Engal 40lt SR48F

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi All, Has anybody got a 40lt engal upright fridge ,freezer model number SR48F, and whats it like, Craig

[SEADOO]

Have you looked at the Weaco equivalent?



(Sit back and watch 😉)

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi SeaDoo. Sorry not a fan of Weacos seen to many of them have trouble with the control panel, Craig

[SEADOO]

I know mate, as soon as someone mentions Engle, some dick always comes back with Waeco's are better.

It was a joke 👍

[Craig Tomkinson]

No worries sorry I am a bit slow, I was just looking at a second hand Engal that model a mate has,I was going to have a look at it tomorrow, I just thought someone mite of had one for a while and give me a bit of feed back first, I see they are around $900 new he wanted $500, Craig

[Titfish]

Craig,

Have you had a look on a kombi van site or similar?

They tend to use upright fridges a lot.

Might be worth a look.

Cheers
Ken

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi Titfish, No, but thanks I will have a look, Craig

[nab]

I have 2 SR70F fridges (the 57L versions, one is an older model). I got both them from gumtree and eBay (one for $200 and the other for $126!!!).

Both are great fridges but use more power than my chest Engel fridge. But they are much better for organisation, no need to dig deep to get the stuff out. It also limits you to the size of bowls/dishes you can fit in. Some people warned that they don't keep their cool as it loses it when the door opens, I haven't found it to be an issue at all.

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi Nab, do they freeze meats in the freezer compartment, gee that is a good price, Craig

[nab]

Both purchases were right place right time, gotta have a win sometimes.

I have the car fridge set at a bit over 2 and whatever is in the freezer part stays very cold but won't freeze it. If you put it in there already frozen then it will stay frozen for a couple days.

The one in the camper is set to just under 3 and the freezer part keeps things on the verge of freezing but not quite. If you put it in frozen it will stay frozen for a long time, longest for we got was about a week until we used the food.

At a guess it probably uses about 30-40% more power than my 32L Engel chest fridge. The newer upright has the same motor as my 32L but is almost double the volume.

The best thing is that stuff is so accessible. In the chest fridge the kids just grab stuff and knock over other stuff or jam things on top of tomatoes for example. The upright makes it much easier for them and you can say "get the butter from the middle shelf" and they won't destroy the other contents!!!!

Haven't used my 32L in 6 months, might have to sell it...

[Craig Tomkinson]

Thanks Nab, just what i was after, Yes with the barn doors on the 80 and the misses being a short person the upright sounds a great way to go, Craig

[edz]

One thing to be aware of with the upright CT,  is things staying in place on the shelves over the roughish  stuff .. Not sure if newer types have come up with some sort of retainers to keep things inplace on the shelves  ..
Just known people with upright fridges,  that have  ended  up with a scrambled mess in the bottom of them at the end of a roughish drive  ..

[Craig Tomkinson]

Thanks edz, yep we know all about them we use run a 60lt chestcold upright fridge, freezer and a 60lt chestcold chest freezer for many years but both were very hungry on power and are stuffed now, Craig