Engel Upright Fridge

Before somebody jumps in, all Engels have the swing motor, other than the thermo electric cooler/warmers.

Hi Shaker,
Thanks for fast reply.
Much appreciated.
Having the 'inefficent' 3 way, and an old one at that, we know about conserving the Cold!
Cheers.

Hi Mazcan,
Thanks for fast reply.
Much appreciated.
Hope the new ones are as reliable as the oldies!
Cheers.

hi crusin
i have no reservations whatso ever about engel reliabilty
cheers

Hi Carl,
Thanks for reply.
I know the Vitrifrigo also, (we have one in the boat I work on, 24v sadly I cant borrow this one from work), so if the Engel is better, hopefully I can get the good price there also.
Cheers.

Hi Phil,

Thanks for your reply, yes, its in our van. Our VW Camper van, (homemade camper interior) we literally almost sleep on top of the fridge.
I had considered the noise of the compressor, though was of the impression that should the temp drop at night time the fridge wont be wokring so hard and coming on as often.
Are they really that noisy?
Thanks
Cheers.

there not that noisy

BUT any noise in an otherwise quite environment can disturb some people

we would sit out bush enjoying the silence, suddenly youd think you could hearthe sound of a distant vehicle before realizing the fridge had kicked in

think a softly ticking clock while your trying too sleep

The danfoss compressors can make a fair racket at times the noise my exes waeco was disturbing, sounded like someone heavy breathing outside the window

In our van, we have a waeco upright with a danfoss compressor and it is very quiet. We have been over rough roads in hot weather and it hasn't missed abeat.

Cheers
Racey

Hi Teza and Racey,

Thanks for both your replies.
I cant find any documentation that relates to noise levels.
I asked above when this was mentioned also, ..... are they really that noisy?
We dont require absolute silence to sleep.
Good point to make note of though, thanks.

Cheers.

Hi Roach"ee"

Thanks for the reply.
I will run it direct off a 100Ah, gel battery (homemade camper interior in VW van) so hopefully the voltage drop allowance is ok. (dual charge relay)
Will be almost everyday travelling, not stopping any more than 1 day without driving at some point.
Finally looking forward to cold beers and chilled wine.
Thanks
Cheers.

The only time I hear the upright Engel in my van is when my missus is not talking, (not that often),or when she is not snoring. (I hope she doesn't read that or I'm dead meat)

Seriously
Like everything else, you soon get used to the fridge noise and it wont bother you at night, but the unusual silence will wake you up if it stops working.

Cheers and cold beers,
Disco
(who has a hearing problem anyway, it's called selective deafness and most men of my age suffer from it.)

Hi Disco

You're a game man saying that.

Selective hearing - men don't suffer from it; it is a skill they have perfected after years of marriage :O

Really, we do get used to sounds. I couldn't tell you whether the fridges are running in my kitchen at home which i think is very quiet, and the fridges buzzing is compounded by aquarium pumps, sometimes the dishwasher and the breadmaker. A few days ago the power went off - the sudden silence was deafening!

Mh

Hi Motherhen and Disco driver,
Thanks for your replies, appreciated.
The engel upright will fit exactly in the space that the old 3 way will be replaced with.
I figure also, cooler nights, the fridge wont run that often through the night. On the coollest nights, we could turn it off if possible to also save battery juice.
Cold beers/chilled wine at the end of the day versus the 3 way and I am almost sold.
Thanks
Cheers.

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.
Contrary toi what I wrote on the thread question, I have noticed that the model that is for sale is the 'E' model and the old specs sheet for it from the Engel website, state use of 3.3Amp and 38Decibels, as opposed to the new 'F' models of Engels that draw 2.5 amps and are 32Db.
I dont think the extra amp draw and the noise level will be noticeable, I appreciate the figures you have presented in yoru reply.
Just out of interest, whats the asking price of your engel upright? Is it holding its price?
The one I am looking at is old stock, not sold.
Hopefully I wont notice the old model being a power draw or noise difference.
The 3 way was quiet, but couldnt run it on my battery for anything for more than an hour or so!

Thanks
Cheers.

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Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I bought the fridge and cant wait to try it out.
Should arrive tomorrow, plan to plug it in straight away and test to see how long it will take to cool down the 'essentials'.
Cheers.

Hi xwildgt,

Following thread, #82277

I purchased thefridge and eagerly awaited its arrival.
Please read the thread mentioned above for my next issue.

This is a SR90'E'-G3, sticker on back clearly states, made in Malaysia. Which model is yours? I presume the latest 'F' model

I have a question for you.

I know the 'F' states a lower Db nopise level and just slightly lower power consumption, but we have tested the fridge in 240v only so far. I was after a comparision to yours......

On setting 5, the freezer got down to minus 17 deg C, within 4 hrs, which i thought was very Good. (we didnt have second thermostat at the time to check fridge)

I adjusted the setting to '3' and overnight check in the morning the fridge was only at 7deg C with freezer only minus 1 temp.

I thought this was 'not so good.'

With a setting of '2', the freezer did not get below zero and the fridge was above 10deg C.

We unpacked it inside the salon and with ambiant temperature of steady 23-24 deg c, (climate controlled room) it seemed to struggle a bit with the compressor running to what I considered a majority of the time.

How do you have yours set?

I thought a mid range setting of '3' would have been perfect, but it looks like a higher setting to keep a good cold temp.

Could you also post a picture of the interior of your freezer for comparision.
I would like to look at whether you have these screw threads coming down inside.

Look forward to heearing from you,

Thanks
Regards Paul

Paul yes mine is the SR 90F model i usually crank it up at home and get it the freezer iced up then i turn it down to 3 - 4 when its a hot day not a problem i think mine was made in Japan have to check

Hi Mate,

Hope this finds you well.

Any chance of a picture or two of the interior of the freezer?

Would appreciate it.

Thanks
Regards Paul