Dometic Waeco CoolFreeze CF-80ACVERB1

Good large single zone fridge – Have had this single zone fridge for 10 years and it has been faultless. We mainly use this as a deep freezer (-18c). The vent design where the fans intake is next to its outlet can make it suffer a little when it is hot, but I have made a duct that directs the outlet away from the intake, and now it cools perfectly in anything i have experienced up to 40c. It will cool from and internal temperature of 37c to -18c on a 32c day in 2.5hrs. It would be nice if it had better latches, not that i have broken any, but they are a little fragile looking. Cant go wrong with a Danfoss compressor. The people having issues regarding the Er1 error (one flash of the error light) it is your inadequate wiring or battery capacity, not the fridge. I run a 120ah AGM which is charged by the vehicle and an 80w solar panel and have no power issues.

Excellent cooler – This is a really great cooler, ran for days on end off 145AH battery. Can use as a freezer or a fridge. Operation is easy. Internal lids for zones would help to keep temps low when opening / closing but still it's a really great product. bit heavy, lifting it in and out of the car (empty) is no easy feet.

Great fridge for camping! – . We purchased this fridge online after looking at a number of fridges. We bought the fridge stand also a cover, for optimal insulation while traveling. We were camped in the Flinders Range area, so had 2 day drive to get there. This fridge kept everything that was frozen; frozen while traveling, & kept food in top condition while camping. Would highly recommend this Fridge/freezer/stand/cover to anyone.

Brilliant combination fridge/ freezer/

Certainly good enough – We bought the 80DZ version; used it twice so far in Qld heat of around 35 deg C. It easily coped with this & we set the freezer temp to -5. (anything lower and it struggles a tad.) As far as camp 12v battery load goes, it uses between 3.7 & 5.5 amps depending on the temperature ...and it has an average duty cycle (ie on/off) around 50%. What this means is that our small 40Ah SLA battery keeps it going for a full day. ( consumption is marginally improved with a 24v supply & exemplary on 220VAC)

Sadly, from what I have experienced, many seem to have this 'Holden/Ford' mentality when comparing Fr/Freezers, but honestly most of them use Danfoss compressors (Engel is the only one that doesn't) so the only difference in cooling will be the insulation type, the thickness & if the unit has proportional temperature control. And here the Waeco is certainly no worse than others & from what I've seen, a lot better. We also liked the all-plastic design which shrugs off the scratches, knocks & bumps way better than steel...

But the harsh truth is not so much about one brand being way better than the next for keeping stuff cool - its more to do with how often you open & close the lid & how capable your power supply is.

14 years now and going strong as ever! – I cannot fault my CF80. It has been all over Australia with us in searing heat to freezing cold and has never missed a beat. Imagine how hot it gets in the back of a ute on a 45 degree day. Yeah it can drain a standard car battery pretty quick but it doesn't seem to bother a big deep cycle battery too much. We have recently purchased a 100W solar panel kit which meant we had a fully charged AGM battery and perfect fridge for over a week in the Flinders Ranges (35C+ temps). As per other feedback the latches are pretty weak and can break after a while... but after 14 years that's happened once. Quality and reliability It's a little bit big but what do you expect for an 80 litre fridge?