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Quote: Originally posted by HelenaB on 24/8/2008

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We use a Waeco 3-way fridge which goes down to 40deg below ambient. Cost around £140.

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Now as far as I was aware, Waeco make the CombiCool in two versions, the one that cools to 20`C below ambient and the one that they brought out last year which will go to 30`C below ambient. Do they make another one that I'm unaware of, or are you talking in `F?

I've got the 20`C below ambient version,btw, and it's good untill the outside temp starts going into the high 20s (C) and then it starts to struggle slightly. I'd like the newer version but can't justify the cost of repacement, alas.

And yes, I do get water in the base. It's caused by the fluctuation in temperature (adding unchilled food and in our case, especially beer!) plus introducing more moist air every time you open the thing. I wipe it out every couple of days to mop up the moisture.

Hi shadnasty.

                   I have been looking at fridges for a while, and have now got a Waeco CF-25 which is a compressor fridge, unlike the Waeco CAB-40 which is an absorbtion fridge, the CAB-40 I decided was to big to lug around, although it has the advantage of being able to run of Gas etc, on balance I am happy to run the CF-25 of a battery in the occational absense of EHU. As I will be camping in Southern France next year I wanted a fridge that will do the business, I know the CAB-40 will do 30deg below ambient temp, which would not leave me much margin as it realy does get silly hot in France during late July. as for the CF-25 well I have had that on test and it got to minus19dec C, which means I will have no problems at keeping stuff at 4deg C, whilst in France. and if the compressor is to noisey, I will stick it in the boot of the car to run at night!.

                    hope that helps.

Hi,

I also have the Waeco CAB40 -about1 year  old. I find its cooling to be quite average on gas but gret while running off the ca or in the house. I seem to remember that it was equally good on gas and electric when we bought it last year.

Anyone else found this change in perfomance when using gas?

Whether you use gas, mains or 12V the purpose is the same: to heat the ammonia liberation device. I have noticed that you can feel about the same amount of heat above the 'chimney' at the back on all three modes and using the gas on maximum seems to have the same cooling power as the other two methods.

If you have noticed a degredation in performance on gas versus electric over the past year it must mean that your gas mode is not heating as well as it did before. I suspect you may have an unwanted (probably dead by now) creepy crawlie somewhere in the gas line, maybe in the 'bunsen' which is where gas jet meets air just before the burner. Try cleaning it out with a pipe cleaner and check to make sure you have a good shape blue flame atop the burner.