waeco or engel
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004 at 23:10
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Just any info about waeco or engel???
Reply By: Scott_G - Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004 at 23:31
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004 at 23:31
mate there is no difference between an engel and a waeco in quality
an engel cost a hell of a lot more and if it break you cannot afford to get it repaired
in our club everybody has a fridge and engel fail as much as waeco fail
waeco has good service for repair and engel have to be sent away and take long time to come back and pay heaps in freight
buy waeco
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Reply By: Steve L - Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 07:25
Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 07:25
We got one of the first Waecos in the country in mid 2000 when they were released, and would buy another over an Engel any day.
I have heard of problems with both, but as stated, if the Engel fails go buy a new one (it's cheaper!). Waecos use a Danfoss compressor which can be fixed/replaced by almost any refrigeration tech anywhere in the country. Also much lighter. Our 3 year old Waeco still performs better than a mates new Engel.
Me? I'll stick to the Waeco thanks.
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Reply By: Member - David- Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:38
Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:38
We had an EvaKool for two years and I reckon it should've been called a NevaKool.
We were probably just unlucky, and at least they kept trying to fix it at no cost. We got tired of owning a fridge we couldn't trust, so got an Engel - no probs so far. Don't know about Waeco, although Waeco and EvaKool both use Danfoss compressors, which are s'posed to be good.
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Reply By: cokeaddict - Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:59
Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:59
Both great units, I decided to go for the Waeco 80 ltr myself. Mainly due to price and after sales service costs. Have no regrets with the decision i made. I too have to drop the temp to around the second green light or it really does start to freeze up, but on hot days ..i love a half iced can of coke, so its perfect for me.
I just cant justify the repair cost that engle set for their products. Way over the top in my opinion.I love it when you talk DIRTY !
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Reply By: Member - Nigel (QLD) - Friday, Jan 16, 2004 at 09:18
Friday, Jan 16, 2004 at 09:18
A mate who was considering a
Waeco (engel cost too much to buy and even more to fix) changed his mind when he saw how good the
evakool insulation was - in a closed car it was 45 degrees outside, 1.1 degree inside running at 2 out of 7 on the thermostat - the outside of the lid was too hot to touch - the drinks icy cold, and the battery not flat after a day.
Nearly all car fridges (except engel and reefer) use the same danfoss compressor, so the only factors to consider are insulation, service and price.
My folks only ever leave their
Waeco running for short periods when the car isn't going so they didn't need the extra run time that good insulation allows. Whereas I like to go bush for days at a time without starting the car, so it was
EvaKool for me.
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