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Offline Craig Tomkinson

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55lt fridge freezer
« on: October 28, 2018, 02:35:36 PM »
Hi All, I bought a second hand 45lt fridge and in the top 10lt freezer today I payed $200 its a cheap Chinese one, I have it in my 6x6m shed working it must be at lest 42 degrees in there today and its going great, The rezone I bought a cheap one is I wanted to know if it was going to be big enough for my mob when traveling and if the upright setup would suit us, In stead of buying a new 60lt upright Engal and finding out its not what we wanted, Later down the track if it works well will buy a bigger brand name one, Craig   
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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2018, 04:26:01 AM »
Hi all, I pulled the back of the fridge off to check it out, there was a few things in the back of the fridge that had a lot of movement like the motor and a couple of pipes were rubbing on things so from how my 100lt trailblazer pipes and motor are lagged and with no moment, I just used sika between them, the motor is so quiet and not moving now, Craig
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1990 80 series 1HZ hill sniffer rebiult with 2 inch lift
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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2018, 05:00:21 AM »
When I first moved out of my parents house I bought a bar fridge/freezer about that size for a hundred bucks. That thing served me for over 5 years, and would have gone for longer if I hadn't moved to the USA. Was an awesome fridge, if I turned it up too much it could freeze everything in it.

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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2018, 11:11:20 AM »
Hi Hookie, Sounds your fridge was a little ripper, This fridge is just cheap one will see how it goes, I like it as it just has a dial on the thermostat and not some digital display that I see all the time on my mates fridges stuffing up once dust and corrugations get to them, If it does the job will keep it for a while, if it not big enough will upgrade to a 80lt upright, Craig 
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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2018, 03:30:07 PM »
When my Mother in law passed away we got her bar fridge which has to be 10-12 years old and still going fine. Every year a group of Mum’s do a week in a Caravan Park with the kids, so my Wife takes the bar fridge and works a treat.

I’m aware of increase of theft in Caravan parks especially over school holidays, so if anything was to go missing I would prefer it be the Bar Fridge instead of my 2 Engels seeing it’s just setting in full view in the annex. 

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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2018, 03:56:44 PM »
Hopefully, it serves you well. If you did want to "upgrade" you can get the little digital temperature controllers cheap on eBay for $10-20 and they only take a few mins to hook up.

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Re: 55lt fridge freezer
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2018, 06:59:20 PM »
Yes we got one to they work great, When I go up to Inskip we only use a couple of old 60 to 90lt gas fridges that are worth buggerall for that same reason. Craig

Yeah if I get a few trips out of it will be great, No I like the old control knob type 1 to 7  like on the trailblazer freezer pretty, Craig 
« Last Edit: October 29, 2018, 07:01:09 PM by Craig Tomkinson »
1990 80 series 1HZ hill sniffer rebiult with 2 inch lift
1982 Jayco Jaylark  pop up van rebuilt
1999 5m Quintrex King on heavy duty offroad boat trailer