Portable fridge/coolbox experience?

The Halford ones all seem to heat and cool which means they use the Peltier effect, which is a solid state device which cools one side and heats the other - if you reverse the 12 volt supply it heats rather than cools... bad news is that it typcially uses 60 watts, so 5 amps ...ouch
 
I\'d also recommend

the ASU Isotherm as a slightly more sophisticated take on the Waeco.

I've used them for the last 16 years, the best was the Fluon 12 filled version, illegal when fluoroethylenes, were phased out.
Both Waeco & ASU use the same compressor unit, it's just that Isotherm's software is better.

Address:-
Thermoprodukter AB
Box 715, Kalmar
391 27, Sweden

Phone 0046 480 15080,

Anders is MD, superb after-sales service.

I'd give the absorption type refrigerators a wide berth, cheap to buy, expensive, inefficient and frustrating to run.
 
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i notice that the offer froim Compass 24 for the Waeco CF18 comes bundled with an inverter- does this mean that it is 240v only - there is no information on the website. What are the implications of an invertewr- I don't know anything about them. Thnaks.
 
Doh! looks like the CF-28 is 12-24v only so needs an inverter to run on 240v. Is there any advantage in having an inverter plugged into the shore power and running the fridge on that, or would I be just as well running on the ships 12v supply all the time, shore power or not. Obviously, there may be an advantage in running the thing at home on mains, but that is a different matter. Does anyone have a view on the relative merits of the Coolmatic CF-18 compared with the Coolfreeze CF 25, which is a bit bigger and which Compass has at just over 300 quid?
 
Inverter ? Do you mean Transformer ??

Do as we did ... plug into 12v on boat and have your normal charger into the shore-power making up the drain on boat battery.

At home - you use a transformer ... often available from same people you buy box from.
 
Phill said:
I have decided to get a portable coolbox as the fridge never seems to have enough room for food when I've stowed the beer.
I did buy a cheap one about twelve years ago that cooked the batteries and the food!
I guess they're loads better now but would welcome recommendations from your experiences.
Space is not really an issue but needs to run on 12V. 240V would be usefull for when in marina. Low battery draw would be good as we're often moored for hours on upper Thames.
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Depending on how many beers you plan on keeping rocky mountain cool :p I would suggest this guy.

Engel MT17F-U1

It's not tri voltage but due to its decently small size you can fit it just about anywhere and it isn't a huge thing to carry around. I've used mine for just about everything from holding up my butt around a camp fire to holding a stereo up while on the beach with the family.

It works great and the rocking of our cat doesn't bother it in the least. We use it for keeping food longer than our fridge can manage. We often deep freeze fresh fish we catch or meats we're planning on making while out. It works great on our fresh water runner too. Perfect for storing beer for the weekend out on the great lake.

Happy wave riding!
 
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