I have a dometic cfx 40 and a 1000 lithium. I ran the fridge for aprox. 100 hrs or 4 days on the 12 volt until the low voltage cut off at 10.1 volts. The yeti was at 36 percent battery. Temp was set at 39 degrees. I did pre chill on ac first. Pretty amazing. I will be ordering the regulated cable so i can use the yeti to its full potential but 4 days on its own is a long weekend. Thought i would let everone know. Great video !
@E O N with the fridge and a goal zero and a solar panel add the car charger for those cloudy days and you're all set. Her setup would be perfect if she added a solar panel. Good luck !
The #cfx3 95 is the best, I've used it in the desert camp last week and didn't need any power for a week, thanks to the #Anker 757 with solar. all cooled and good.
Cool video. I did a similar test with my goal zero yetti 400 chained to a 100ah battery so total watts = 1596. I ran the costway 54 qt 12v refrigerator/freezer nonstop at 38 degrees for 72 hours (from the 12v cig lighter port on the yetti) and my system still read 60% power left!! By my calculations I can run it for about 5.25 days! The costway just sips power :-)
@@DoggyU Oops, either the price changed or I was looking at the wrong model. The 75DZW is showing $983 and the 65W is $903. Sorry if I got anyones hopes up. $983 is still the best price I've seen in a while.
Thanks for the test. I'm looking for a similar setup for emergencies and as extra freezer spae when camping. Glad to know it will do the whole weekend. Would be longer with solar panels.
Yes totally - I'm just not usually in a place long enough to set out/ fully utilize solar and I'm not interested in having it on my van again. I drive enough to be able to charge it off the car :)
Great video! I bought one last year and i love it also! Perhaps you can make a video of both of them on -22C / -7.6F or at least ONE of the compartiments as cold as possible at an enviroment temperature round about 25C / 77F Lots of us buy this type of dual-zone systems to use one compartiment for freezing and one for cooling :) .... And then... , one will notice it can do a whole lot less hours of cooling With both compartiments on maximum Freezing, it draws 5.7Amps almost continuously on a 12v system. Without solar one may be lucky to have the dometic still running lets say engine off from 16.00 than wake up the next day and check the Dometic if it's still running...
Hi mate, nice viedeo like always. Thinking about buying this one, because I'm not happy with the engel md 60 FC. I have a 75ah optima yellow agm Batterie with 200 Watts permanently solar on it. And a mobile 100 watt solar to put on top by standing. Do you think that is enough power for a long weekend (4 days)? I mean it needs a lot of power... 🤔
Hey Dan Man! Thanks for reaching out - unfortunately, I'm not electrically savvy so I"m not the best person to ask - I would call the company directly to hear it right from the horses mouth :)
@@DoggyU no problem. Most videos on this topic are allot of talk and no show. Nice would be if you did another video out on a hot weekend.👍😄 And, mayny connected up to a solar panel/blanket 🤔😄🤙🖐️
You can set the domestic to shut off at certain voltage/battery levels. This safety measure prevents the fridge from draining the starter battery of a car if using the 12volt cigarette lighter plug to power the fridge. So since you used the 110 plug I bet the yeti stopped providing power to the fridge based on remaining battery time left. (Unless the domestic failsafe works the same way for both plugs) thanks for the test. 👍🏽
Putting the food in will reduce the energy consumption because the food is acting as thermal mass to help keep temp down. You will get different results with an empty and full dometic.
Good idea but don't forget you frig work against the outside temps so this summer when it 105 outside it a other story cause the Compressor will work harder cheer thanks for that info
I mean, I didn't forget that. It is true that the compressor will be on longer in the summer and less in the winter. This video is meant to show you a baseline. The temp was mid-60s in my house for this particular test. Happy Travels!
running off of 12v will save power as the inverter will consume a certain percentage of the battery due to being inefficient. LiPo batteries will last longer if you only charge to 75% and drain to 25%.
Thanks for the tips! And yes, I now have the adaptor that's required to run it off the 12v and it does last longer. If you don't have the adaptor, it shuts the fridge off at 50% power.
Just FYI, running it empty is one of the hardest things for the fridge to do because its very hard for it to cool the air. I bet if you try it again where you start it cold and already have it full of frozen and cold stuff it will last way longer. great test though! AA
Thanks AA! Yes totally true. If I'm at home, I fill it with freezer packs or cold water. But I wanted to run it from room temperature because sometimes I'm out and on the road before I turn it on, like when I realize I need groceries last minute. Thanks so much for the tip! Maybe I'll do another trial soon!
If you are loading room temp beverages and food into that cooler it will run a lot more and shorten your time by quite a bit. Beverages especially use up a lot of energy to cool.
Great test... and oh by the way, first time watching your videos and I certainly was drawn to the doggies since I am a fanatic about dogs. I have five. Anyway, love them tremendously and they are beautiful dogs! I subscribed also. Thanks
totally. the 12 v is more efficient. But at the time I didn't have the regulator cable. The dometic has an auto-shut-off that would mean I wouldn't have been able to drain the goal zero.
that is seriously impressive given the size of the fridge. what was the ambient temp out of curiosity? a couple things, the dometic has low/med/hi power save that senses the incoming voltage to avoid draining your battery all the way. you can now get an adapter an run the dometic off of the DC port which should give about 20% longer life as the inverter uses some power converting dc to ac.
Ambient temperature would have been approximately 62 degrees. And yes! I have the adaptor now and use it. It's a great system. Did a whole video on my electrical system: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html Really love it!
Good test. I would assume that the battery would be even more efficient on dc current as opposed to the ac that was used. I believe the battery has to invert the electricity to run it on ac.With that said I understand why you chose ac for this experiment.
Totally would have been more efficient. I just didn't have the right cords to make DC work at the time as you needed a regulator to make the fridge function past 50% battery.
Love the video. Wish there wasn't an addition of food to your experiment, and also how there is no actual time of shutting off since you weren't even home when it stopped. But it still gives me a bit of an idea of how it would work. Thank you.
I wish there wasn't the addition of food either but my options were to not publish the video or let 30 lbs of meat rot ;) . In any event - if you get the 12v adaptor, it lasted nearly a week running on 12v.
@@jeffreyclement3564 I think I'll try to do one in the 12v at some point. But I have so many videos to tape it might be further down on the list lol. That being said, off to camp with my Goal Zero Yeti and my Dometic Fridge :)
Thanks fo sharing your test with us. Couple of thing just as to comment on other people is the addition of food could represent the opening and closing of the doors. I would assume that for the majority of this test the doors stayed closed? But anyhow it would be interesting to see how long it would last under ideal conditions ( pre-chilled, full of food/water bottles). Also, I’m familiar with yeti just yet can someone explain why you can’t run it on 12 volt. I have conducted a few experiments with my 75DWZ one of which was on my starter battery in 80 degree weather during the day in South Carolina and I was good for about 4-5 hours before the 12 volt dropped below the lowest cut-off setting for the fridge. At night though I would run no problems. Upside is I was still able to start my truck after the fridge stopped. Still... 3 days with no regeneration of power is awesome.
You get more mileage using the 12 volt. I would always choose 12v over AC on my Yeti. It would be a better test to see how long it will run before the Yeti shuts down. Does the 1000 have WIFI? The phone app will calculate run time.
You can get more mileage with the 12 volt but the dometic is set up to cut off when a battery reaches a certain level as to not drain a car battery if you're running off that. I just got the attachment that bypasses that shutoff so I can run it off 12v now and use the full battery. Not sure if it has wifi. Not to my knowledge anyways!
@@DoggyU what is the bypass? can you send the model and does it work well? Ive been using my dometic with a yeti 1400 on 12v and barely get 40 hours. Its not very efficient.
You would of got a longer run time if you had used the Yeti's 12v Cigar socket because the Inverter side of the yeti uses power as well as the fridge but using the 12v socket the yeti would not have to power the inverter to do the same Job, Hope that helps, Great test. WTG.
Yes - you can! Its just that theres a failsafe on the dometic that shuts off the fridge if the battery gets to a certain level so it doesnt kill your car battery if you run it off that. I just got the connector that bypasses that system so I can do that now :)
DoggyU greetings !! What is the connector called ? I tried to connect my dometic cfx35 to the 12v input of the goal zero 1000 and it never turned on .. thank you for the video btw .. respect !!
great to see a REAL test! I wonder if you can answer a couple of points I think I've misunderstood from elsewhere: I thought that I heard you cannot charge the GZ through the cigarette lighter? It would seem odd to me if one can't, when other power stations can. Also, I hadheard people say that for a fridge, a 12-volt outlet needs to be regulated. I didn't think GZ was regulated but you might know more about that... Was there any issue at all with the consistency of the power draw?
Hey Linda - you did not hear wrong. You do need a special accessory to charge the Goal Zero from a cigarette lighter while driving. It's approximately $40 - you can see my whole set up while camping/driving here: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html As far as the 12v you are also correct. You do need a regulator though they may fix that on newer models. That is also converted in the above video. Hope that helps!
Since u have G Z 1000. I assume a G Z 400 would not have lasted .. your option I have a chance to get a GZ 400 at a steal from a friend who bought up so he has no need for it .. should I get it ?? I will find uses for it I’m sure ...
I believe i've seen one guy do a video on the 400 but it won't run a fridge for very long. I would go with a bigger unit if you want to run the fridge :)
Hey there! Just wanted to follow up since you have been using this setup for a while. Did you ever have a chance to do these tests: 1) Duration using using DC (12v cig adapter)? 2) Pre-cooling your fridge in your house to your desired temperature before connecting it to the GZ for the test? Thanks!
So on my trip out to CO I used the adapter (from CT) and got about 3-4 days of cooling (I know that isn't scientific but I haven't done a real test for that yet). As far as pre-cooling - the Dometic is pretty heavy to carry myself in and out of the house, so I don't take it out of the van much to run this type of test. It does make a difference when you put already frozen stuff into it before turning it on. Cools down way more quickly! We're buying a house soon so I'll have more availability to run some of these extra tests. Stay tuned!
I haven't done that specifically but I have charged the goal zero off the car while also running the fridge on it so my guess is yes. But I would contact Goal Zero directly. They are very helpful!
How warm /cool was the room the fridge was in. In the summer it takes more energy to cool when the ambient temperature is 95 degrees, and less when the temps are lower.
if you'd like a comparison i measured an empty whynter fridge (70 watts) from a 105 Ah agm battery (it seems to have similar storage to my yeti 1000). the fridge cuts off when the battery drops to 10 volts. it ran for 48 hours and still was on the last of 4 bars. i noticed you ran off the ac. i think it might be more efficient to run it on dc?
Hey Dennis - it is more efficient to run on DC but the dometic has an auto shut off around 60% of battery usage and i hadn't gotten the regulator cord to bypass that issue at the time. I now have that regulator and it works great!
I found the same thing with the 12v , after some searching I found out that the 12 v is unregulated so my fridge will low voltage disconnect but there is a way around it , goal zero sells a lithium regulated cable , which is expensive and unexpected . Not a happy customer, they say the new model 200x has a regulated 12 v
Nice review. Should you do another one can you used the info button from time to time. This shows how many hours are left on battery. :) I kept waiting for you to hit that button. LOL. Also, maybe at 6% the compressor tried to kick back on, but the voltage was not enough so it cut it off. I was hoping you were going to turn off the ac and then turn it back on to see if it would cut the fridge back on. All in all, great review.
wonder how long it would have lasted using straight 12volt connections which was the intention of the cooler in the first place, using the inverter on the power station is no where near as efficient as the straight 12 volt connection... do another test :-)
Nice video. If you ever upgrade to the yeti 3000 (or 6000 if its true that they have one in the works), you should give this test another run because I am curious as to how long it would last.
Just for the record, my patriot 1800 w, ran my dometic 4 hours and my patriot had 3 bars left.. so , it wouldnt have lasted me a weekend.. my patriot bars where full w plugged in to dometic and it charged 5 hours.. but! It is what it is i guess.. manual that came with dometic didnt say how long to charge it and the app bluetooth neva did tune in to my phone... ill figure or just get a yeti1000. The Patriot did feed me while the power was out one night then run a tv.. so not useless envestment.. just figuring whats up , it used 2 bars there ain't but 5.. yours ran for 4 days.... Ps. Im new at all this
I am thinking of getting the CFX3 35 and a yeti 500X battery, I am new to all this and have no knowledge to calculate watts or voltage, the 500X has 505Wh / 46.8Ah capacity, does anyone knows how long can the CFX3 35 lasts with that? Thank you for any input.
I bought the goal zero yeti 1400, and after watching your review, I got the dometic cfx 75 as well. I ran the same test. Fridge is empty, and it lasted a little over a day and a half. The fridge draws about the same. Any ideas why my 1400 would last a lot less than your 1000.
hmmm - I have no idea why that would be. I purchased the special plug they had to override the 12v and that made it last about a week. Mine was in about 65 degree temp. Maybe you were in a hotter area?
Yes you definitely can! We don't because we don't need it but they sell solar options and I believe you can even rig up off-brand options. And rescue herding dogs are the best dogs :)
Great question! The Dometic fridge has an automatic shutoff on it to make sure you don't drain your battery if it were hooked up to your car battery. To bypass the auto shutoff and to be able to use the full goal zero battery down to 0 you need a special connector for the 12v. I wasnt able to get one at the time of this video. I now have it and use the 12v exclusively. Thanks for your question!
Just curious.. what kind of price you got on the Dometic during black friday. I'm in the market for a dual zone fridge for my camper. I'm considering the 65 and the 75 domestics. Also, have you had any issues with it? It has a lot of mixed reviews on Amazon. Seems people either love it and have had great experience with it.. or they hate it because it died on them.
Joe Scopa had no issue with my 65 for the year I used it 24/7. I haven’t used my 75 extensively yet but has worked well the couple times I’ve used it. I got it for around $850 I believe on Black Friday.
@@DoggyU No problem! We just got ours and have been testing it out too. I would have tried for zero (after all, it's in the name, right?) but saw another video about how the yeti protects itself. Huh! Things you learn from other people and not the manufactures, eh?
I use the Waeco (same as dometic) with Yeti 1400 lithium, and after 1 week it’s on 50 %. I installed a stepup to use 24 volt, so it can work till very low percentage. Using 220v will have loss on overhead!
Charles Morzo Hi. I don’t have a video but maybe not a bad idea. Actually it’s pretty simple. Bought a 120w 12v to 24v stepup at AliExpress, installed a female and a male cigarette adapter. Actually today I’m doing a modification and replacing the male cigarette adapter that goes in the yeti with a anderson 30A connector. Mainly because when driving the cigarette adapter disconnects. The anderson connector is more reliable. If you want I can post a link with used materials. Good luck
@@marcopolo5115 I don't use solar panels - I actually charge it through the car while driving. You can check out this video to see my setup/charging situation: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html
Do you find the dometic is constantly running? My 95dz I can hear noise coming from it for 26 minutes and then quiet for 6 minutes. I think it has a fan that stays on longer then the actual compressor. I have the big side as a fridge at 4 degree c and the smaller side as a freezer at minus 15c
Do you find the freezer works well at the setting you have yours at? The instruction for my 95dz says to use 5 degrees Fahrenheit for freezer? That's almost colder then your set up.
@@mrchrisknight315 Oh man, I definitely didn't read the instructions! So honestly, I sold the van that had this fridge in it, and now have a 55 in my minivan. I found those settings worked well unless something was way at the top. I would go with what the instructions say ... i'm so bad at reading the manual! 🤦🏼♀️
Hi Peter - Yes! You're correct. unfortunately, the dometic was built so that it will shut off at around a 50% power supply if you don't buy a special regulator for it. I now have the regulator and use the 12v exclusively.
There’s a 12 volt regulated cable adapter that plugs into the 12 volt APP outlet on the Yeti. It regulates the output to a consistent voltage so the Dometic fridge won’t turn off. It’s on the Goal Zero website 😊
Thanks for the tip! Yes! I am actually going to purchase this as soon as the Goal Zero car chargers also come back into stock (which they said may take a while!). Thanks for watching!
DoggyU You’re welcome! Wow I can’t believe they’re sold out already 😲. I just bought my car charger at REI last week . Works like a champ. On the 10amp setting I’m getting 120 Watts. Oh btw, the MPPT module can accept 360 watts. You can charge your yeti from 0-100 in 4 hours by buying a 4X8mm combiner and plug 4 wall chargers into it.
So say dometic and goal zero are fully charged the night before u set off on trip n then plug dometic into goal zero when u set off u should get longer???
Hi Lucky - so the dometic can't be charged. If you mean that the dometic is pre-chilled in the house, than yes the battery will last longer. Even if you can't pre-chill it in the house, I will also freeze big water bottles the night before and put them in the fridge. THis helps cool it faster and use less battery. Hope that helps!
that is actually impressive!! I am sold on it!! LOL....wondering if you can recharge the Yeti 1000 and leave the fridge plug in at the same time ( like : recharging the Yeti of the car 12v outlet when driving for a few hours) ??
Yes! I do this all the time - I can run the fan, fridge, whatever, and then use the charging cable (sold separately) to charge it while driving simultaneously. Works great!
Hey Brian - you can definitely to a lot to increase the longevity of the battery! But yes, cooling to temp or even putting in frozen water bottles helps!
Hey Pete - I do have a house! I live in CO at the moment and use the van for longer trips and weekend adventures. I have a lot of flexibility in my schedule so I get to take off on trips quite frequently. Last summer I spent two months in the van in california, but I always have a home base.
Hi Jeanette - I had solar on my first van build and never needed it because I charged off the alternator so the solar ended up being a waste of money. So, solar just isn't something I need. Thanks for taking the time to watch my vid!
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Now this a good test, thank you
Thanks for the feedback! :)
I have a dometic cfx 40 and a 1000 lithium. I ran the fridge for aprox. 100 hrs or 4 days on the 12 volt until the low voltage cut off at 10.1 volts. The yeti was at 36 percent battery. Temp was set at 39 degrees. I did pre chill on ac first. Pretty amazing. I will be ordering the regulated cable so i can use the yeti to its full potential but 4 days on its own is a long weekend. Thought i would let everone know. Great video !
@E O N with the fridge and a goal zero and a solar panel add the car charger for those cloudy days and you're all set. Her setup would be perfect if she added a solar panel. Good luck !
Thank u so much I didn't know how I was going to do this while I'm traveling on the road for work! U da best
The #cfx3 95 is the best, I've used it in the desert camp last week and didn't need any power for a week, thanks to the #Anker 757 with solar. all cooled and good.
The cfx3 truly is a great product that really stands up to the road!
Great fridge, i just bought the CX395DZ. Very pleased.
So glad you like it! I am very happy with my dometics!
Funny your time was 8:11 and date now is 8/11... I'm kinda crazy with numbers 😳😅 thank you for this video 📹
Thank you Michael! Glad you enjoyed!
The fridge is super efficient.
It is!
Thank you for sharing this video with us! Congrats with your new van. I’m also a new vaner, I hope everything goes well for myself and also you.
Thanks for the feedback! Safe travels! :)
Cool video.
I did a similar test with my goal zero yetti 400 chained to a 100ah battery so total watts = 1596. I ran the costway 54 qt 12v refrigerator/freezer nonstop at 38 degrees for 72 hours (from the 12v cig lighter port on the yetti) and my system still read 60% power left!! By my calculations I can run it for about 5.25 days! The costway just sips power :-)
I actually got the special plug for the dometic to override the automatic shutoff and was able to run it for over a week!
I have the same freezer I’m not sure plug yet in the goal zero yetti 400.... tell me more about your experience... please
@@DoggyU what is the special plug? I am interested in this!
@@ThayerGowdy here you go: amzn.to/2ZSaG9R
Dometic Online shop has the CFX75DZW for $903 and free shipping from 5/17-5/27 Memorial Day Sale. Great review of the 75!!
Thanks for putting that out there! That's a great price!
@@DoggyU Oops, either the price changed or I was looking at the wrong model. The 75DZW is showing $983 and the 65W is $903. Sorry if I got anyones hopes up. $983 is still the best price I've seen in a while.
@@CorndogCaravan Thanks for the update!
Thank you for sharing! This was the exact combo I needed to research!
Awesome! Safe travels!
Thanks for the test. I'm looking for a similar setup for emergencies and as extra freezer spae when camping.
Glad to know it will do the whole weekend.
Would be longer with solar panels.
Yes totally - I'm just not usually in a place long enough to set out/ fully utilize solar and I'm not interested in having it on my van again. I drive enough to be able to charge it off the car :)
Answered my question beautifully. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback :)
This was so helpful! I have the 95dz and the 3000x goal zero so I can imagine what it will do from your video! Thanks for sharing!!!
So glad this was helpful! Happy travels!
How you like your 95dz? I want to buy one
Thank you for this. I was wondering about the same thing.
You're welcome! Also note that if you get the 12v override adaptor it can last for much longer.
It's too sad that goalzerros has let themselves go careless
Great video! I bought one last year and i love it also!
Perhaps you can make a video of both of them on -22C / -7.6F or at least ONE of the compartiments as cold as possible at an enviroment temperature round about 25C / 77F
Lots of us buy this type of dual-zone systems to use one compartiment for freezing and one for cooling :)
.... And then... , one will notice it can do a whole lot less hours of cooling With both compartiments on maximum Freezing, it draws 5.7Amps almost continuously on a 12v system.
Without solar one may be lucky to have the dometic still running lets say engine off from 16.00 than wake up the next day and check the Dometic if it's still running...
Huge help! Thanks for posting!
Hey Devon! Glad you found it helpful! Safe travels!
7W vs. 70W makes it clear that pre-cooling the fridge/freezer is a good plan. You can draw 7W for a pretty long time with a 1000Wh source.
Yes we will all start with the cooler cold and loaded that creates mass inside the frig and helps it hold temperature a bit longer.
hit all the buttons great report thanks
wonderful test. I am sizing my Lithium Ion battery system for new fridge and this information is hard to come by! very useful, thx
You're welcome Susan! Good luck on your travels!
Hi mate, nice viedeo like always. Thinking about buying this one, because I'm not happy with the engel md 60 FC. I have a 75ah optima yellow agm Batterie with 200 Watts permanently solar on it. And a mobile 100 watt solar to put on top by standing. Do you think that is enough power for a long weekend (4 days)? I mean it needs a lot of power... 🤔
Hey Dan Man! Thanks for reaching out - unfortunately, I'm not electrically savvy so I"m not the best person to ask - I would call the company directly to hear it right from the horses mouth :)
finally a video that shows exactly what people want to know :)
Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)
@@DoggyU no problem. Most videos on this topic are allot of talk and no show. Nice would be if you did another video out on a hot weekend.👍😄 And, mayny connected up to a solar panel/blanket 🤔😄🤙🖐️
Thank You for doing this
wow! I have a 40 size and now i know it will definitely power it for a 3 day camping trip... and thats without solar. so cool .
Have fun out there!
Definitely good to know
You can set the domestic to shut off at certain voltage/battery levels. This safety measure prevents the fridge from draining the starter battery of a car if using the 12volt cigarette lighter plug to power the fridge. So since you used the 110 plug I bet the yeti stopped providing power to the fridge based on remaining battery time left. (Unless the domestic failsafe works the same way for both plugs) thanks for the test. 👍🏽
Yeah - it shut off way later than it would have with the 12v so I'm guessing the failsafe is much lower set for the 110 volt. Thanks for watching!
Its not very efficient to use this, i have the same cooler as above with a yeti 1400 and barely get 40 hours of power
Putting the food in will reduce the energy consumption because the food is acting as thermal mass to help keep temp down. You will get different results with an empty and full dometic.
Thanks Rocky! Yes when I go out typically I put in a frozen gallon of water and some other already chilled food in there.
Thanks for doing this! You don’t see review where you put the gear to the test
Thanks for the feedback! Really appreciate it! :)
Your amazing 👍🏽
I so love your dog and your videos of course...smile. this is a great, informative video
Thanks for leaving this comment :) Made my day!
Good idea but don't forget you frig work against the outside temps so this summer when it 105 outside it a other story cause the Compressor will work harder cheer thanks for that info
I mean, I didn't forget that. It is true that the compressor will be on longer in the summer and less in the winter. This video is meant to show you a baseline. The temp was mid-60s in my house for this particular test. Happy Travels!
running off of 12v will save power as the inverter will consume a certain percentage of the battery due to being inefficient. LiPo batteries will last longer if you only charge to 75% and drain to 25%.
Thanks for the tips! And yes, I now have the adaptor that's required to run it off the 12v and it does last longer. If you don't have the adaptor, it shuts the fridge off at 50% power.
Your dogs are adorable!
Thank you!
Just FYI, running it empty is one of the hardest things for the fridge to do because its very hard for it to cool the air. I bet if you try it again where you start it cold and already have it full of frozen and cold stuff it will last way longer. great test though! AA
Thanks AA! Yes totally true. If I'm at home, I fill it with freezer packs or cold water. But I wanted to run it from room temperature because sometimes I'm out and on the road before I turn it on, like when I realize I need groceries last minute. Thanks so much for the tip! Maybe I'll do another trial soon!
If you are loading room temp beverages and food into that cooler it will run a lot more and shorten your time by quite a bit. Beverages especially use up a lot of energy to cool.
great tip!
yea this is just the video i wanted to see thank you very helpful 👍🏽
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad it was helpful!
Great test... and oh by the way, first time watching your videos and I certainly was drawn to the doggies since I am a fanatic about dogs. I have five. Anyway, love them tremendously and they are beautiful dogs! I subscribed also. Thanks
Hi Veronika, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this nice note! Hope you're having an awesome summer with your doggos!
You should plug the domettic in the 12v as the ac inverter use energy even without anything plug on it. The dometic is more efficient as 12v device.
totally. the 12 v is more efficient. But at the time I didn't have the regulator cable. The dometic has an auto-shut-off that would mean I wouldn't have been able to drain the goal zero.
Thank you for the experiment, really helpful. Greeting from indonesia :)
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! :)
They have the attachment to run it on 12v now! Good Test!
Yes I just bought one! :)
Thanks for letting me know!
Do you have the link for the attachment plz thanks!
@@TheChaco1963 www.rei.com/product/155548/goal-zero-12v-regulated-cable here you go!
It seems like running on 12v is going to last a lot longer. Whenever I use the regular plug on my Goal Zero it really drains the battery.
that is seriously impressive given the size of the fridge. what was the ambient temp out of curiosity? a couple things, the dometic has low/med/hi power save that senses the incoming voltage to avoid draining your battery all the way. you can now get an adapter an run the dometic off of the DC port which should give about 20% longer life as the inverter uses some power converting dc to ac.
Ambient temperature would have been approximately 62 degrees. And yes! I have the adaptor now and use it. It's a great system. Did a whole video on my electrical system: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html Really love it!
I hope i never repeat my mistake of buying another solar generator from them. Defects and irresponsible company to say the least
Good test. I would assume that the battery would be even more efficient on dc current as opposed to the ac that was used. I believe the battery has to invert the electricity to run it on ac.With that said I understand why you chose ac for this experiment.
Hi Lee - that is correct! I didn't have the regulator cable at the time of this video. Now I do, works great!
@@DoggyU Do you have a link for the regulator cable?
@@farmerfry785 amzn.to/34O6kni
Super informative - thanks!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Great test … wonder how much longer i5 would have run on DC vs AC … DC would be more efficient in this case
Totally would have been more efficient. I just didn't have the right cords to make DC work at the time as you needed a regulator to make the fridge function past 50% battery.
Love the video. Wish there wasn't an addition of food to your experiment, and also how there is no actual time of shutting off since you weren't even home when it stopped. But it still gives me a bit of an idea of how it would work. Thank you.
I wish there wasn't the addition of food either but my options were to not publish the video or let 30 lbs of meat rot ;) . In any event - if you get the 12v adaptor, it lasted nearly a week running on 12v.
@@DoggyU Still glad you did this. Would love to see more test like this. Or real test done with proper info. This one is one of the best out there.
@@jeffreyclement3564 I think I'll try to do one in the 12v at some point. But I have so many videos to tape it might be further down on the list lol. That being said, off to camp with my Goal Zero Yeti and my Dometic Fridge :)
Great test. How about running it on the 12V plug? Possibly longer as 110V inverter is out of picture??
Hi Richard - yes! It will work better on the 12v. I didn't have the required cable at the time, but it will last longer!
Thanks fo sharing your test with us. Couple of thing just as to comment on other people is the addition of food could represent the opening and closing of the doors. I would assume that for the majority of this test the doors stayed closed? But anyhow it would be interesting to see how long it would last under ideal conditions ( pre-chilled, full of food/water bottles).
Also, I’m familiar with yeti just yet can someone explain why you can’t run it on 12 volt. I have conducted a few experiments with my 75DWZ one of which was on my starter battery in 80 degree weather during the day in South Carolina and I was good for about 4-5 hours before the 12 volt dropped below the lowest cut-off setting for the fridge. At night though I would run no problems. Upside is I was still able to start my truck after the fridge stopped.
Still... 3 days with no regeneration of power is awesome.
80 hours is pretty good...just wondering how long does it take to recharge your power bank? On mains..
Hey Graeme - unfortunately I never timed that but it should have that info on the website ...
You get more mileage using the 12 volt. I would always choose 12v over AC on my Yeti. It would be a better test to see how long it will run before the Yeti shuts down.
Does the 1000 have WIFI? The phone app will calculate run time.
You can get more mileage with the 12 volt but the dometic is set up to cut off when a battery reaches a certain level as to not drain a car battery if you're running off that. I just got the attachment that bypasses that shutoff so I can run it off 12v now and use the full battery. Not sure if it has wifi. Not to my knowledge anyways!
@@DoggyU what is the bypass? can you send the model and does it work well? Ive been using my dometic with a yeti 1400 on 12v and barely get 40 hours. Its not very efficient.
I'm interested in this bypass attachment too.
@@derb0507 @smart alek - www.rei.com/product/155548/goal-zero-12v-regulated-cable
Super helpful.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! :)
impressive. i wonder how long might a yeti1000 run a mightykool K2 or MK4 air cooler?
So if you were re-charging the yeti off your vehicles alternator as you were driving, how long would it take ?
I'm not sure how long it would take to go from empty to charged. I always just plug it in on long drives and I never run out of juice :)
Really good video
Thanks for taking the time to comment :)
You would of got a longer run time if you had used the Yeti's 12v Cigar socket because the Inverter side of the yeti uses power as well as the fridge but using the 12v socket the yeti would not have to power the inverter to do the same Job, Hope that helps, Great test. WTG.
I do use that now :) Thanks!
Awesome test video!
Thank you for taking the time to comment! :)
If you put a power inverter in your van you can recharge the battery pack. Or solar. You won't go three days without gas or sun so it should be fine.
I ended up buying the Goal Zero adapter and it's working out great! It's essentially an inverter.
I think you may get a longer run time if you use the 12volt plug instead. Try testing that method to compare. 👍🏽
Yes - you can! Its just that theres a failsafe on the dometic that shuts off the fridge if the battery gets to a certain level so it doesnt kill your car battery if you run it off that. I just got the connector that bypasses that system so I can do that now :)
DoggyU greetings !! What is the connector called ? I tried to connect my dometic cfx35 to the 12v input of the goal zero 1000 and it never turned on .. thank you for the video btw .. respect !!
@@jasenalapati665 Here you go. I bought mine through REI: www.goalzero.com/shop/cords-adapters/yeti-lithium-12v-regulated-cable/
That failsafe on the domestic fridge CAN be turned off in the settings to bypass the voltage cutoff on the fridge. 👍🏽
JKPinPDX How do you turn that off?
That’s amazing !! Thank you
Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)
so how long did the 1000 yeti last you using the unregulated 12v yeti cable? I am debating between 1000 and 1400. thanks in advance.
I think it would last 5ish days. Hard to tell since I run a fan and charge my stuff off of it too. If you're concerned, maybe the 1400?
@@DoggyU thanks for the reply!
great to see a REAL test!
I wonder if you can answer a couple of points I think I've misunderstood from elsewhere: I thought that I heard you cannot charge the GZ through the cigarette lighter? It would seem odd to me if one can't, when other power stations can. Also, I hadheard people say that for a fridge, a 12-volt outlet needs to be regulated. I didn't think GZ was regulated but you might know more about that... Was there any issue at all with the consistency of the power draw?
Hey Linda - you did not hear wrong. You do need a special accessory to charge the Goal Zero from a cigarette lighter while driving. It's approximately $40 - you can see my whole set up while camping/driving here: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html As far as the 12v you are also correct. You do need a regulator though they may fix that on newer models. That is also converted in the above video. Hope that helps!
Since u have G Z 1000. I assume a G Z 400 would not have lasted .. your option I have a chance to get a GZ 400 at a steal from a friend who bought up so he has no need for it .. should I get it ?? I will find uses for it I’m sure ...
I believe i've seen one guy do a video on the 400 but it won't run a fridge for very long. I would go with a bigger unit if you want to run the fridge :)
Brilliant
david carp thanks for the feedback! :)
No problem sorry late reply I subscribed 👍🏿
Might have lasted longer using DC and turning off the inverter. nice test. Thanks.
It does! I did that once I got the correct cable and it lasted almost a week!
@@DoggyU that's amazing!!
Hey there! Just wanted to follow up since you have been using this setup for a while.
Did you ever have a chance to do these tests:
1) Duration using using DC (12v cig adapter)?
2) Pre-cooling your fridge in your house to your desired temperature before connecting it to the GZ for the test?
Thanks!
So on my trip out to CO I used the adapter (from CT) and got about 3-4 days of cooling (I know that isn't scientific but I haven't done a real test for that yet). As far as pre-cooling - the Dometic is pretty heavy to carry myself in and out of the house, so I don't take it out of the van much to run this type of test. It does make a difference when you put already frozen stuff into it before turning it on. Cools down way more quickly! We're buying a house soon so I'll have more availability to run some of these extra tests. Stay tuned!
Can you use the Goal Zero while charging it with a solar panel at the same time?
I haven't done that specifically but I have charged the goal zero off the car while also running the fridge on it so my guess is yes. But I would contact Goal Zero directly. They are very helpful!
@@DoggyU Thank you
@@MrDosonhai you're welcome :)
How warm /cool was the room the fridge was in. In the summer it takes more energy to cool when the ambient temperature is 95 degrees, and less when the temps are lower.
Hi Al - The temperature in my house is pretty consistently 62 degrees. You're right in that it will likely take longer to cool down in a hot van.
if you'd like a comparison i measured an empty whynter fridge (70 watts) from a 105 Ah agm battery (it seems to have similar storage to my yeti 1000). the fridge cuts off when the battery drops to 10 volts. it ran for 48 hours and still was on the last of 4 bars.
i noticed you ran off the ac. i think it might be more efficient to run it on dc?
Hey Dennis - it is more efficient to run on DC but the dometic has an auto shut off around 60% of battery usage and i hadn't gotten the regulator cord to bypass that issue at the time. I now have that regulator and it works great!
I found the same thing with the 12v , after some searching I found out that the 12 v is unregulated so my fridge will low voltage disconnect but there is a way around it , goal zero sells a lithium regulated cable , which is expensive and unexpected . Not a happy customer, they say the new model 200x has a regulated 12 v
Yes I did buy the extra connector and that is working great! Glad the new one is updated!
Dog spotted the leaks asap
Nice review. Should you do another one can you used the info button from time to time. This shows how many hours are left on battery. :) I kept waiting for you to hit that button. LOL. Also, maybe at 6% the compressor tried to kick back on, but the voltage was not enough so it cut it off. I was hoping you were going to turn off the ac and then turn it back on to see if it would cut the fridge back on.
All in all, great review.
great video very informative thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)
wonder how long it would have lasted using straight 12volt connections which was the intention of the cooler in the first place, using the inverter on the power station is no where near as efficient as the straight 12 volt connection... do another test :-)
I just did the test yesterday. My Dometic cfx 40 shut off at 87% which time wise was about 18 hours.
@@harlanpatterson1959 what was the setting on the Dometic as far as the battery guard? thanks for this info !
@@WTFSoCal It was on the med mode.
@@harlanpatterson1959 thanks for the info again!
have a good weekend
This was really helpful! Thank you
Thank you for the feedback :)
Nice video. If you ever upgrade to the yeti 3000 (or 6000 if its true that they have one in the works), you should give this test another run because I am curious as to how long it would last.
Thanks for commenting! I will likely never upgrade. The 1000 exceeds all my needs for my current type of travel and duration :)
Just for the record, my patriot 1800 w, ran my dometic 4 hours and my patriot had 3 bars left.. so , it wouldnt have lasted me a weekend.. my patriot bars where full w plugged in to dometic and it charged 5 hours.. but! It is what it is i guess.. manual that came with dometic didnt say how long to charge it and the app bluetooth neva did tune in to my phone... ill figure or just get a yeti1000.
The Patriot did feed me while the power was out one night then run a tv.. so not useless envestment.. just figuring whats up , it used 2 bars there ain't but 5.. yours ran for 4 days....
Ps. Im new at all this
YETI 4 TANK EXPANSION BATTERY 1200 MAH GOALZERO 8 KW Yeti 1000
I am thinking of getting the CFX3 35 and a yeti 500X battery, I am new to all this and have no knowledge to calculate watts or voltage, the 500X has 505Wh / 46.8Ah capacity, does anyone knows how long can the CFX3 35 lasts with that? Thank you for any input.
Nice wolfie. 😂😆👍
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I bought the goal zero yeti 1400, and after watching your review, I got the dometic cfx 75 as well. I ran the same test. Fridge is empty, and it lasted a little over a day and a half. The fridge draws about the same. Any ideas why my 1400 would last a lot less than your 1000.
hmmm - I have no idea why that would be. I purchased the special plug they had to override the 12v and that made it last about a week. Mine was in about 65 degree temp. Maybe you were in a hotter area?
The fridge will use a lot less energy with a full fridge. It uses a lot more on empty
Cool Info!! Do you know if you can use solar to charge the Goal Zero? Dumb question, but had to ask!! LOL. Cool Doggo, btw! (we rescue herding dogs)
Yes you definitely can! We don't because we don't need it but they sell solar options and I believe you can even rig up off-brand options. And rescue herding dogs are the best dogs :)
Why did you plug it into the AC port? Would last longer on the 12v port not using an inverter.
Great question! The Dometic fridge has an automatic shutoff on it to make sure you don't drain your battery if it were hooked up to your car battery. To bypass the auto shutoff and to be able to use the full goal zero battery down to 0 you need a special connector for the 12v. I wasnt able to get one at the time of this video. I now have it and use the 12v exclusively. Thanks for your question!
Just curious.. what kind of price you got on the Dometic during black friday. I'm in the market for a dual zone fridge for my camper. I'm considering the 65 and the 75 domestics. Also, have you had any issues with it? It has a lot of mixed reviews on Amazon. Seems people either love it and have had great experience with it.. or they hate it because it died on them.
Joe Scopa had no issue with my 65 for the year I used it 24/7. I haven’t used my 75 extensively yet but has worked well the couple times I’ve used it. I got it for around $850 I believe on Black Friday.
@@DoggyUWow.. $850 for the 75 is a really good price. I'm not in a rush to buy.. maybe I should wait for a good sale. Thx.
Joe Scopa yeah it was lower than any other fridge at the time. I think I bought it from camping world if I remember correctly
The Yeti has a safety feature so you can't drain to zero - otherwise it would permanently damage the battery
Thanks for the info! :)
@@DoggyU No problem! We just got ours and have been testing it out too. I would have tried for zero (after all, it's in the name, right?) but saw another video about how the yeti protects itself. Huh! Things you learn from other people and not the manufactures, eh?
I know that label anywhere lol. I shop there too for my boys. That’s cool.
Cute k9 kids🐶And good video👍🏻
Thank you :)
I use the Waeco (same as dometic) with Yeti 1400 lithium, and after 1 week it’s on 50 %.
I installed a stepup to use 24 volt, so it can work till very low percentage.
Using 220v will have loss on overhead!
@ antonio sciarrino do you have a video on how did you install the stepup to use 24v?
Charles Morzo Hi. I don’t have a video but maybe not a bad idea.
Actually it’s pretty simple. Bought a 120w 12v to 24v stepup at AliExpress, installed a female and a male cigarette adapter. Actually today I’m doing a modification and replacing the male cigarette adapter that goes in the yeti with a anderson 30A connector. Mainly because when driving the cigarette adapter disconnects. The anderson connector is more reliable.
If you want I can post a link with used materials.
Good luck
can you charge this with solar panels while your using it?
Yes, I believe you can. I do not have the solar panels but I think the website outlines this.
Yes you can .
Impressive
Isn’t draining your battery that low terrible for your battery?
Bel video, Molto interessante.Complimenti🤗
Thank you! :)
@@DoggyU how long does it take to completely zero goals with solar panels?
@@marcopolo5115 I don't use solar panels - I actually charge it through the car while driving. You can check out this video to see my setup/charging situation: ruclips.net/video/sTFMTP-IWTQ/видео.html
Do you find the dometic is constantly running? My 95dz I can hear noise coming from it for 26 minutes and then quiet for 6 minutes. I think it has a fan that stays on longer then the actual compressor. I have the big side as a fridge at 4 degree c and the smaller side as a freezer at minus 15c
Hey Chris! I've had a few dometics now. I don't find that they constantly run unless it's really warm out.
@@DoggyU thanks for the reply. Maybe I should call Dometic. Great video.
Do you find the freezer works well at the setting you have yours at? The instruction for my 95dz says to use 5 degrees Fahrenheit for freezer? That's almost colder then your set up.
@@mrchrisknight315 Oh man, I definitely didn't read the instructions! So honestly, I sold the van that had this fridge in it, and now have a 55 in my minivan. I found those settings worked well unless something was way at the top. I would go with what the instructions say ... i'm so bad at reading the manual! 🤦🏼♀️
if you put it at 12 volt isnt that more efficient/ less losses at transtformerheat?
Hi Peter - Yes! You're correct. unfortunately, the dometic was built so that it will shut off at around a 50% power supply if you don't buy a special regulator for it. I now have the regulator and use the 12v exclusively.
Thanks and keep it cool. Hope we can soon hit the road again.
There’s a 12 volt regulated cable adapter that plugs into the 12 volt APP outlet on the Yeti. It regulates the output to a consistent voltage so the Dometic fridge won’t turn off. It’s on the Goal Zero website 😊
Thanks for the tip! Yes! I am actually going to purchase this as soon as the Goal Zero car chargers also come back into stock (which they said may take a while!). Thanks for watching!
DoggyU You’re welcome! Wow I can’t believe they’re sold out already 😲. I just bought my car charger at REI last week . Works like a champ. On the 10amp setting I’m getting 120 Watts. Oh btw, the MPPT module can accept 360 watts. You can charge your yeti from 0-100 in 4 hours by buying a 4X8mm combiner and plug 4 wall chargers into it.
@@Dabachaleor1 You got it at REI? They don't have it on their website currently. I wonder if I can find it in-store ... thanks!
DoggyU I got it on REI website. I guess they just sold out. I bought it last week
@@Dabachaleor1 bummer!
How about if running it from the 12 Volt DC side?
So say dometic and goal zero are fully charged the night before u set off on trip n then plug dometic into goal zero when u set off u should get longer???
Hi Lucky - so the dometic can't be charged. If you mean that the dometic is pre-chilled in the house, than yes the battery will last longer. Even if you can't pre-chill it in the house, I will also freeze big water bottles the night before and put them in the fridge. THis helps cool it faster and use less battery. Hope that helps!
@@DoggyU Thank you very much big 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 up from 🇮🇪
@@GARY-yu8pc Stay safe over there! :)
that is actually impressive!! I am sold on it!! LOL....wondering if you can recharge the Yeti 1000 and leave the fridge plug in at the same time ( like : recharging the Yeti of the car 12v outlet when driving for a few hours) ??
Yes! I do this all the time - I can run the fan, fridge, whatever, and then use the charging cable (sold separately) to charge it while driving simultaneously. Works great!
@@DoggyU thanks for the reply :)
@@ChristopheZ Welcome! Happy travels! :)
This would probably last a week or so if you got it down to temp prior to plugging it into the Yeti.
Hey Brian - you can definitely to a lot to increase the longevity of the battery! But yes, cooling to temp or even putting in frozen water bottles helps!
So you do have a house. I wasn’t sure if you were in the van full time
Hey Pete - I do have a house! I live in CO at the moment and use the van for longer trips and weekend adventures. I have a lot of flexibility in my schedule so I get to take off on trips quite frequently. Last summer I spent two months in the van in california, but I always have a home base.
Awesome!
Thank you for your feedback! :)
A good test I am wondering about solar.
Hi Jeanette - I had solar on my first van build and never needed it because I charged off the alternator so the solar ended up being a waste of money. So, solar just isn't something I need. Thanks for taking the time to watch my vid!