Engle Not Cool Enough

[DRTDuck]

If it's above about 80 outside (therefore inside of truck warm), my Engle 45 (full or empty) hardly keeps stuff cool set at 2. If it is cooler weather, I will get slush in my drinks set at 2.

Does the insulator bag make that much difference to cure this, or is my compressor not functioning at full tilt.

There is not anything blocking the vents.

 

[firetruck41]

If it's above about 80 outside (therefore inside of truck warm), my Engle 45 (full or empty) hardly keeps stuff cool set at 2. If it is cooler weather, I will get slush in my drinks set at 2.

Does the insulator bag make that much difference to cure this, or is my compressor not functioning at full tilt.

There is not anything blocking the vents.

My fridge says to adjust the thermostat depending on outside temp. Do you have a thermometer? I have an indoor/outdoor thermometer from radioshack, with a digital readout for ambient and a sensor for "outside" temp, I use the sensor for the refrigerator temp, you can see what the temp is at a glance, and adjust the thermostat as needed.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Without some numbers (ie: inside temp/outside temp @ setting), its hard to be sure.

The transit bags do seem to help keep the temperatures down, though I don't have any qualitative data to back that up (sounds like a great test eh?)

As for your cover question, you are correct, the ARB unit allows immediate access to the latch, the Engel unit must be unzipped.

Here is the ARB setup:

Thanks!

 

[medicbob]

Engle cooling

I live in Phoenix and my Engle 45 works great. I leave it on all the time. Remote thermometer installed. I am set at 1 and on most days my refreshments are at 38F. No cover on my fridge. THe only time I had issues with cooling was when I failed to hit the charge dual battery button on my dash. THat's my only suggestion is to make sure your battery is charged properly. Good Luck..

 

[DRTDuck]

Update-

I pulled the fridge from the truck and put it in my garage pluged in via wall outlet. The water bottles inside were near frozen in a couple of hours with it set on 2. I was about 90 degrees in the garage (same as the cargo area of my truck).

There was not anything blocking the vents in the truck.

I think I recall reading a thread sometime ago about it needing enough voltage while it's in the truck. While I used to work fine, I suppose something could have happened to my wiring, the battery is still good.

Any thoughts?

 

[PHBeerman]

If it is 80 outside and your car is parked, it is way over 90 inside. I remember a test the local news ran a couple of years ago that showed the inside temp at well over 150

 

[spressomon]

Update-

I pulled the fridge from the truck and put it in my garage pluged in via wall outlet. The water bottles inside were near frozen in a couple of hours with it set on 2. I was about 90 degrees in the garage (same as the cargo area of my truck).

There was not anything blocking the vents in the truck.

I think I recall reading a thread sometime ago about it needing enough voltage while it's in the truck. While I used to work fine, I suppose something could have happened to my wiring, the battery is still good.

Any thoughts?

"The battery is still good"...Did you test the actual voltage at the battery (engine off and engine on)? What size wire did you run to your fridge/freezer? Did you test the voltage at where the fridge/freeze is plugged in? Any other power demanding appliances/items on that circuit? Sounds like a power issue to me based upon what you have stated above; on A/C with converter it works fine.

 

[DRTDuck]

Spressomon-

Yes, that is what I am thinking, it is a power issue, i just need to start checking the voltage from the battery to the fridge.

It runs off my second battery, a blue top, and it is on its own circuit. I just started this in the last few months so, maybe the battery isn't putting out enough juice.

Thanks for the input, I'll go get my voltmeter.