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Topic: Repco 3-way fridge
Posted: 27/April/2006 at 2:44pm
Bought one of the 35L 3-way fridges from Repco before Easter.
$369, included gas hose and regulator.
This is an upgrade on the one they sold last year that came with a cylinder and torch. It's supposed to have a larger cooling system than the previous model, and it comes with a built-in spirit level. The claim is for 30 days running on a 9Kg cylinder.
Tip: These things sell fast! The local store only had one in stock for the sale.
What I've found in using it.
Spirit level:
Useless (see the controls photo below). Took a string level with me.
240V:
Did not get below 5.5 degrees (by the thermometer I used) when indoors (20C +-)
12V:
Ran quite happily at 2.2 degrees in the back of the car whilst driving to the camp ground.
It did flatten the 2nd battery overnight (so no low-voltage cutout)
Gas:
A right pain in the to light. Have to kneel down behind it to see the flame. Click-Click-Click-Click-Click followed by several minutes of Click-Click-Click-Click-Click and off it goes.
Did not go out when the breeze came up (surprised me)
Had to turn it off overnight as it started to freeze (the one night we left it running it dropped to around -4, admittedly it was -2.5 that night)
Tie downs:
Didn't use them, but they're attached by 3 screws (rather than rivets) so look sturdy enough.
Overall, we're happy with it (read that as "my wife liked cold wine" )
More here http://www.campertrailers.org/repco_fridge.htm
Topic: Repco 3-way fridge
Posted: 27/April/2006 at 2:44pm
Bought one of the 35L 3-way fridges from Repco before Easter.
$369, included gas hose and regulator.
This is an upgrade on the one they sold last year that came with a cylinder and torch. It's supposed to have a larger cooling system than the previous model, and it comes with a built-in spirit level. The claim is for 30 days running on a 9Kg cylinder.
Tip: These things sell fast! The local store only had one in stock for the sale.
What I've found in using it.
Spirit level:
Useless (see the controls photo below). Took a string level with me.
240V:
Did not get below 5.5 degrees (by the thermometer I used) when indoors (20C +-)
12V:
Ran quite happily at 2.2 degrees in the back of the car whilst driving to the camp ground.
It did flatten the 2nd battery overnight (so no low-voltage cutout)
Gas:
A right pain in the to light. Have to kneel down behind it to see the flame. Click-Click-Click-Click-Click followed by several minutes of Click-Click-Click-Click-Click and off it goes.
Did not go out when the breeze came up (surprised me)
Had to turn it off overnight as it started to freeze (the one night we left it running it dropped to around -4, admittedly it was -2.5 that night)
Tie downs:
Didn't use them, but they're attached by 3 screws (rather than rivets) so look sturdy enough.
Overall, we're happy with it (read that as "my wife liked cold wine" )
More here http://www.campertrailers.org/repco_fridge.htm
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