Dometic "ice chest" refrigerators
What do people think of Dometic "ice chest" refrigerators. Not the Koolatron thermal-electric coolers, but the models that have an actual compressor? I'm thinking of buying one in addition to the ...
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mlts22 wrote:
I am looking at the CDF-11... It isn't big... but it is big enough to hold some food and keep it cold.
What I'm curious about is the freezer mode. Would that be able to keep frozen food safely below 32 degrees even in Texas heat? I can also use it to freeze water bottles and freezer packs, to help augment cooling of the absorption fridge in these 100+ days here in Texas.
In testing at home and also on the road, I could not get the CDF-11 to get down to the requested 24 degrees when the room around it was hot. The user manual, which you can download online, warns of this in temperatures above 90 degrees. It did get to below 32 degrees.
As to loading freezer packs, access to the freezer compartment is a bit awkward. 3 or 4 hard-side "weekender" size packs would fit into the compartment if you could get them there, but you can't. They have to go in diagonally and then there is no room to turn. I had room for a half-size, two full-size, and then another half-size, inserted in that order. Or, there is room for 6 16-ounce bottles. There are some videos on YouTube which show the CDF-11 loaded with various items; take a look at them (just search for "CDF-11"). The smaller upper section holds two cans or various small items (cheese?) and chills but does not freeze.
