waeco leave running or store

[fatcat]

Hi all,

I had my waeco for 6 months now and had it running the whole time. For my beers in the garage. The better half pointed out that maybe im wasting its life by running it. Any thought's

Cherrs

defenders rule

[incisor]

i keep my engel running all the time....

compressors tend to leak if they arent exercised in my experience....

[tombraider]

i keep my engel running all the time....

compressors tend to leak if they arent exercised in my experience....

Exactly.... To shorten the life of a fridge dont run it!

Low cool, beer fridge is doing it good.

[justinc]

Exactly.... To shorten the life of a fridge dont run it!

Low cool, beer fridge is doing it good.

exactly, especially since it won't get opened and closed all that much stuck out there in the garage....it'll never wear out doing that.
I ahve a 50 litre one, and after a particularly rough trip it developed a rattling noise. I had a fit until I noticed the condenser fan had come loose and was hitting the grille. Other than that, a brilliant and reliable fridge.

JC

[barney]

there is an old wives tale about keeping the fridge running, but after owning an engel for over 20 years and only using it on trips, i can't see any benefit.
of course things might be quite different for some of the lesser brands.
probaly the best thing you can do with your waeco is put it on ebay and buy an engel. (in my view).
while the waecos look pretty and claim to use less current, you will probably find they also don't handle rough terrain as well as the engel. things vibrate and fatigue, and eventually break. this was demonstrated to us by one group with only waecos rolling in to alice springs with 4 of the things not working, all the same problem. fractured refrigeration fittings.
hope this helps

[justinc]

there is an old wives tale about keeping the fridge running, but after owning an engel for over 20 years and only using it on trips, i can't see any benefit.
of course things might be quite different for some of the lesser brands.
probaly the best thing you can do with your waeco is put it on ebay and buy an engel. (in my view).
while the waecos look pretty and claim to use less current, you will probably find they also don't handle rough terrain as well as the engel. things vibrate and fatigue, and eventually break. this was demonstrated to us by one group with only waecos rolling in to alice springs with 4 of the things not working, all the same problem. fractured refrigeration fittings.
hope this helps

Probably all lolux drivers, with 50psi in their tyres.

[barney]

i didn't see the cars but we were all running between 45 and 50 in our tyres on the hard dirt roads. not a problem!
i'd guess they were probably driving jacked up jap crap, with some stupid club name across the front window i.e. EARTHMOVERS 4WD CLUB, probably fat, smokers, drinking beer while off road from dawn until bed and probably sporting a clippered hair cut and a goatee. this unfortunately seems to be the stereo-typical 4wder. note the weekly prize getter on 4wdtv and try to tell me i'm wrong!

[matt4x4]

To me, that sounds like one expensive bar fridge if thats all you use it for.

[tombraider]

i didn't see the cars but we were all running between 45 and 50 in our tyres on the hard dirt roads. not a problem!
i'd guess they were probably driving jacked up jap crap, with some stupid club name across the front window i.e. EARTHMOVERS 4WD CLUB, probably fat, smokers, drinking beer while off road from dawn until bed and probably sporting a clippered hair cut and a goatee. this unfortunately seems to be the stereo-typical 4wder. note the weekly prize getter on 4wdtv and try to tell me i'm wrong!

Oi :mad: ( :p )

I resmeble that remark....

-Club sticker on BACK window (Whyalla & Districts 4wd club)

- Fat... Yep, got that one well covered

- Smoker, yep... Cigars
- Drinking Beer... NOPE.... Jim & Coke thanks ;)

- Clippered Hair... Well what I have LEFT is clipped short

- Goatee... Yep got one of them too....

Oh, and I own a WAECO and an Engel....

:angel:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

oh boy!
you fell into that one Tombie!!;):D

[dobbo]

Oi :mad: ( :p )

I resmeble that remark....

-Club sticker on BACK window (Whyalla & Districts 4wd club)

- Fat... Yep, got that one well covered

- Smoker, yep... Cigars
- Drinking Beer... NOPE.... Jim & Coke thanks ;)

- Clippered Hair... Well what I have LEFT is clipped short

- Goatee... Yep got one of them too....

Oh, and I own a WAECO and an Engel....

:angel:


I am your Twin brudder

[rick130]

turn it off, it doesn't do anything for them running all the time, just wears the compressor out. Remember it has a little crankshaft, rod/s and piston/s in there, going up and down all the time. ;)

Car A/C is recommended to run occaisonally, just for crankshaft seal lubrication, but this doesn't apply to the little Danfoss compressor in the Waeco as it's a sealed (Hermetic) compressor. and FWIW I've seen large industrial open drive refrigeration compressors turned off for 6 months at a time, then fired up without problems, but I still run the car A/C once a week.

An absorbtion type refrigerator (eg. 3-way, 12V, 240V and gas) can have the active constituents (generally bromine, ammonia and water) settle out if left sitting and unused, but a tip upside down and a vigorous shake usually fix them. (there actually is a special procedure, but it looks like a tip upside down and a shake :D)

[numpty]

For what it's worth, Engel recommend running their fridges all the time.
I have a 40th Anniversary one and that's what the instructions say.

[incisor]

turn it off, it doesn't do anything for them running all the time, just wears the compressor out. Remember it has a little crankshaft, rod/s and piston/s in there, going up and down all the time.

the engel may have a moving part or two but none of the usual stuff....

[incisor]

Oh, and I own a WAECO and an Engel....

:angel:
geez i didnt pick you for a fence sitter....:D :D :D :D

exit stage right! :spudnikshooter:

[JamesH]

Well I'm as tight as a fishes backside, I switch off the vcr at the wall when going away for a weekend and turn off the microwave at the wall all the time when not using it so the clocks in them don't cost me money :eek:

I heard too that it is good to run your Engel all the time but I'm just too tight so every few weeks I'll turn it onto low cool for a day or two - sort of having a bet both ways.

I was too tight to buy the protective cover for the Engel as well, btw, and even though I stored it on my trip as safely as possible it still rubbed and marked the paint. Once when driving it around empty if tipped over and dented itself (they a very unstable empty, I know that now) slightly. So now it's six months old and looks 6 years old. :(

[Redback]

I am your Twin brudder


All i can say to that is

OMG Toombie:eek:

[rick130]

the engel may have a moving part or two but none of the usual stuff....

yes, the Engel uses a swing type compressor, but a Waeco uses a Danfoss and it's a standard reciprocating type. ;)

[fatcat]

well thanks for that, i guess ill keep it going till better option. ill let you all know how they are with the waranty side of things in 3 years.

cheers