Thread: Techni Ice Fridge

The temp to use will be way lower than 0 degrees SST,as you will have ice on the evaporator plate.Most fridges in the fridge section run at least -10.Freezers run at -25 SST or lower.

SST is what we call Saturated suction temperature,refrigeration compressors are rated at different SST,at a set ambient,for Australia it is normally 35 degrees.Danfoss may be rated at lower ambients as per european specs.

Edit,ratings on danfoss chart are at 55 degrees,so that is a pretty high ambient,probably around 43 degrees.

Put simply,the lower the SST,the less work the compresser does,so current draw is lower.Amdient temperature does also make a small difference,but not as much as SST.

So the warmer the evaporator plate,the higher the current draw.

Clear as mud?

dave - did you end up getting one of these?

anyone else got anything to put me off getting one?

about to head back home and it's summer so bit hard to keep things fresh for a few days (winter no prob in tassie).

thinking i'll pull the trigger on one.

never looked into portable fridges in much detail before but why is there such as disparity between this one and a similar sized engel of about $700?

thanks,
brett.

Dave did buy one but hasnt been on here lately.

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Dave did buy one but hasnt been on here lately.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using AULRO mobile app

I have not been here(AULRO) much lately due to moving house and running a 24/7 business, which I m not happy about.

Just to clarify, I have sold my 24/7 business which I am over the moon about. What I am not happy about is my lack of time on AULRO.

This will however change once the settlement has happened and I have settled into my new home. (5/1/2016) Can't wait!

I do still check my emails so I do see subscribed threads

Now back on topic.

I have not yet received my fridge. When I ordered it I received an email from Techni Ice telling me that there was a delay due to the overwhelming demand and that it would be late November.

In this email I was advised that if this was not suitable that a full refund was available.

Late November I received another email saying that there were further delays and that it is now mid December, with the same refund option if I was not happy.

As this is a second fridge as I already have an Engle, I am not in a hurry and as I do believe this to be a very good fridge at a great price, I can wait.

Now this is my take on the deal.

I reckon that they have no stock. They wait until they get enough orders to then go to the manufacturer and order. A bit like a group buy.

They do offer a refund to those that are not happy.

They can therefore offer a great price because they do not have to hold stock and can invest the money received while waiting for the stock to arrive.

So I think this is a good way to get a quality item(I hope) at a good price if you don't mind waiting.

And lets face it, most group buys usually involve a long wait.

I am hopping that the fridge will arrive soon and I will report on it then.

EDIT. After submitting this post I went and checked my emails and found this.

Dear Customers.

We are pleased to advise that your Techniice Stainless Steel Fridge Freezer will be dispatched on Tuesday 15 December.

We sincerely appreciate your patience and wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Regards,
Customer Service Team.

Global National Australia Pty Ltd
Techniice Head Office
Melbourne, Australia
Tel: +61 (3) 9783 1922
Fax: +61 (3) 9783 1677

As I said, I will report on it when I have it. Any one who wants more detailed info, feel free to PM me for a phone no for a phone conversation if you wish.

Fridge arrived today. It did not have all the accessories with it though
I rang them and they said that they would post them out.

First impressions. It looks good and fairly solid. Plugged it in and it is very quite. (Well being half deaf think it is quiet)

The gap between the doors is not consistent, not really an issue unless you have CDO

The door hinges don't look like the strongest I have seen, but I am confident that they will do the job.

According to the tag, power consumption at 12 volts is 4.5/2.25. I am guessing that these figures are dependent on compressor speed.
At low speed using 2.25 amps is on a par with my Engle, so I am happy with that.

All in all at this point it looks good. I would rate it about 9 out of ten.

I will report back after summer when it has had a workout

ordered mine this morning.

said they had no larger ones left and only 1 60l dual zone left this morning. ordered over the phone so they could reserve it. definitely looks like they don't align customers orders with inventory levels too well. next lot probably end of january.......

hopefully turns up before i go back to tas. will give some feedback when i've got and used it.

Fridge update.

The accessories arrived today. Transit bag, remote control and 6 Techni Ice sheets.
Absolutely love the remote. Took it out of the box and as soon as I powered it up it instantly knew what the fridge and freezer temps were.

The transit bag however, is not a great fit. It fits the fridge ok, but it has a flap that folds over the front which is secured with velcro.
The velcro is not sewn in the correct place and the I have to really pull the flap down hard just to get half the velcro strip to engage.
I will be contacting them to complain about this.

Accessing the fridge with the transit bag is nowhere near as ergonomic as my Engal.

As for the fridge. I have found an issue that I am not happy with. In my previous report I mentioned that it was very quiet.
It was at the time running in a room that had an air conditioner running.

The fridge has a fan. This fan is not noisy, but it is a fan and therefore some noise is audible. My beef is that the fan runs 24/7. If the fridge has power the fan is running.

The fan noise on a very still quiet night, although not loud, is very noticeable. It does not worry me but, if I had a Defender 110 where I had the rear set up for sleeping and this fridge was in the back, it would be very annoying.

Another issue is how long will the fan last, running 24/7. My guess is six and a half years, as the fridge has a six year warranty.

Another big issue for me is, how much juice is this fan using? I will find out when I have it running on 12 volts during my summer holiday.
I can't see any logical reason why the fan needs to be running when the compressor isn't

I believe my Engel also has a fan. I cannot hear it over the compressor and it definitely is not running when compressor is off.

Having said all this we are currently experiencing a hot spell. (29.1 at midnight) As I am typing this I am enjoying a nice cold VB from the new fridge.

For what it is worth I recently swapped out a functional but audible fan in my 90ltr fridge for one from Jaycar. The Jaycar fan has a floating magnetic bearing, is dust, moisture and vibration resistant, draws next to nothing and is SILENT.

80mm Super Long-Life Low-Noise MagLev Bearing Case Fan | Axial AC/DC | Fans & Accessories | Electromechanical Components | PRODUCTS | YX2580 | Jaycar Electronics

A worthwhile upgrade imho