Eco solar refrigerator?

Started by jeepj667, January 28, 2016, 06:08:37 PM

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jeepj667

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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MountainDon

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.





Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.


jeepj667

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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MountainDon

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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Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.

jeepj667

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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MountainDon

Looks in good shape, like new.  OBO?  :)
Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.

jeepj667

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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MountainDon

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
Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.

Dave Sparks

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!
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jeepj667

The only info I've found says it uses 70 watts. How does that compare to an energy star fridge?

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MountainDon

Compare appliances at energystar.gov


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.
Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.