Sundanzer Solar-Powered Refrigerator - 5.8 Cubic Ft., 30in.L x 40in.W x 37in.H

After months of internal debate, I finally sprang for one of these about six months ago. So far I'm very glad that I did.

I use it at a rustic, off-grid cabin. I have a tiny solar system there -60 watts of amorphous panels and 12-volt batteries with a total capacity of 205 amp hours. When I got the fridge, I planned to only run it when I was at the cabin. In reality, I haven't turned it off yet although I do turn the thermostat up and run it at around 45 degrees in order to save power when I'm not there. The spec sheet rating for power consumption seems to be accurate -I don't remember exactly but it rates it at something like 6.5 A/h per day at 78 degrees and no openings. In mid-summer it draws about 5 A/h per day when I am not there, meaning thermostat turned up and zero openings. When I am there, it draws in the range of 10-15 A/h per day with normal usage and adding of warm stuff. It draws about 3 amps when the compressor is actually running. I track the power consumption using a "Watt's up" meter (just do an Amazon search, it's another item I highly recommend).

As an item of potential interest but unverified by me, I read in a review of the freezer that it's identical except for the thermostat. So you can change this from fridge to freezer and back just buy swapping thermostats in it. Might be useful to someone.

My Sundanzer refrigerator failed shortly after the warranty ended. The company knew right away what the problem had to beholes in the freon linebut they won't do anything about it. They told me to get a refrigerator repair person to fix it. When I called one he told me that they must be using cheap freon lines that are defective, and that the holes can be tiny and impossible to find. And if the holes are in the line that is imbedded inside the insulation, it is not possible to fix it. This was not a cheap fridge and I am so disapointed. I have one of their freezers as well and it is doing finebut obviously some of the freon lines are defective. I wish the company would stand behind their products but they don't.

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The Sundanzer refrigerator/freezers are good product. However, try to get one fixed or someone who knows how it operates (from the main office) will get you nowhere plus a big runaround from Billy Amos. Getting replacement parts is another issue. Their customer service is almost non-existent. If you buy one...you are on your own.

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