Dometic CRX 50 Fridge Freezer install in a Sprinter Camper van
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Finishing Off My Overlander Dometic CRX 50 Fridge Freezer install in a Camper van It's taken me over a year to finally add the last piece to finish off my Overlanding camper van Dometic Waeco CRX-50 yep it's finally finished Merry Christmas and Happy adventures in the new year.
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Thats exactly the way we did building caravans.4 stainless screws,caps on and job done.
Thank you 😊
I think you are absolutely amazing and it takes the slightest little thing to make you happy which is really good you don't need big things in life to make people happy.
Thank you that’s really kind of you to say 👍🤓👍
@@BigVanSmallWorld you are a very good person and i love you're videos .
I bought my Dometic 75 for the same reason. Ice cream and ice. Good job. only bad thing you have to get on floor to see whats in fridge.
Yes I’m already thinking I might have made a mistake 👍🎄👍🍻
Good fridges, I've got a similar instalation, 2 vents, 2 computer fans one drawing air in and one drawing air out, on a separate switch, only needed in hot weather. 👍
Thank you buddy that’s really nice to know I’m on the rite track do you think I should put another fan behind the drivers seat as well ? 👍👍🎄
2.03 I know exactly how you feel mate ! Saved forever to get my fridge !
Thank you 👍😊👍
Freezer jolly good fellow.... and so say all of us.... Next year surely cannot be a worse year than this one Mel.... Enjoy your ice cream and beer from your diddy little fridge freezer....
Thank you fingers crossed 🤞 for next year 👍🍻👍
Gotta say me ol ginger .. thats a mighty fine job.. and a very merry hairy chrissymoose to you to .. 😍😎😁
Haha cheers buddy please don’t stop doing what you do have a great day 👍🍻👍
I love your videos. Your always happy and laughing and that rubs off on me.
Thank you that’s good to know I really appreciate you taking the time to comment 👍
Got one of them in the summer time there best love it
Thank you 😊
Mel, I'm at the remove the seat point and I'm screaming at the screen "Mel, reach through that big ventilation hole you just made". Funny only half hour ago my son in law was laughing at me "getting a bit too involved" watching RUclips ha ha.Hardly a problem after all.
Haha that’s golden have a good one 👍🎄👍
Merry Xmas Mel oh and by the way when we bought our Van the Fridge was brand new never used and the motor was a bit noisy we ran it for a day and it went quiet and never been switched off nor made any noise for 4.5 years now
Thank you you two have a great Christmas 🎄 I always miss my Ausie Christmases on the beach 🏖 👍👍
They are saying maybe 40c this year
All I thought was Fish Fingers to make sandwiches when you were talking about food, but seen as you mentioned it ice cream too 😃. One of those fridges is on my shopping list too but a bit further down as of yet.
Oh god yes love fish fingers too I’ve waited and waited for a long time to find one of these on offer I just couldn’t bring myself to pay full price I finally got this one for £549 even then seams a lot of money for such a small fridge but now I’ve got it I’m so pleased 👍😊👍
hi mel thats a lovely bit of kit ,,its a lot of rubs but i see now why you wanted it im looking so mite have to get looking
Cheers buddy I have wanted one for years now just couldn’t bring myself to pay that much but when I see this on on eBay with £80 off I just had to have it 👍
Carte D’or. rum and raisin Mel 😋
The relief on your face when fridge door cleared the bulkhead priceless !
Have a good New Year and stay safe cheers 👍😎
Oh you know lol thank you have a great Christmas 🎄
The wiring tails that came with the fridge were not heavy enough.i had to replace them with a heavier loom directly to the batteries. No problems since.
Oh some one else has mentioned this to thank you for letting me know really appreciate your help 👍
Great presentation Mel.
Thank you 🙏
When I removed my CR 80 I disconnected it. Then when I put it back in I extended the wire so that I can remove the fridge without having to disconnect it again. Just a thought stay safe and have a happy New Year🚐☕️☕️👍🏼🏴🌈🙏🏼💙❤️💙❤️
Thank you buddy That’s not a bad idea happy new year 🥳 to you too 👍🍻👍🤞
Merry Christmas Mel. BTW 3.5 Amps for the fridge (According to Ohms Law).
Cheers buddy merry Christmas 🎄
Nice video Mel. All the best to you as well from Mal and Dave in Stoke
Thank you 😊
I'm jealous of your fridge light! Nice video ☺️.
Thank you ☺️
Santa 🎅 Fridge Freezer 🥶 straight from the north pole, Merry Christmas Mel 😇
Thank you my old friend 👍🍻👍
I used to use a 12v compressor fridge, it cost about £600. It Used 48w
Running. I now use a domestic mini fridge from British heart second hand, running off my efficient 1500W inverter and it is the same 48w consumption ! Just buy an efficient low standby current invertor and save tons of money.
Thank you that’s really interesting and good to know I just don’t want an inverter in my van 👍🎄👍
Whats the make/model of the domestic mini fridge you use?
Hi Mel
Thanks for the reply, but your portable battery pack contains an inverter..
@@whu58 it's a logic fridge freezer a discontinued model, but Argos. Similar, buy the cheapest one going about £99 and make sure it's 230v compressor type. With Argos you can take it back if not happy.
We have the same fridge in the trucks in canada. Work great
Are that any good I hope so 👍🤞
@@BigVanSmallWorld if you have them to high they will freeze your milklol. But freezer works great keep things frozen
These are a great little fridge for a T4 or T5 I think but for the bigger vans I think there to small we went for the vitafreego 115 ltr . Double the size and pulls the same power.
Nice one 👍
Brilliant fridge.... I end up running mine on the lowest setting and works great...
Thank you buddy I’m experiencing with mine now 👍🎄👍
Merry christmas to you too nice fridge got the measurements right cheers to you stay safe
Thank you merry Christmas to you too 👍
You finally got it! I can see the happiness en joy radiate from your face.
Just the same smile as you had when your curtains arrived.
Now get your icecake in there along with a can of beer and get yourself a happy new year.
Lots of love and cheer from Mascha an me, now also enjoying a short holiday in our old camper.
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Thank you Carlo happy new year and love to you and Mascha 👍🍻👍
Mel I have an Engel In the RV basement and a 3 way domestic in the van ,, I have the engel freezer on a timer as the compressor noise at night is a pain ,, and engel are the quietest in the game ,,, Ice cream is good YES !
3.1 amps (42 watts decided by 12 volts = 3.1 ) But will get better with age mine only pulls 1.9 amps after 8 years the compressor runs in ,,
Thank you buddy merry Christmas 🎄
All the best to you Mel keep the videos coming cheers.
Thank you 😊
Obviously avoided Santa’s naughty list this year, so you got a great present - you could even say it’s a really cool one ❄️❄️❄️ Your happiness on opening the box was clear to see, and then it evolved into a Cinderella pantomime as “it fits” 👠👠👠. Was that just luck with the dimensions or designed that way to eventually fit the fridge when you got it? Remember heat rises, so would it be better to push air in at the bottom with the fan and exhaust it behind the drivers seat? 42 Watts at 12 Volts is 3.5 Amps.
Santa had nothing to do with it I actually got nothing from him this year lol I’ve wanted one of these for years so when I build this van I made that space for it my live is now complete ☺️👍
Looks great that Mel, be interesting to know how much it affects your power consumption in a future video. Merry Christmas 🎅
Thank you merry Christmas to you too I’ll have to do a 24 hour test 👍🎄👍
@@BigVanSmallWorld That would be fantastic. I've got the same fridge, battery monitor and similar battery bank so very interested. Happy and better new year.
The low power cutoff is very low, our leisure battery got dragged below 11v , which means there is a potential for battery damage. I didnt fond a way to adjust this on the fridge so if there is a way I would love to know
If you ever come to blackpool mate try notarianni ice cream shop on Waterloo Road blackpool omg it's the best in the UK 100%
Sounds good to me I’ll be up for that cheers 🍻
Merry Christmas Mel.🥳🍺
Have a happy,healthy and safe new year.
From Queensland Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you Mary really kind of you fingers crossed that things will get back to some sort of normality in 2021 and we can all start travelling again till then stay safe n healthy and have a happy new year 🥳 👍
Like a kid at Christmas...lol. Merry Christmas Mel, lovely purchase to finish the year. Look forward to following your travels in 2021.
Thank you I’ve wanted one for so long now just couldn’t bring myself to part with so much money then I see this one on offer £80 off so grabbed it merry Christmas 👍😊👍
Brass vent grill gone yay, good work buddy
Another great video Mel , see you in the new year
Cheers buddy 👍🍻👍
Merry Christmas Mel, enjoy your fridge buddy
Merry Christmas and a Vantastic NewYear pal, keep the content coming and hope you get a chance to do some proper touring in it next year. Come visit us in Rousay, Orkney and bring your detector, it's a bleeping paradise.
Thank you buddy I’ll save this message and hold you to that 🤣😂👍 merry Christmas 👍🎄👍
Great Vid Mel, well deserved, just about afford a bag of ice from ASDA
still trying to finish my van (T4) inbetween showers. Merry Christmas.
Les ( TORQUAY )
Thank you buddy really appreciate your encouragement and support 👍😊👍
Fridge looks the nuts mate made up for ya happy Christmas to ya
Thank you buddy same to you 👍🍻👍
Just looked those fridges up, nearly £600 ffs, nice job, Happy New Year Mel
Thank you happy new year to you too and yes they are extremely expensive for what they are 😞
A great Chrissie pressie for yourself, Mel!
Thank you 🙏
🇮🇪seasons greetings from Ireland.🤙
Thank you 🙏
Wish you nothing but happiness and success in 2021 Mel. You’ve been an inspiration to me in 2020, thank you!
Hay Bruce that’s really kind of you thank you for all your encouragement and help with the captions thanks to you I no longer smell lol fingers crossed that next year we can all met up and have a beer in the sun 👍🤞🍺
I've got the very same CRX50 and aside from the dreaded voltage fault, it's been running perfectly. It maintains a chill 3c whilst drawing hardly any amps, my 200w solar panels being more than enough to keep it running all year round. FYI as I discovered the CRX50's do have a common fault, after an indeterminate amount of time (8 months in my case), they will stop working and all the lights will start flashing. The solution is simple, replace the 12v supply cables with 6mm thick cables, with an inline fuse, direct to the leisure battery. Not sure why this happens, but it's been running a-okay since.
Oh nice thank you buddy really appreciate you taking the time to comment and let me know 👍🍻👍
What fuse do i need?
@@teunlll 15 Amps.
@@CampervanMatt thx budd
Like you can you did four van life keep posting updates up
Thank you buddy 👍
Put some thread lock on the self tappers Mel👍
Merry Christmas and happy new year
Thank you merry Christmas to you too and let’s hope 2021 we see things improve 👍
Lovely job there Mel, merry Christmas and a happy safe new year to you.
Regards kev
Thank you Kev same to you too 👍🎄👍
great fridge Mel, we have one and it has been brilliant. x
Thank you for your encouragement and support really appreciated I’m so grateful 👍🍻👍
Great little job Mel
Mate have a great Christmas and new year
Thank you and you 👍🎄👍
Looks great
Thank you 😊
Merry Christmas and a happy new year Mel.
Such a lovely fridge :) wonder how many ice creams you can fit 😜 there very nice fridges, so good it fitted to how you wanted it :)
Merry Christmas buddy and thank you for all the encouragement 👍🎄👍🍻🍻🍻
@@BigVanSmallWorld any time buddy your a massive inspiration :)
I was looking at this fridge/freezer,
but been thinking of a shoreline fridge/freezer :) not sure yet :) so good she’s finished 🎄 🍻 🍻 🎄
You do make me giggle Mel. So pleased you got a fridge. The British weather never helps us with our projects does it 😉
Thank you ☺️
Well happy for you Mel, got big enough scissors ✂️ 😁 Merry Christmas matie 🎄
Thank you sweetie merry Christmas 👍🍻👍
Merry Christmas Mel love the fridge and the vid, pretty sure you have lifted many spirits this year and kept us all going so thank you for all you do. So the only spirit you need to lift now is the liquid type , have a lovely time and again thank you .
Thank you buddy that’s really appreciated makes all the hard work worthwhile let’s hope next year things will get better 👍🍻👍
Merry Christmas Mel, your videos have entertained us all, all year, you have been an inspiration, keep up the great work, looking forward to your next project.
Thank you buddy that’s really kind of you to say happy Christmas and a good new year 👍🍻👍
Looks great 👍
Thank you for the positive feedback really appreciated 👍😊👍
Another awesome video MEL .👍🇬🇧🤘🍺
Thank you 👍🎄👍
Hi Mel. Come to this video to find out what is wrong with my fridge. I took the freezer compartment out of mine to create more space in the fridge, not realising that it turns the whole thing into a freezer! I wondered why I always have an orange light inside of my fridge when I open the door!
Oh no I’m glad you managed to find out what was going on 👍🤓
you know that fridge will work on 240v a bit like the opposite of a tv....you could try it
42w@12v=3.5 amps.
Hahaha I’m not falling for that one again 😂👍🎄
@@BigVanSmallWorld it would be a bit more costly
nice one fella sray safe
Thank you buddy 👍☺️👍🎄🍻
Lovely little fridge 😍 I need to save a bit to get one. And have a happy Xmas and New year mate
Thank you Mick iv been waiting ages for one to come up second hand they just don’t come up so when I spotted this one on a sale I jumped at it saved £80 so not to bad happy Christmas 🎄
*Everybody* wants ice cream in the freezer!
Happy Christmas Mel me max jnr and Alfie, hope your having fun with your new bird ❤️
Happy Christmas and a happy new year Mel👍
Thank you buddy and you 👍🎄👍
Love the videos Mel👍happy new year to you 🙏
Thank you that’s really kind of you happy new year to you too
Cool van fella, like it
Thank you that’s really kind of you to say 👍🍺
It about 3.7amps . Divide the wattage with the voltage that gives you the amps
Thank you 🙏
Great video Mel , Merry Christmas .
Thank you merry Christmas 🎄
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Great stuff
Thank you 😊
That little table is a sturdy little thing..
Great upgrade your treating the old girl to some goodies, do you think having the fire above will make it work harder I guess heat rises just curious, guess you would only know if you tried it somewhere else.
I use the stove most nights and it’s very well insulated the inside of the cabinet don’t even get warm it’s fine 👍🍻👍
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Mel i must thank you for all your video's this year they have really given me so much inspiration and great ideas for when i start my van hopefully next spring . all the best for the new year
Thank you that’s so really kind of you to say makes all the hard work worthwhile good luck with your build and happy new year 🥳
Hi marry Christmas to you, was just thinking about you heater , I would ad a little pipe to it , than the heat can’t go back where the fridge is .
Thank you and yes I’ve done that 👍merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas Mel
Thank you buddy merry Christmas 🎄
Really good question, how well will it do over bumps compressors down like to much movement as the gas get agitated to much 🤔
That’s a really good question I’ll let you know over time 👍🎄👍
Merry Christmas Mel 🎅
Thank you buddy merry Christmas 🎄 👍
Merry Christmas Mel! Nice install that. I know how eye wateringly expensive these fridges are, have they over over the ability to operate on a slope of any kind? The one in my old R.V. wouldn't run if I was parked up without it being one what level..... The 1st time it happen I was in a bit of a panic! It was quite an older model, so perhaps it not and issue any more.... Cheers, Jack 👍
Thank you Jack merry Christmas to you and your family too 👍
Very nice video! Thank you and happy van life. I just bought a 1972 American Boler 13 feet. Renovating it. So I just was researching fridges. It’s only 12 volt. Does it have a 110
Mine is just 12v good luck with your project 👍
Cool
Thank you 😊
Merry Christmas Mel :)
Thank you buddy merry Christmas 🎄
At last, love how it fitted so well. Lets us know in how you go on with it and how much it drains the batteries in a future video. Merry Xmas Mel :)
Thank you merry Christmas
Hi Mel.. Happy New Year.. you should have put a longer wire on the fridge, as in the future you might want to pull it out again for some reason and that way you don't need to take the seat apart again.. Just a thought..
Oh bugger me why didn’ti think of that cheers Kev fingers crossed we can all met up next year happy new year mate 👍🍻👍
I only said it as I did the same thing with my fridge.. (every day you learn) screwed the cupboard around it then thought (2 weeks later) i didn't fit the cooler fans and had to take it all apart again.. Bugger.. LOOKING FORWARDS to the meet ups and cant wait.. Cheers Bud
@@WonderingWomble I’ll make sure I got a beer 🍺 in the fridge for you 👍
Haaahaha now you got a fridge.. LARGER lout i am...
Thats 3.5Amps Mel 😊
Thank you 😊
Watts= volts x amps. Amps = volts / watts. = 40 watts / 12 volt = 3,333 amps. 👍🍦😉 ,
Greetings 🇳🇱
That makes no sense to me at all lol thanks for trying though really kid of you 👍🍻👍
Hi Mel. Nice fridge. Why is such a small fridge so expensive?. All the best for 2021
I really don’t know why happy new year to you too
I love it when a plan comes together Ha ha The Mel team 🤠
Haha thank you 👍🍻👍
hi Mel 😁 just checked the price of the fridge 🥺 can’t believe they cost that much. Keep up the good work and take care 👍
I know they are really expensive i have beed waiting and waiting for someone to have a sale and when I see this one with £80 off I jumped at it shame they only had 3 👍
I continue to enjoy your videos! Thanks for making them! Where did you find that small stove you have? It is so sweet.
Thank you that’s really appreciated I have a link in the description of this video to my stove 👍
I bought the one piece flush mount surround for this and you don’t have to use the screws inside to keep it in place
That’s brilliant I’ll have to have a look at them 👍😊👍
That’s brilliant I’ll have to have a look at them 👍😊👍
a lot of people change the main wire because the one one the fridge is to thin..... just keep an eye on it....
Thank you I will check it out thanks for the tip 👍🎄👍
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You remind me of lance off harry Enfield and chums
Haha thanks I think 🤔 👍😂👍
@@BigVanSmallWorld definitely not an insult pal!!!!
Why did you give up your cool box. You seemed so happy with it?
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Ice cream 🍨 lol I caved in
Me A great job looks well made !! All the best for 2021 love the vids Robbie U K
Thank you all the best 👍🍻👍
Great video I have a small gas fridge but it packed up during the summer have to get a new one your one would be great. Where did you get it ? Can’t find it in your discripsion
Hi thank you I’ve just put the link in description for you but the seller is away until the 4th there the cheapest iv ever seen them 👍
You shouldn't lay the fridge horizontally as oil can leak out of the compressor, if it does get tipped over or laid out horizontally you should allow a few hours for the oil to drain back into the compressor before turning it on.
You’re absolutely right 👍🍻👍
Hi Mel, I've been thinking about your condensation problem. Not your's specifically, but for all van dwellers. Seems to me if you used your woodstove until you went to bed, reallt firing it up, and then using a little ceramic heater all night at a low setting, with a window cracked, you wouldn't have condensation. Seems you have access to house power a few feet away at present so you wouldn't be draining any batteries.
Thank you for the suggestion but unfortunately I don’t have access to house power 👍
@@BigVanSmallWorld Oh, too bad. But maybe you could still hook up a little heater to your UK equivalent of a jackery for a couple of hours anyway?