Thread: waeco leave running or store

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

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

Originally Posted by incisor

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.

Originally Posted by tombraider

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

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

Originally Posted by 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

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

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!

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

Originally Posted by 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!

Oi ( )

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....