ARB 47 Litre fridge with no power

[Rock Trol]

Four weeks ago on a trip up near Marysville my 47 Litre ARB fridge gave up the ghost. Error light started flashing and it stopped cooling. We tried a couple of different power leeds and 3 different power sockets and two batteries. Still no cooling. By the end of the day there was no power at all. No lights, no led screen. Tested with 240 volts and again no power.

Checked the receipt and its farking 8 days out of warranty. Took it in to ARB and am hoping for a good will fix as its a bloody expensive ice box otherwise. Its been with them for 4 weeks and i cant get an update as to what is happening. I have tried the store I dropped it off at as well as the head office where it was sent. They say they will look into it and call me back but I am still waiting......

Just thought I would have a bit of a rant as its bloody frustrating. Should have bought an Engel ??

[GQtdauto]

I had some trouble with mine but the cause was the cig plug , I was lucky because I had an inverter to plug it into and continue on with the camping trip .
Only other problem I have is the cheap arse latch pin keeps trying to get away from the fridge .
For the money should have got an Engel but they didn't have one the size I wanted .
It didn't do that well when we had a couple of weeks of mid 40s plus when travelling round oz but I think most fridges are rated xx below ambient temps anyway .

[Cuppa]

Hmm don't like the sound of this, I've got two ARB's 60l & a 35l. I've had'em both several years now, but have never used them for more than about a week at a time yet. No complaints, but we'll be relying on them full time in the not too distant future.

[Rock Trol]

I like the fridge, especially the lid and how it comes off. I had circuit board problems with my old Waeco CF35 but it was under warranty so was fixed. Starting to have doubts about Dometic products and their electronics. If they dont fix it under warranty I will take it to a refrigeration mechanic and get them to put a simple thermostat, control knob and temp gauge on it. Should make it reliable then.

[Rock Trol]

I had some trouble with mine but the cause was the cig plug , I was lucky because I had an inverter to plug it into and continue on with the camping trip .

I was using the ARB supplied Engel plug so it had a secure connection for sure.

[Rock Trol]

Hmm don't like the sound of this, I've got two ARB's 60l & a 35l. I've had'em both several years now, but have never used them for more than about a week at a time yet. No complaints, but we'll be relying on them full time in the not too distant future.

I googled to see if there where many power problems with these fridges and could not find anything. It might be just me and Dometic fridges.......
Only problem is that they have to be sent back to head office for repair so you cant get them fixed locally at a refrigeration place.

[GQtdauto]

Hmm don't like the sound of this, I've got two ARB's 60l & a 35l. I've had'em both several years now, but have never used them for more than about a week at a time yet. No complaints, but we'll be relying on them full time in the not too distant future.

Make sure you swap the cig plug for either the Engel replacement or just change it to Anderson plug Cuppa.

[MudRunnerTD]

Four weeks ago on a trip up near Marysville my 47 Litre ARB fridge gave up the ghost. Error light started flashing and it stopped cooling. We tried a couple of different power leeds and 3 different power sockets and two batteries. Still no cooling. By the end of the day there was no power at all. No lights, no led screen. Tested with 240 volts and again no power.

Checked the receipt and its farking 8 days out of warranty. Took it in to ARB and am hoping for a good will fix as its a bloody expensive ice box otherwise. Its been with them for 4 weeks and i cant get an update as to what is happening. I have tried the store I dropped it off at as well as the head office where it was sent. They say they will look into it and call me back but I am still waiting......

Just thought I would have a bit of a rant as its bloody frustrating. Should have bought an Engel ??

8 days out of Warranty shouldn't really matter. The Warranty is really a reasonable time not a line in the sand, especially when talking about a big ticket item like this. It is reasonable that you should expect aq far longer life out of this item therefore the Law is on your side. Not Fit for Purpose. Be nice but bat Hard mate. Please keep us in the loop. I rate their fridge highly and for my money would buy one if i need to buy a fridge as i like everything about them. I own a 45 engel and an 80 Waeco.

[Rock Trol]

8 days out of Warranty shouldn't really matter. The Warranty is really a reasonable time not a line in the sand, especially when talking about a big ticket item like this. It is reasonable that you should expect aq far longer life out of this item therefore the Law is on your side. Not Fit for Purpose. Be nice but bat Hard mate. Please keep us in the loop. I rate their fridge highly and for my money would buy one if i need to buy a fridge as i like everything about them. I own a 45 engel and an 80 Waeco.

I like the fridge as well. And you are right about the warranty. 8 days out is not grounds to reject it under Australian consumer law. The Waeco had a common problem with the 5A polyfuse which was upgraded to a 7A fuse. With the ARB its a bit of a mystery as I couldnt find any similar problem on the net so hoping its a one off.

[Cuppa]

Make sure you swap the cig plug for either the Engel replacement or just change it to Anderson plug Cuppa.

Yup. I fitted Anderson plugs on them as soon as I bought them. Far more secure & 'vibration proof'. Anyone thinking of doing the same ..... be aware that the ARB ciggie plug has a fuse in it, so an inline fuse of the same capacity should be fitted close to the fridge when changing plugs.