Edgestar Fridge Modifications Thread
- Thread starter 02TahoeMD
- Start date
Crossfaced
Observer
I'm going upgrade my wiring in my jeep and my fridge. The cord from the fridge get quite hot and occasionally shuts down. After reading this whole thread it seems the fix is to upgrade the wires.
I'm going to go directly from the battery from the (+) & (-) terminals to the rear of the jeep. For the connections in the back I'll probably go with the 45amp Anderson Powerpoles.
My questions....
Should I upgrade the 12v wiring all the to the power supply of the fridge, and if so what size wire should I use? I opened the fridge up and the wires are small...I'm guessing 16 gauge.
Thanks
I'm going to go directly from the battery from the (+) & (-) terminals to the rear of the jeep. For the connections in the back I'll probably go with the 45amp Anderson Powerpoles.
My questions....
Should I upgrade the 12v wiring all the to the power supply of the fridge, and if so what size wire should I use? I opened the fridge up and the wires are small...I'm guessing 16 gauge.
Thanks
Crossfaced
Observer
I decided on overkill. Got 10-3 SJOOW cord and went 10 gauge all the way to the power supply. I also got a 30 auto breaker and Anderson SB45 connector to disconnect when needed.
snowblind
Adventurer
I have a similar setup in my Suburban.
Since you're going to trouble of running the long wire maybe add a distribution/fuse/breaker box a couple of feet from the fridge. That way you power the fridge AND/OR something else like rear aux lights, air compressor, etc, etc.
The short fridge wire can be small gauge. I would hard wire this to 12v (no cig connect) and leave it in the vehicle full time. Buy another 12v cord if you need to move the fridge.
Matt
toyotech
Expedition Leader
It's a sealed system. If it's low than you have a leak. Yes it's recommended to recover old freon. Put system in a vacuum to check for leaks than rechsrge to spec.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
toyotech
Expedition Leader
This seems to be the place to ask but I have a whynter fridge 45qt for a few years. Has always been plugged in. Set between 33-38. In use it will be in the truck on 12v and when not in use I leave it plugged in at the house on 110.
Just the other day I notice it was running for a long time and some how the temp set was at 00. No one has access to adjust it but me. I changed it back to 38 and it still ran but it seems like it was just the power supply fan and not compressor.
Now today it won't stop running. I adjusted it to the temp it was reading to see if it would stop and if just kept running. Like it doesn't know the internal temp or something. I had it at 38 and it ran it down to 30 till i unplugged it. Left it unplugged for an hour. Plugged it back in and I'm seeing what it will do now.
Anyone had a similar issue and no of the repairs ?? Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just the other day I notice it was running for a long time and some how the temp set was at 00. No one has access to adjust it but me. I changed it back to 38 and it still ran but it seems like it was just the power supply fan and not compressor.
Now today it won't stop running. I adjusted it to the temp it was reading to see if it would stop and if just kept running. Like it doesn't know the internal temp or something. I had it at 38 and it ran it down to 30 till i unplugged it. Left it unplugged for an hour. Plugged it back in and I'm seeing what it will do now.
Anyone had a similar issue and no of the repairs ?? Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
theksmith
Explorer
probably only used once... for anthrax cultivation!
K2ZJ
Explorer
Throw it in a dumpster and wait 5 minutes? Worked for Sarge.