3 way fridge.

[merl]

Maybe this one with a drop of superglue on the inside bit?

https://amzn.eu/d/0fvPSJl

BBC headlines.
Couple die of hunger in their motorhome after they miss lay their fridge door magnet.
Wife's dying words were "Not my fault, He had it last"

 

[edina]

I use these on fridge and freezer doors, work a treat

 

[Pudsey Bear]

https://amzn.eu/d/1JuvlK9

I really like the neatness of this one, if your fridge door was flush across the front with the cupboard/drawer fronts, it could work that way, then silly bollocks wouldn't get locked out

 

[AlyJay]

What I will probably do is investigate if the 12V side of current fridge is working and if not fix it meanwhile, if it is working just put up with it as Moho goes off road in winter time anyway.
During winter period I've a few things to do on it anyway inc fitting solar power so will have a proper look into what fridge will suit us best but compressor sounds like a better idea and the way forward.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Not forgetting the outgoing 3 way has a fair value to it.

 

[AlyJay]

Not forgetting the outgoing 3 way has a fair value to it.

Never thought of that, but living where I live its probably more of a hassle to get collected than its worth.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Not your problem, look at prices for your model on Ebay and sell it collection only, there are not that many out there, plus self builders buy them.

 

[wildebus]

Never thought of that, but living where I live its probably more of a hassle to get collected than its worth.

you'd be surprised. I would not be surprised if I live in a more rural area than you, but I sold my old 3-way for the same I paid for the new 240V Compressor Fridge - and it was collected as well

 

[marchie]

Crickey Steve, that looks high security mate....can you put a padlock on it to keep your cold Jaffa cakes safe?

The metal trim hides the drill holes in the cupboard faces; when the door broke, we were in a tiny village in the hills, and the 19th century hardware shop had some plant hooks and eyes [for holding up climbing plants etc], so I bought 3 packs of each and drilled the fridge cupboard faces at about 10cm intervals, and used plant string and twine to produce a lace network to hold the fridge door shut. We were then able to travel back down to Vilafranca del Pinedes and lay siege to the Ironmongers, buying brackets, aluminium profiles and threaded rods, plus R clips etc until we got the fridge bracket in the photo. I spent over 100€ but have a healthy stock of the decorative black knobs, nuts, washers and spare aluminium profile which has provided a shed step over the wooden cross beam, plus various brackets and similar for garden tools etc, at prices much cheaper than in UK, so all was not lost; it just felt like it at the time ...

Steve

 

[Lefty]

2007 Thetford fridge -
It works really well on gas and when hooked up to 240v but the 12V doesnt really seem to do much.
I'm guessing the 12V is just to try and keep fridge chilled during transit but is it really effective or am expecting to much?
Cheers Alistair.

Check you have 12v with the engine running at the fridge. The power comes from no 2 on the master block on some and they fail. Check continuity of the element with an ohm meter. The elements are replaceable.

 

[Chasn]

The only reason that 3 way fridges have stayed in use for so long is to cope with longer periods off-grid without driving. Lead acid batteries tend to use up the power relatively quickly. For anyone with lithium batteries the change to a compressor fridge is a logical decision. I have just bought and fitted an Alpicool. Cost just £216 and reduces my electrical consumption from 15A to 8A and runs for about half the time so using about a quarter of the electricity. It is 12v but comes with a 240v power supply so it can run off an EHU supply. Using 2 relays in a control box allows it to choose the source of power (engine, EHU, battery) automatically. I used the original ignitor access to mount the control box and set wiring. In my case all 3 sources of power were accessible at this position minimising cable routing. I added indicator lights next to the fridge to show the source being used.
No more cleaning the gas ignitor when not if it fails. Many 3 way fridges don't use the temperature selector to moderate temperature when powered by the engine so pointless messing with the temperature each time you drive.

 

[AlyJay]

Check you have 12v with the engine running at the fridge. The power comes from no 2 on the master block on some and they fail. Check continuity of the element with an ohm meter. The elements are replaceable.

Definitely got 12V when running as it switches to 12V on control panel, its just the fridge itself doesnt stay as cool as Gas or 240v and thaws out during transit.
I would imagine if anything its the element.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Start the engine with the fridge from cold on 12v, remove the lower vent, and if it isn't getting warm, but if you have 12v there's your problem.

 

[AlyJay]

The only reason that 3 way fridges have stayed in use for so long is to cope with longer periods off-grid without driving. Lead acid batteries tend to use up the power relatively quickly. For anyone with lithium batteries the change to a compressor fridge is a logical decision. I have just bought and fitted an Alpicool. Cost just £216 and reduces my electrical consumption from 15A to 8A and runs for about half the time so using about a quarter of the electricity. It is 12v but comes with a 240v power supply so it can run off an EHU supply. Using 2 relays in a control box allows it to choose the source of power (engine, EHU, battery) automatically. I used the original ignitor access to mount the control box and set wiring. In my case all 3 sources of power were accessible at this position minimising cable routing. I added indicator lights next to the fridge to show the source being used.
No more cleaning the gas ignitor when not if it fails. Many 3 way fridges don't use the temperature selector to moderate temperature when powered by the engine so pointless messing with the temperature each time you drive.

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Tidy job, it looks about same size as my Thetford.

 

[Mothership]

2007 Thetford fridge -
It works really well on gas and when hooked up to 240v but the 12V doesnt really seem to do much.
I'm guessing the 12V is just to try and keep fridge chilled during transit but is it really effective or am expecting to much?
Cheers Alistair.

It's for "maintaining" only during travel.....take it down on mains or gas and it'll maintain low temperature whilst you're travelling

 

[Pudsey Bear]

It's for "maintaining" only during travel.....take it down on mains or gas and it'll maintain low temperature whilst you're travelling

As he has said, it isn't maintaining, hence 55 posts.

 

[alwaysared]

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The only reason that 3 way fridges have stayed in use for so long is to cope with longer periods off-grid without driving. Lead acid batteries tend to use up the power relatively quickly. For anyone with lithium batteries the change to a compressor fridge is a logical decision. I have just bought and fitted an Alpicool. Cost just £216 and reduces my electrical consumption from 15A to 8A and runs for about half the time so using about a quarter of the electricity. It is 12v but comes with a 240v power supply so it can run off an EHU supply. Using 2 relays in a control box allows it to choose the source of power (engine, EHU, battery) automatically. I used the original ignitor access to mount the control box and set wiring. In my case all 3 sources of power were accessible at this position minimising cable routing. I added indicator lights next to the fridge to show the source being used.
No more cleaning the gas ignitor when not if it fails. Many 3 way fridges don't use the temperature selector to moderate temperature when powered by the engine so pointless messing with the temperature each time you drive.

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Can you tell me the model number of that Alpicool fridge please?

Regards,
Del

 

[Geek]

Never thought of that, but living where I live its probably more of a hassle to get collected than its worth.

Do you know what they cost new?

 

[Geek]

The only reason that 3 way fridges have stayed in use for so long is to cope with longer periods off-grid without driving. Lead acid batteries tend to use up the power relatively quickly. For anyone with lithium batteries the change to a compressor fridge is a logical decision. I have just bought and fitted an Alpicool. Cost just £216 and reduces my electrical consumption from 15A to 8A and runs for about half the time so using about a quarter of the electricity. It is 12v but comes with a 240v power supply so it can run off an EHU supply. Using 2 relays in a control box allows it to choose the source of power (engine, EHU, battery) automatically. I used the original ignitor access to mount the control box and set wiring. In my case all 3 sources of power were accessible at this position minimising cable routing. I added indicator lights next to the fridge to show the source being used.
No more cleaning the gas ignitor when not if it fails. Many 3 way fridges don't use the temperature selector to moderate temperature when powered by the engine so pointless messing with the temperature each time you drive.

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