SETPOWER RV45D - 12v Fridge Freezer Combo - Budget Price, Premium Features!

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This is Setpower's brand new RV45D model! After hours of power testing both at home and on the road this fridge holds it own against any other brand out there. I am very happy with the build quality and performance. Watch the video to learn more about why I would recommend this fridge to my viewers!
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Setpower offers a 3 year warranty on the compressor and fridge. This fridge includes 2 power cables to separately connect with 12/24V DC and 110V to 240V AC power for Vehicle and Home.
Video Time Stamps:
Introduction: (0:00)
How to Use/Setup: (1:55)
Inside the Fridge: (2:41)
The Control Panel: (4:27)
This Lid is Amazing!: (5:22)
Power Testing Results: (7:13)
Tips for Best Performance: (8:00)
Conclusion: (10:10)
Video Tags:
Setpower Fridge Review, RV45S, RV45D, 12v Compressor Fridge, Best Fridge for Offroading, 12v Car Fridge, Dometic Fridge, Engel Fridge, ARB Fridge, Camping Fridge, Solar Powered Fridge

[@Jasonoid]

Learn more on my website article "Beginner's Guide to 12v Fridges" jasonoid.com/fridge-buyers-guide/

[@theyclash1984]

The excel spreadsheets are great!

[@firstlast5139]

Perhaps a lockout feature on the control settings would be nice. You are SO Right about the lid design and its importance. Many reviewers are oblivious to the importance of this. Thanks for reviewing it so well.

[@Jasonoid]

When the fridge has physically buttons like this I haven't needed a lockout feature since you have to hard press a button to change anything. The "touch screen" buttons on other fridges definitely need that though!

[@FL-gg4dq]

Your videos are so helpful. Thank you for doing this

[@FL-gg4dq]

Answered all my questions and very thorough and unbiased

[@Jasonoid]

I'm glad it helped, thanks for commenting.

[@shijshi]

I bought a small SetPower a little over a month ago. 👍 I use it as a freezer at home and plan to use on road trips, etc.

[@Jasonoid]

Thanks for sharing, glad you have liked it!

[@johnbauman4005]

That's exactly what I have in mind - dual use: overflow storage at home and able to keep my insulin and two other meds that require refrigeration cool if I have to bug out due to natural disaster or for extended camping. This looks really nice! Thanks!

[@Jasonoid]

@@johnbauman4005 I've been really happy with the performance of this fridge. I think the smaller freezer area is the perfect size! Plus you can remove it and have a normal chest style fridge too! You can save some additional money using my discount code in their actual website if youre interested, it should be 12% off.

[@johnbauman4005]

@@Jasonoid Thanks so much for the discount code and the link to the very economical thermometers - it's actually a 2 pack! Free shipping on the fridge is a bonus, too! Could have been pretty steep. I just paid $40.00 to ship a 1/2 pound package coast to coast. Very fortunate YT recommended the video of you and your Dad comparing all his portable fridges yesterday. I hit subscribe and one day and $377.50 later, mine's on its way. Also like your article as well. Thanks!

[@Jasonoid]

@@johnbauman4005 Thanks so much for letting me know how you found my channel and learned about the awesome world of 12v compressor fridges! This fridge should be a great one to start out on :) Let me know if you have any questions about using it. Happy to help!

[@hmfem3656]

Great review, learned a lot. Thanks.

[@Jasonoid]

Thanks for watching. I have lots of similar videos on my channel, hope to have you back sometime!

[@NoZenith]

The lid on this is so nice! It looks like it's got much thicker panels and is bulkier than something like the Glacier with the vacuum insulated panels 🤔 bouncing between your fridge reviews now as I appreciate all the information you give. I'm also trying to figure out which one works the best as a cooler as in having the best insulation in case it's not plugged in for a bit. Seems many of these are compromising insulation or seals because they're meant to be plugged in all the time

[@schadlarry]

Very nice. The lid feature seems to mimic the Iceco VL45PRO at a much reduced price. The only downside is, I have a problem with ice cream. I can usually eat the entire tub at one sitting. I'm going to be more of an overlander, I think that is the term the hipsters use these days. 20 years ago we just used a folding paper map and followed the roads with the narrowest of lines. My stock 2002 Tacoma got me pretty much anywhere I wanted to go. Found cool stuff that way. Anyway great power draw on this fridge and if it gets to 90+, I got wheels and going to higher ground. I will be based in the four corners area, so you got canyons and mountains within a short distance of themselves. Currently I'm rotating between southern AZ and NM.

[@Jasonoid]

Yeah, the new term "Overlanding" haha. I think my parents used to call it dry camping or primative camping, you and the land to enjoy all to yourself. With my discount code the price gets even better! I'm a pretty big fan of these Setpower fridges, I think they offer a lot for the money.... And it should at least fit 2 ice cream containers in there lol! I live in Northern Utah and have spent some time down in that area, mostly near moab and the national parks though.

[@scottnipps1617]

Do all these fridges have a soft start. I understand your average usage and running specs but is there a momentary surge when the compressor starts? Just thinking about overloads on start up. Thanks. I just found and enjoy your channel!

[@Jasonoid]

There is a larger start up current when the compressor starts. I haven't had any issues with the compressors starting up while using portable power stations. I always test fridges on my power station reviews and wouldn't recommend them if they wouldn't work 👍🏻

[@csimarron]

Hi Jason. Thanks for the review. I used your code to purchase the fridge. I'm having problem removing the drain plug. Wondering if you have the same problem too. Thanks

[@Jasonoid]

What type of problem are you having? My drain plug came out very easily, no issues at all. Can you try to tilt the fridge at a slight angle and push up the drain plug from the bottom with a small screwdriver? Maybe it's just stuck for the first time with some spare insulation holding it in. Let me know if that helps.

[@frederwin3695]

Great review, I do have a question have you had any issues with the compressor mine is pull over 75w on 12v and over 100w while using shore power. And I’m having issues with the fridge side now cooling

[@Jasonoid]

Thats very high wattage for this 45l fridge. I always have them set to ECO mode so you might want to try that first. Sometimes it likes to cool the 'freezer' side first and then start cooling the 'fridge' side. What temps do you have it set at and what are the actual temps?

[@rickwilson6023]

Hi Jason, thanks for another good review. I was ready to buy an Iceco VL45Pro thru your site but the dual zone in this model looks like the optimal configuration. I watched this twice but don't see any reference to how quiet, or not, the compressor is . Would you say this is as quiet as the Iceco? Some comments on reviews of this model say Setpower is affiliated with Iceco, just using the less expensive non Secop compressor. I wasn't aware of Setpower until watching your review, but the models of both companies are practically identical.

[@Jasonoid]

Iceco and setpower are sister companies, near the same quality just not a secop compressor. Shhhhhhhh, it's a secret they don't want people to know lol.... Look at the RV45s and the VL45, the are almost the same fridge haha. I will always recommend ICECO and setpower because they are made well better than other cheap Amazon.com brands! Compressor uses slightly more power but has the same sound. I had it in the same cabin room as me and I slept fine.

[@rickwilson6023]

Thanks for your reply Jason. I spoke with Iceco customer service last week .. amazed to immediately reach an actual human on the phone !!!... she told me a dual zone model vl45...d..pro may be a model they would offer in the future. Have you heard anything about that? It would be great to be able to get this setpower model with a Secop compressor !

[@Jasonoid]

@@rickwilson6023 I haven't heard that but I'm guessing some day they will have it available. Maybe next year?

[@blackdiamondrob]

cubic inch wise this is smaller than the pt45 by about 14 soda cans which i consider a good amount. Do you think this one being all black, except for the top, has to work more constantly than say the pt45 which is not all black?

[@theyclash1984]

Hi Jason, I'm about to pull the trigger on this....but one thing I learned while watching your video is that the RV45D has an ambient temperature of 120F before the compressor shuts down? Is this a common function for all 12V portable compressor fridges? I'm looking for something that can handle summer car camping, so I'm concerned about the fridge shutting off while locked in the car. Thanks!

[@Jasonoid]

I've used mine in my truck during some pretty high temps here in the Utah desert. My truck is white though so not sure how hot is actually got inside. I crack the windows a little to help keep the inside temps a little lower. It's hard to say the exact temp cutoff before it will shutdown.

[@haitran-od2rn]

If you lose power to it and power it back up will it lose the degree settings and set back to default setting or does it remember the temp it was set at?

[@Jasonoid]

If power is cut when it's powered on, it comes back on with its previous settings when power is restored.

[@ivymedrano5370]

Hi Jason, im torn between newair and this setpower, what would you recommenb between the two?

[@Jasonoid]

SetPower has a little better customer service. With the Setpower you can use it as either a dual zone or a single zone since you can take out the divider, really cool feature! I'd probably recommend the Setpower to a family member or friend.

[@KnowPunsIntended]

Thank you for all your videos/reviews. I watched many, many of them, then decided on and bought an RV45D for my camper. After opening it and letting it air out for a few days I plugged it in to AC power this morning. The refrigerator side cooled to the preset 41° pretty quickly and stayed there until the freezer side reached 0°, then the refrigerator side started dropping in temperature until it hit 21°, then it rose up to 26°, and is now fluctuating between 24° and 26° (it has been doing this for about 3 hours). I thought I'd give it overnight to see if the refrigerator side adjusts to 41°, but am planning on sending Setpower an email today about what it's doing. Have you seen a dual zone behave like this before, and, if so, did it eventually correct itself?

[@Jasonoid]

What do you have the temperature set to on the display for each zone?

[@KnowPunsIntended]

@@Jasonoid 0° for the left (smaller) side and 41° for the right (larger) side. A couple of hours ago I pulled out the center divider and put it back in while the unit was turned on, then turned the unit off and unplugged it. After plugging it back in and turning it on I set the temperature on the refrigerated side (right) to 40° (from the previous setting of 41°) and it continued to read 40° on the right side readout for about 5 minutes, then switched to reading 27°, while the freezer side - which which was still set to 0° - was reading 3°. I watched that for the better part of an hour, and the refrigerator side didn't come up in temperature, so the next thing I tried was pulling out the center divider while the unit was turned on, closed the lid, powered the unit off, then unplugged it. I opened the lid and left it that way for a couple of minutes or so. I closed the lid, plugged it back in, turned it on (with the unit still set to 40°), and it came on at 37°, but started dropping in temperature again until it got to 23°. This time I noticed that the compressor wasn't running while the temperature was dropping, so I suspect the residual cold from the side that had been a freezer was cooling the entire compartment. Because of this I turned the unit off, unplugged it, opened the top, and am going to let it warm up until every part of the inside of the unit reaches a temperature above 41° (I'm checking the interior with an infrared thermometer and getting readings between 33° on the bottom to 53° on the shelf above the compressor). Thanks for any suggestions and feedback.

[@Jasonoid]

@@KnowPunsIntended great info and testing by the way. These fridges can be a little tricky sometimes when they turn on. One thing that worked for someone else was to turn off the fridge, let it dry out with the lid open because they had some water / condensation that got into the temperature sensor that was throwing it off. This was throwing off their readings. I live in a pretty dry climate so I don't get issues with humidity freezing inside but I have seen that before. Let me know if that helps. If you still have issues go ahead and then them an email of what issue you are seeing.

[@KnowPunsIntended]

@@Jasonoid Hi Jason - after I got readings throughout the fridge of 42° and above I closed the lid, plugged it in, and powered it on. It initially read 35°, then jumped to 40°, and has stayed at that temperature for the last half an hour or so. By the way, I'm in a fairly dry climate too - Bozeman, Montana. I think the next thing to try is to put the divider back in and see if it can cope. Thanks again for the responses - Paul

[@KnowPunsIntended]

@@Jasonoid After warming the unit to 42° I started it up again and it appeared to work well with the fridge side cooling to 41° and staying there while the freezer continued to cool. However, once the freezer hit 0° the fridge started cooling down further, going to 24° before I got fed up and pulled the plug. As one last test I shut it down, unplugged it, and let it warm to room temperature, and have now plugged it back in and turned it on, but set the freezer to 10° and the fridge to 41° to see if there is something about hitting 0° on the freezer side that is triggering the unit to keep cooling the fridge beyond 41°. I also sent Setpower a thorough email about the problem and all the things I have done to try to resolve the problem I'm having. FYI, Paul

[@joseville]

Thanks for the video. Very informative. 2:00 What capacity is that BLUETTI? 7:00 Do you know if the handles can be removed? 7:13 Thanks for the power testing data! 11:40 It comes with an off-brand compressor. By any chance, do you know any fridges with the reversible lid and dual zone that come with a namebrand compressor? I understand this is a new release. I wonder if SetPower will make a slide and insulating cover for it. Insulating cover might help with running in above 85F ambient temp. Lastly, I almost missed the discount code in the description. I'm still researching fridges, but this is a top contender. Until when is your discount code active?

[@Jasonoid]

Hey Jose, thanks for watching! - Bluetti has 716wh of storage, I have a video review for the power station on my channel if you want more info about it. I tested 616wh of actual storage when using the DC output on the battery. It will work well for running 12v fridges. - The handles should be able to be removed with a couple screws, I haven't tried that yet on my model. - ICECO (sister company to SetPower) makes slightly nicer fridges. You can think of Setpower being their "budget" line of fridges. Setpower fridges are definitely better than most cheap fridges on Amazon. ICECO uses Secop compressors so they are well trusted and durable. ICECO has multiple dual fridge/freezer options to chose like the VL series and the VLpro series. I still recommend the regular VL series because the VL Pro series are a bit steep on price still. They share many of the same features (compressor models, efficiency, and sizing). Discount code "Jasonoid" for BOTH Setpower and ICECO should be active for the next few months. No plans of having it de-activated yet. Both offer 12% off to my viewers.

[@joseville]

@@Jasonoid Thanks Jason! Will look at ICECO as well.

[@jerrylemmens8034]

I can't find your discount code Jason or the description part

[@Jasonoid]

On Setpowers website, put a fridge in your cart, and the during the checkout process, enter "Jasonoid" and it will take off 12% from the total price.

[@jerrylemmens8034]

Got it Jason saved $65 over Amazon's price

[@yolo_burrito]

Can you explain how to change the battery cutoff settings? The instructions are really confusing.

[@Jasonoid]

Hey Matt, I just did this and it's pretty easy if you first follow Step 5 "Settings Menu" in the user manual. 1) Plug power into the fridge and make sure the fridge is turned off, both screens should be blank and the compressor shouldn't be running. 2) Press and hold the + and - buttons on the right side at the same time until you see PR on the screen (you may need to switch between PR and CF by pushing the power button). 3) Press + or - to raise and lower the battery protection settings. The battery protection is shown by 1 2 or 3 horizontal bars 4) Let it set on the setting you want to save and it will go away and save the settings. Hope this helps!

[@yolo_burrito]

@@Jasonoid ahhh, power has to be off.

[@ratpakk2able]

If I only had around $450 to spend would you recommend 1 45L unit that has dual zone or to 30 L units that only have single zone?

[@Jasonoid]

Two separate fridges use much more power than 1 fridge/freezer combo. You'll get much better run times on your battery if you run a single larger dual fridge/freezer combo like the RV45d. Does that make sense?

[@ratpakk2able]

@@Jasonoid thanks! Makes sense to me.

[@kimurasquirrel]

How would you say you compare this to the new air 48qt with the lg compressor?

[@Jasonoid]

These Setpower fridges have worked well for me. I would say the compressor is comparable in quality.

[@kimurasquirrel]

I am curious about the older designs such as the LGT50 from alpicool. It also has duel zone, with removable divider, wheels, and handles similar size. However I notice that all the other Chinese brands switch over to the setpower style design including alpicool. I can't figure any particular reason what the advantage would be considering they offer almost all the same exact features but cost more. Are the new designs (RV45d style) more thermally efficient? I am in the market for a duel zone and have trouble deciding between the LGT50, New Air 48 and the RV45PRO. Pro is about 600 while the other two are 400-450. The LGT50 being the older design. I only dislike that the RVD45 does not include the second L shape basket like the LGT50 actually does. The New Air's only disadvantage is that it doesn't have a removable divider which makes it pretty much exactly like the TWW45 from bodega/alpicool but it has an LG compressor.

[@Curiousaboutstuff]

What is the compressor brand? Where can I get a spare 15A fuse?

[@Jasonoid]

The compressor is the HuaJun ZH25G. The fuse is a normal automotive fuse you can pick up from any Auto Parts store in the electrical area.

[@Curiousaboutstuff]

Thank you.

[@tfaucette87]

I'm looking at the RV45 for my truck. I'm an OTR truck driver and I want to use it to eat better on the road. Freeze meats, fresh food, etc. I want to rub it off the cigarette lighter plug instead of my inverter, because I use that for my TV and CPAP machine when I sleep. I'm worried about putting u do stress on my batteries. I don't idle my truck at night and I have a TK TriPac APU that keeps my batteries charged when they drop below 12.5 volts. So, no power issues. I'm worried about draw and don't speak electricity. Please help.

[@Jasonoid]

Hey Thomas, the RV45dual is an excallent option to see how you like using a DC powered fridge. The freezer isnt huge but you can fit frozen meats in there just fine. This pulls less than 30 watts consistently and you should be able to run it off your truck battery overnight. As you drive the next day it will charge everything back up. Only way to know is to jump in and test it out!

[@tfaucette87]

@@Jasonoid won't need to recharge. My APU starts when my batteries get below 12.5 volts and charge them when the truck is shut off. It also runs my bunk account and heat when the truck is shut off. Saves fuel and engine wear.

[@vkom9672]

Is it tall enough for a bottle of wine?

[@Jasonoid]

inside height is SLIGHTLY under 13 inches.

[@1FAST91SONOMA]

Does this draw more or less power than the RV45S?

[@Jasonoid]

Because the dual zones, it will pull slightly more power than the RV45 single. Freezer mode will always pull more power.

[@jtmurak]

@@Jasonoid How about if you only run the RV45D in single zone? I don't suppose you ever did a power consumption test in that mode? Would really be curious how it compares to the "S" model in that regard, as I think I prefer the form factor of the "D".

[@terrytillstrum1712]

Do you know if it carry a Danfoss compressor? if not what brand. They should have informed you with that type of specs since it is not mentioned on their website.

[@Jasonoid]

When I tore it down, it had the Huayi DH19 compressor, it's super efficient and quiet. I haven't had any issues with it. If you watch my other setpower fridge video you'll see the compressor tear down of that fridge it uses the same compressor.

[@terrytillstrum1712]

@@Jasonoid thanks much.

[@defwebsolutions]

I just bought this and I've been having a little trouble with it. It doesn't seem to hold its temperature very well and I've noticed that if I press the plus and minus button I get this F1 and I can do plus or minus however the manual says nothing about it and I'm not sure if it's to adjust the temperature or what but do you know anything about it and do you think that could be why I'm having trouble maintaining temperature?

[@Jasonoid]

You dont want to mess with those F1 settings. That wi throw it off bad. Send me an email with all the details of your setup, I'll give you some pointers. How are you running the fridge? Portable battery or car batter? What temp is it outside? What temp do you have the fridge set to? Things like that. [e-mail]

[@defwebsolutions]

@@Jasonoid I've only had it for about a day or two and when I have it set to zero for The F1 settings it doesn't seem to get any colder in the fridge. So for example if I have the refrigerator set at 37° and the temperature it is at currently is 45°, then it will just stay at 45° however if I set the f 1 to negative 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 it will rapidly start to cool down and if I wait a little while the temperature inside the start to get colder. I'm using an ecoflow River Max. And the temperature inside the house was about 75 when I was having my issues. But I drove it today in the car for work and I actually had it running pretty good at freezer said at 17 and the fridge set at 36. But again I have to have the F1 set at least a couple negative degrees in order for it to work the way I wanted to. Also the first night the fridge didn't even stop running all night long even on eco mode. I also am not seeing any wattage difference between ecol mode and Max mode so I'm not sure if I have a faulty fridge or not

[@Jasonoid]

@@defwebsolutions I have never had to adjust the F1 settings but if that helps leave it where it works best for you. Eco mode uses about 15 watts less than max mode on that compressor. The compressor will run constantly anytime the ambient Temps are above 90F-95F. So in a hot car without ac running it will run more. If it's cooler outside you should see it cycling much less and using much less power. While driving you can charge your ECOflow battery off your DC outlet and while not driving you can charge it off solar panels.

[@defwebsolutions]

@@Jasonoid I have done all that but it's just gonna be a work in progress. I do like it but it will take some time to get things figured out. It's not the strongest compressor but it's a better compressor than other companies.

[@Jasonoid]

@@defwebsolutions once you know how it runs, you'll get a good feeling of what to expect. I was very happy with the performance of my unit. It performed like my other ICECO models.

[@pedroamador0618]

I ordered my fridge and I was charged $200 for shipping alone. My order was canceled on August 16th 2021, after my payment had been processed, with the excuse that the warehouse was not sending shipments due to covid. I am still waiting for a REFUND CONFIRMATION. Apparently, they are made in CHINA.

[@Jasonoid]

Where are you having it shipped to? Outside the USA? I didn't have to pay shipping on my order. All these 12v fridges are made in China, even the $1000 plus fridges.

[@davidpatrick1813]

Beef Bacon :-)

[@Jasonoid]

I like meat! HAHA

[@davidpatrick1813]

@@Jasonoid I like safe to eat meat, as well as other foods.