ENGEL FRIDGES - Old vs New - Metal vs Plastic

Side by side comparison of a 13 year old 40 litre Engel verus a new 38 litre Engel Eclipse both running as a fridge. The results may suprise you.....

[@jackrock335]

Great little comparison..cheers

[@mrt-gt]

Good comparison test. Would be interesting to see what the results were conducting the same test without the transit covers fitted

[@richardirmler435]

Good job. Fascinated on amp hour difference and reason. I wana beer now.

[@robbiereddog4202]

Thanks for your comments

[@stephenrogers9664]

A really good video. I love my Engel fridge

[@robbiereddog4202]

cheers

[@yehyewyeh]

Such a good review too!

[@kksawesomenesstv6662]

Great vid

[@yehyewyeh]

Looking forward to the 3 way comparison! Tossing up the plastic and the 32L at the moment

[@hecticgerva1192]

thanks for the video mate, I be looking at getting a 39l combi. But after watching this video i will know my battery will last for the night compare to my Kings fridge uses.

[@richardkaye2228]

Great review and interesting results , 1 own the two same fridges and running as freezers don’t really notice any difference , with lithium these days power consumption isn’t as big an issue as it once was , thanks for this review

[@MaaaatO]

Would be interesting to see the new metal 40 litre vs the 38 plastic! Obviously you arent going to go out and buy that...but a good comparison video! Very interesting! :)

[@robbiereddog4202]

Mate funny you say that. Just picked up the new MTV series in the 32l to replace the plastic one. Will do a 3 way comparo before I offload the plastic one. Cheers

[@MaaaatO]

@@robbiereddog4202 dreams do come true...sometimes! lol ;)

[@stevenlippis5488]

@@robbiereddog4202 Is there a reason you're offloading the plastic one so soon? I was considering getting one soon.

[@robbiereddog4202]

@@stevenlippis5488 They're are a great fridge and nothing wrong with it. The only reason I got the MTV 32l was size (little shorter in height) and front opening reather than side opening which is better suited to my setup. Also was at a price I couldn's say no. Cheers

[@stevenlippis5488]

@@robbiereddog4202 thanks for the reply! I was hoping Engels might go on sale for eofy, but doesn't look like they do too often.

[@donaldo1974]

Im running an Engel eclipse in my truck, its a few years old now great little fridge its dual power 240/12 however ive noticed the new ones in the shops you need power brick to run on 240v, its a shame they must be cost cutting

[@robbiereddog4202]

The Engels are a great fridge. It's always a shame when any company charges you more and gives you less.

[@mikenolzeynolan4635]

On 12 volt i wouldnt have the cover on unless, it was out side in the sun

[@LVNITUPM8]

Love my eclipse fridges I have 6 of them hahaha

[@robbiereddog4202]

Geez I thought I was bad with 5 camping fridges. Yep the Eclipses are great value

[@LVNITUPM8]

@@robbiereddog4202 haha can never have enough

[@jamessouth4776]

Wonder if you re did the test and swapped the ammeters around and see if there was a difference in them, seems a big difference with essentially the same compressor hey.

[@robbiereddog4202]

Yeh dont know whether its got anything to do with the electronic and maybe insulation. New eclipse dont have a 240v inlet and only 12v.

[@mateoOC]

Hey mate would you recommend the Engel MTV 32L or the Dometic CFX3 35L? I am really unsure as to which is the one to choose between the two

[@robbiereddog4202]

I've had a good run out of the engel and the Waeco/dometic so it comes down more to personal preference. My oldest engel is about 13 years old and as good as the first day I bought it. Also prefer the metal case of the engels so tips the scale in favour of the engel for me. Cheers

[@mateoOC]

@@robbiereddog4202 thanks mate. I went for the dometic. From my findings it runs quieter, and even though it has a higher max rated Amps when cycling, it consumes significantly less energy per hour compared to the Engel, which means it cycles less often and holds its temperature better. I would say it is because the 5mm insulation compared to the 4mm. Those were both positives as i am looking to sleep inside the car with the fridge. Time will only tell how it goes :)

[@pumpkinone5410]

Bags are a furphy is that correct.

[@robbiereddog4202]

Mate cant really say. Definately more for protection than insulation. The olny thing Ive found with the covers on the metal ones is if you use them as a freezer they tend to build up condenstaion between the cabinet and the cover which could be an issue with the fridge and cause rusting.

[@danlatimer406]

I thought the max amps the 38 used was 2.75 ?

[@robbiereddog4202]

Thats the max amperage they'll use every hour. When compressor first kicks in at the start of a cycle I've seen 3.3 to 3.5 on an engel and up to 6 on a dometic/waeco. Cheers

[@danlatimer406]

@@robbiereddog4202 thanks for the reply!