Not happy with my Engel!
#1
Posted 16 April 2013 - 10:04 PM
I didn't use it the next year, kept me awake. This year I decided to use it in my store room as an extra freezer. As the storeroom is next to my bedroom it kept waking me up from in the next room!!!
The only service center in Boise from Engel's website is an RV dealer who has never heard of Engel!!!!
It is going to cost too much to ship it somewhere to get fixed so I am looking at a Dometic from Camping World.
#2
Posted 16 April 2013 - 10:44 PM
My Engel lasted two seasons then developed a bad "growl". I thought I had it narrowed down to the fan. I contacted Engel and they sent me a new fan for a nominal fee. Replaced the fan but something in there is still very noisy.
I didn't use it the next year, kept me awake. This year I decided to use it in my store room as an extra freezer. As the storeroom is next to my bedroom it kept waking me up from in the next room!!!
The only service center in Boise from Engel's website is an RV dealer who has never heard of Engel!!!!
It is going to cost too much to ship it somewhere to get fixed so I am looking at a Dometic from Camping World.
#3
Posted 17 April 2013 - 07:18 PM
When I first replaced my three way refrigerator with an electric, I installed an Engel I bought off of FWC. They removed it from a new camper because the owner complained about how loud it was. It vibrated so bad my pots and screen door rattled. I could feel the vibration while in bed. FWC was kind enough to refund my money. I then bought an electric fridge with a Danfoss compressor. A huge difference! Very quiet and , IMO, better built. There are several manufacturers that use Danfoss compressors. Best bang for the buck I found is Truckfridge. These are the refrigerators installed in XP campers.
Ted
"Not all who wander are lost. Except Ted, he's usually lost." Dirty Dog
#4
Posted 18 April 2013 - 01:37 PM
#5
Posted 18 April 2013 - 01:38 PM
I'll take that noisy engel off your hands.
Send me 500 bucks and I'll ship it to you!!!
#6
Posted 18 April 2013 - 04:57 PM
2022 F350 7.3L; family trailer at the moment and some aluminum stuck together to eventually form another truck camper
#7
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:02 PM
"Not all who wander are lost. Except Ted, he's usually lost." Dirty Dog
#8
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:59 PM
2022 F350 7.3L; family trailer at the moment and some aluminum stuck together to eventually form another truck camper
#9
Posted 18 April 2013 - 11:40 PM
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
#10
Posted 19 April 2013 - 01:32 AM
I need to purchase a new meter and check mine, but totally unscientific testing by ear says in normal conditions, it probably runs about 1/4 of the time? Could be more, its pretty quiet and I usually don't hear it at all.
That's just about what mine does, about 15 minutes per hour when it's full and everything is cold.
Give yours some time, if it's an Engel, it will get noisy. Since mine is out of warranty I plan on pulling it out and taking a look and see if I can find the reason for the noise and vibration. Might just be some rubber compressor mounts. It takes something just short of a nuclear blast to wake me up, so I sleep well with both the heater and Engel running.
2007 Dodge 2500 5.9 CTD QC 4X4, *1996 FWC/ATC hybrid* *2021.5 GeoPro 19FBS* "If you can read this, Thank a Teacher. Because you read this in English, Thank a Vet."
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