Ding Ding . . . Happy Dayz.
Its new Fridge time . . . . . . . . again. (2022 upgrade)
This time the Awesome -
DOMETIC CFX3-35
About this item
- The Dometic CFX3 35 is the ultimate powered cool box with impressive cooling
- Enjoy reliably fresh food and cold drinks thanks to the VMS03 variable-speed compressor cooling tec
- Its optimised software ensures superior cooling, freezing and energy efficiency
- The Dometic CFX3 35 cool box features durable and lightweight fender frames to protect the cool bo
- The strong, spring-loaded aluminium handles make it easy to lift and transport
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I had my eye on these as soon as they were released the other year. . . . but with a £800+ retail price they were way too rich for me,
in the meantime id kept an eye on Ebay etc for a better priced unit - hoping for a maybe.
Lucky for me T6F come up trumps with a fellow member selling one in the SALE section on T6F . . . .
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so . . . .
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I Purchased from said fellow T6F member recently and had it under test for a while, , ,
size wise its very similar to all the other 35/40/50L fridges, they all normally have the same footprint but get progressively higher as the volume sizer increases.
spec plate:
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They have ALU sprung loaded handles at either end that feel good and chunky.
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they have continued the power connection method over from the previous generation, with a built in 240v PSU, (so no power brick to drag around)
so you just get a mains cable and a 12/24vdc cable.
this time we get a cracking new display, and the USB charge port too..
the screen is a massive upgrade form last time.
it shows you the AC/DC connection method and DC voltage.
it give you access to the menu,
it has WIFUI ab BT.
it show you when the compressor is running,
if the lid is open,
and any alarms.
inside we have the standard layout of main section and upper section, plus a nice LED light,
the lid is removable, but not adjustable.
plugging it in we can see it draws around 70w when the compressor is 100% . . . then throttles back to 0w when idle.
this show the same on AC and DC.
The menu system allows various settings as you would expect . .
But this time we have a Decent APP to . . .
over on the Play store we can get . . . DOMETIC CFX3 - a dedicated APP for the new range of CFX3 fridges . .
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install the APP, Pair the phone - job dome.
The APP sown some useful info . .
current battery voltage or AC modes,
lid open or closed,
compressor on/off
any alarms,
you can change all the settings from the APP to . . . which is nice.
one new feature that i love is the power usage monitor . . .
it shows the hour/day/week power plots. . .
power used in Ah/h & the internal fridge temp in DegC/F
Very High quality . . . . but with a high price tag to match . . .
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power wise, I've been keeping the Beers cold for 3days now running of this Ecoflow power pack . . ( well these four Pale Ales & a temp sensor)
The compressor is very quite, but audible when ruining at full blast.
The comptroller ramps the power up/down very gradually . . . so you never notice a hard ON/OFF of the compressor its always very gradual.
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Conclusion, - a top quality fridge that comes highly recommended. . . (with a useful phone APP )
They do a cover for it thats been ordered, watch this space for that update.
edit:
the only thing i don't like is that the APP history DATA clears when you power off the fridge. . .
The Fridge don't sore any data . . . nor does the APP.
that's a disappointment, but an easy fix with APP programming . . . for example just swapping from AC to DC during testing was enough to loose the whole weeks data . . . . GRRR.
i think they could at least add a calendar feature to the APP and start logging data from the fridge . . . so you have history to review.
instead - you loose everything if the fridge is powered down.
not a deal breaker - just an annoyance and probable oversite from the APP developers.
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