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I have been trying in vain to purchase a dual voltage of either to no avail, I take your point re how a fridge will freeze which would suitme fine as it has for you.
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Best dual volage freezer (not a fidge freezer)
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Tranona
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I am genuinely surprised at this. The market is awash with them as you can see here google.com/search?q=Poerable+fidges&oq=Poerable+fidges&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13l6j0i13i457j0i13l2.7280j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Huge range of sizes and prices from little known and low priced imports to those from major well established makers like Dometic and Waeco. No need to buy from marine outlets they are stocked by just about every retailer serving the leisure/camping/caravan/boat market.
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I now have a SMAD 40L fridge/freezer 12v/240v on Amazon will fit perfectly.
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Thank you all who contributed to my request for information.
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Neeves
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As he said.
As was also said in post no 2 who posted that he had used a dual voltage fridge which he had also used as a freezer
(though in case I have not emphasised - it might be a bit skinny on the insulation front (and back
).I don't know why I think this but are not Dometic and Waeco now one and the same (but still marketing under both labels)?
Jonathan
rotrax
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As he said.
As was also said in post no 2 who posted that he had used a dual voltage fridge which he had also used as a freezer
(though in case I have not emphasised - it might be a bit skinny on the insulation front (and back
I don't know why I think this but are not Dometic and Waeco now one and the same (but still marketing under both labels)?
Jonathan
I believe you are correct - Waeco and Dometic are badge engineered units, same kit, different name and supplying dealers.
Our 40 litre Dometic uses the Danfoss minature compressor which is quiet and efficient. Never looked at the insulation as here in the UK with our modest tempretures it is not an issue.
Might be in OZ!............................
Neeves
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I believe you are correct - Waeco and Dometic are badge engineered units, same kit, different name and supplying dealers.
Our 40 litre Dometic uses the Danfoss minature compressor which is quiet and efficient. Never looked at the insulation as here in the UK with our modest tempretures it is not an issue.
Might be in OZ!............................
We installed a new Dometic to replace the 25 year old fridge. The new fridge had identical dimension to the old fridge so slotted into the space vacated by the old. The big difference, apart from being more efficient, was that the compressor was housed in a recess in the top, and back, of the fridge whereas the previous fridge had the compressor as a remote unit. I thus had to re-route the ducting with computer fans that draws in cool air and extracts the warm - but that was not a big issue.
The dimensions are similar the amount, or volume, of insulation is also similar - it might be better insulation - I don't know.
The remote location of the old fridge was 'better' as then the unit could be located where it could be better cooled. With the new unit the compressor is fixed in a confined space- and in my view demanding of the necessity of the extra fans. The unit is dual voltage 12v/240v, and the instructions say it can be used a s a freezer. We have never tried to run it at 240v nor used it as a freezer. We bought the new fridge off eBay.
The biggest issue with installation was that we keep Josepheline on a swing mooring and carrying the fridge in a dinghy was more cumbersome than I would have thought and getting it from the dinghy onto the deck needed much care.
Looking at the units in various retail outlets it seems Dometic focus more on the 'built in' units and Waeco the mobile units. I assume they are using the same compressors - ours looks like the old Danfos unit. Our Engels, remote, compressor also dual voltage that we use for our freezer is a much bigger unit with more cooling fins and is a tall tower.
If we are on shore power, which is seldom, the fridge and freezer are wired to run only on 12v. We have 3 x 240v circuits (and an invertor) but they are only used for items that cannot run on 12v (like an angle grinder or bread maker
Jonathan
Neeves
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This is a link to the CRX 80 Dometic fridge. Its a bit bigger than you want but they do make smaller. The fridge is dual voltage as long as your dual is 12v/240v ac.
Dometic CoolMatic CRX 80 - Compressor refrigerator, 81 l
If you read the detail you will find it can be used as fridge, with a small freezer compartment, or you can remove the freezer compartment (and use it as a fridge) or for short term usage you can remove the freezer compartment and use the unit as a freezer.
Dometic make smaller units and the CRX 50 is similar in specification to the one linked above and has a volume of 50l - it can also have the freezer box removed and be used as a fridge or as a short term freezer.
We have the bigger unit CRX 110. We have been most impressed other than the door lock which we find a bit flimsy. However we have learnt to be careful with the lock (having taken the door apart to free it up) and we would recommend it. We have not used it as a 'short term' freezer - as already posted we have a dedicated freezer already.
These two units, the CRX80 and the CRX50, and there is an intermediate sized model, appear to match, fairly well, the requirements you listed.
Its not entirely clear from the pictures of the Dometic units but the compressor etc are housed in the rebate at the top, rear of the fridge - though maybe this armament is just for Oz and NZ and maybe the rebate is in the base in the northern hemisphere.
Jonathan
I have not had need to check through all of Dometic's range but they seem to imply they have units that fit into oddly shaped spaces - but maybe they mean they can supply compressors for oddly shaped units (that you make or had made)
