Brass Monkey 36l fridge freezer

2 fridges have failed within a few months, used only as a second fridge or for day trips, light usage only. Quite disappointed.

Bought fridge $399 plus insulation cover $75

When it did work it struggled to drop to temperature, taking a few hours and then struggling to maintain temperature, needing to be set to 0 or 1 degrees to maintain a temperature below 5 degrees which is poor. The compressor is also noisy compared to other brands.

Considering it's a cheap fridge and i didn't expect it to be comparable t...Read more

Bought the 60 litre brass monkey fridge freezer from Jaycar. Had 24 cans of soft drink (only half full). The fridge started working okay then would not drop below 9 degrees Celsius and Had it set to 'max' (This is with it plugged into the 240v power supply). The fridge started to cut out with er1 displayed. I found that the power supply was so hot to touch and was dropping voltage. I shut the fridge down and returned to jaycar for a replacement. The replacement fridge was slightly better but would not cool lower than 6 degrees celcius. In the ...Read more

I purchased this as a replacement for my 15lt thermo cooler, and so far I'm impressed with it's performance. I use it almost daily to keep water and my lunch cold while on the road for work.
I have tested it for amperage draw and it draws 3 amps on Eco mode and 4.5 amps on power mode. Ran it overnight to see what it used and at 25 deg c ambient temp it used 1.3 amps per hour set on 0 deg c. In the work van while temps fluctuate the internal temp doesn't move (I used a remote temp gauge) but according to the display it fluctuates 3 deg. Has a h...Read more