Hey, there is a 7cuft 24V eco solar fridge for sale on my local classifieds for $450. I'm not really in the market for a fridge yet but this seems like too good a deal to pass.
Anyone have any review/opinion on these fridges?
Our plan was to probably get a small ecostar fridge due to the price of new 24V fridges but this would mean we could get a smaller cheaper inverter. We are building a recreational cabin this summer and it would be for that. We would have to run it off a generator and transformer initially but plan to get a solar setup in the next couple of years.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Ryan
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Any idea how old? And why someone would be selling it cheaply compared to the $1000+ price of new at Amazon? I like the bottom mount freezer. Well insulated freezer too. I am not familiar with that one but we do have a Danfoss DC compressor fridge in our trailer. 12/24 volts DC. We are quite pleased with it.
Quote...generator and transformer initially ...
I think best would be a generator, battery charger and a battery or two. Then the generator does not have to run so much.
It looks and is listed as like new. Says they paid $1600 for it initially.
A couple batteries would be possible.
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New.... hot? Stolen? Fell off a truck? I suggest batteries as using a generator gets "old" quickly. As well as expensive once gas goes back up. And solar as soon as possible because then it can run itself.
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Here is the ad.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=38300521
It was posted by a friend of the seller. They gave me the sellers info, I have yet to call him.
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Looks in good shape, like new. OBO? :)
Don, did you find somewhere it said that it uses a Danfoss compressor? I haven't been able to find any tech info on it. I know Danfoss is good from the overlanding crowd.
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Sorry, I did not mean to imply the Eco had a Danfoss. I should have simply said we have a DC that we are happy with. The photos do make them look well made though
To make a good decision you might want to compare it with a GE 15 cubic foot refrigerator freezer. There are several of them but they all use around 1KWH per day and sell for about $500.
The DC power is nice but if you have the space you soon will wish you had a larger unit. Good Luck!
The only info I've found says it uses 70 watts. How does that compare to an energy star fridge?
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Compare appliances at energystar.gov (https://www.energystar.gov/products/appliances)
The 70 watts figure by itself is meaningless What is needed to compare is the watt-hours or kilowatt-hours. The epa ratings are done on a years use. You can find many fridges that use less than 300 KwH per year; 10 cu ft and $500 or less.
Similar to EPA auto mileage you may not get the published figure, or could do better. But it gives you a reasonable idea of how one model compares to another. Somewhere on the sebsite there are downloadable spreadsheets with data to compare.