Fridge comparison test
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 19, 2019 at 13:12
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Cobba123
Couldn’t believe my eyes this morning while driving past a garage sale where I spotted an Engel fridge.... A quick uturn and sure enough it was an older 25 litre like I already have, but looks like an earlier version. A quick AC/DC
test and it was
mine at a low $140.......... Pretty happy as it’s in pretty good condition.....
I got it
home and have it a clean, comparing it to my existing and surprisingly enough it is much different in mechanics..... Dial panel a little different and the compressor in my existing seems slightly bigger....
I have put the together for a run
test on AC to compare performance. This is going to be interesting

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Reply By: Cobba123 - Saturday, Jan 19, 2019 at 16:17
Saturday, Jan 19, 2019 at 16:17
Well, there wasn’t much in it..... The garage sale one (gso) was a little bit slower pulling down and took its first cycle at -16, stopped for a rest for a few minutes then powered back up, then was consistenty cycling at around-18....,
My existing one (meo) continued to pull down and when it dropped to beyond -20, was starting to think I may be looking at thermostat problems..... When it got to -24 (and still no
sign of cycle), I decided to stop the
test (worried on causing it damage) but rather than pull the plug, I simply backed of the temp dial knob a fraction anti clockwise and it cycled off, dropped back to -22 and then kicked in again.... It was clear it was almost ready to cycle previously (maybe at -25/-26).....
Unbelievable little fridges these older 15 litre models.... What I have noticed in the past with the meo is the speed at which they pull down and hold it there...
The gso came with a slightly rusted basket on its base and unfortunately the compliance plate text has been removed by the looks of past cleaning so I will never know the true model it is.... Clearly an older model than the meo as the aesthetics of the evaporator shows this....
Really happy with the new addition to the family

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Follow Up By: David I1 - Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 at 10:10
Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 at 10:10
The early models of engels has the "gold" wrap around element. Later model ones had the white coated one (as per left of the picture). I have a very old 1.5cft model (c 1970)and my brother bought his 2 years later than me and it had the white element. Both look in great shape for their age. Wish
mine looked like that on the outside But it still works great!!
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