJ, can't help with your problem but if you ring Waeco they will tell you where your nearest repairer is. If you have kept your receipt you might be lucky to get it fixed for free. Waeco have been pretty good to me when I sent my 50L back for repairs (under warranty).

www.waeco.com.au


Cheers Greg

Thanks Greg S,
I intend to call Waeco tomorrow. The local Waeco recommended guy looked at it 5 months ago. He switched it on overnight and the problem didn't occur. He charged me $45. I'm off to QLD on Saturday so hopefully it gets sorted. Thanks,
TJ..

Since its showing 24 degrees & its running continuously & freezing I would suspect the thermistor which senses the temp is faulty. I believe this foamed in & dificult to get at.

On our recent CSR trip the Waeco made a vey good dirty laundry hamper, lucky we also had an Engel.

I suspect that your termostat is faulty or more likely it has come away from the mount inside the foam insulation as mine has. I bought one of those digital thermostats that you can find at camping store for about $10-$20, cut the external sensor with cable off at the display and resoldered it to the circuit board in the waceo. Cover the new sensor in silicon to stop water/moisture from entering and then siliconed it inside the fridge and has worked fine for over 2 years. Though if your fridge is only 4 years old it probably under warrenty and get it fixed. My local fridge and air-con company say they can fix it for about $110.

Before you do anything else check the override switch that keeps the unit running full time.

This happened to a friend of mine.

owen

TJ, I had a minor issue with my CF-50 earlier this week which the local bloke couldn't help me with so he gave me a number for the technical blokes at Waeco. It's meant for use by their service agents but I rang anyway and they were quite helpful and were able to answer my query.

The number is 1300 304 220.

My CF80 waeco was doing this,thermistor was the problem. Was about $90 including a good clean of all components

Thanks to everyone for the info. I'll let you know the outcome.

TJ...

There is a little red switch at the bottom where the power cable plugs in that can be switched from low/high/emergency cutout. On emergency the fridge runs all the time and freezes all your food. Find this switch and move it the the HIGH position and see what happens. If the food stops freezing then you've solved the problem.

BTW, is this actually minus 24 degrees?

worth a try.

Hi there TJ, I have the exact same fridge and had the exact same problem. Its the thermistor which is built into the wall of the fridge. You don't want to watch them fix it or you will be freaking out thinking bloody hell why are they drilling a hole in my fridge ?? LOL They have to do it to fix it but once done it will fix the problem permanatly. Its a very common problem. Cant recommend anyone down in VIC sorry IM in NSW and had mine fixed by a waeco dealer/service place at Blacktown, great bloke and very helpful. Sorry cant give you a rough price as mine was done under the 5 year warranty (luckily). Ring waeco and they will tell you the closest repairer near you. When I took mine down to the bloke as soon as I described the problem (same as yours) he knew straight away the problem. Just reread your post, at 4 years old your still under warranty so wont cost you a cent..................Regards Steve M

Hi TJ. Our CF-50 was doing exactly the same thing over the last couple of weeks. Took it into the fix it man today and it is the thermostat. They have a 5 year warranty I was told today, so if it isnt older than 5 years, it should be free to fix it.
Ours was showing 30 degrees and freezing everything. Karen

I had travelled to Tweed Heads before I could get someone to look at it. Went straight to Waeco in Burleigh. Had it back in 48 hours. The thermistor was the problem. They also upgraded a fuse in it, Cost me $139 and a few bags of ice in along the way. It worked great as an ice-box. Running beautifully now. Met a guy camped beside me in Armidale who had the same fridge with the same problem. It seems that once the thermistor is fixed they run well for along time. Here's hoping. Thanks to everyone for their input. Spot on.