Thread: 3-way expired

You know, of all the things I've considered, getting the thing through the door wasn't one of them.

Still, the OKA is modular.. kinda.

Originally Posted by Graeme

The van's 150L 3-way has expired, judging by the strong ammonia smell today. I always planned to replace it with a compressor fridge when it eventually got to the end of its life but I didn't expect it to last only 13 years.

That's pretty poor. There are a few people who specialise in absorption fridges in Aus. As much as you want a compressor, perhaps a repair is worth considering?

I'm lucky I suppose. We have 2. One is nearly 40 and the other pushing 50. I'm sure they'll cark it one day, but as much as I plan for replacement with compressors they keep on keeping on.

Repair had been considered but it seems that the threshold for worthwhile repair falls somewhere between 10 and 15 years old.

Have you considered a 240v domestic fridge and small inverter. I read a post on a caravan site a few years back that a 220 litre Samsung inverter fridge only draws 55w, not that I would ever consider anything Samsung after an awful experience when an 18 month old $2000 tv simply parted ways with its stand and crashed down destroying it. Samsung refused to do anything, simply claiming it was fitted wrong. It wasn't.

FWIW our bus has a 240v fridge, a (now) twenty something year old Kelvinator.
Everything is 240v and run off the inverter...

I wasn't keen on fitting a household fridge before after reading the details for one 12V fridge that was meant for small houses etc that mobile use would void the warranty, so reverted to discounting house fridges.

The old fridge is too deep to be removed without dismantling the internals of the other side of the van (cupboards, seats and a wall) so its pipework etc will be cut away to shorten it. Therefore the deeper new 153L fridge is no longer an option.

I thought this thread was about a ménage à trois 😏

It's about time the thread got some life into it.