Author Topic: Waeco chest fridge--fan working but not cooling  (Read 1847 times)

Adam Turner

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Waeco chest fridge--fan working but not cooling
« on: July 21 2023, 17:34 »
Hi,

I have a 2010 Bavaria 32 Cruiser.

The Waeco chest fridge has been off for 9 months.

I started it, the fan is going but it's not cooling.

Initial/Occam's razor suggestions to fix it welcomed.

TIA and happy sailing,

Adam


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Re: Waeco chest fridge--fan working but not cooling
« Reply #1 on: July 21 2023, 18:08 »
Probably needs re gassing.

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Re: Waeco chest fridge--fan working but not cooling
« Reply #2 on: July 21 2023, 18:38 »
I can suggest a quick fix as I have a very tiny leak in my fridge which necessitates annual topping up! If you use a clamp meter on the positive cable and switch on the power supply and you get a low reading eg 2amp then you have lost some refrigerant. You can either call in a professional to recharge it or buy a small R134A canister, attach a charge line, purge the line and attach it to the charge point on the compressor and introduce a little refrigerant at a time while monitoring the power load on the clamp meter. Once it re-starts with about 4amp you should be almost there and the evaporator should start cooling. Do the job slowly as only a little gas will be needed. VIP read instructions on refrigerant canister on which way to hold it, upright or inverted, as you mustn’t introduce liquid refrigerant when recharging system!

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Re: Waeco chest fridge--fan working but not cooling
« Reply #3 on: July 23 2023, 18:04 »
Check all connections on compressor unit. Can be that due to moisture some connection fail.