Ironman 4x4 Fridge Questions & Answers (page 3 of 4)

ring iron man it self they have very good support staff there who will know the answer

Thermistor or controller. Most likely thermistor.

Brett you would be best to contact local supplier for Ironman as they are always helpful sound like you may require additional parts.
If you like you can google closest ironman supplier in your region who should be able to help you out.

Adjust the temperature accordingly

Press the up arrow next to the minus ten to bring it up to the degrees you want

Read your manual's troubleshooting section and do a reset

Check the troubleshooting section of the manual for resetting instructions. Other than that it could be the 12V computer or the 12V source you're running it from

If it is showing an E1 error message then the battery voltage has dropped low enough for the battery protection setting on fridge to kick in. Recharge the battery and it should work fine again

We have been running the car everyday which should have been charging the second battery.

Check battery voltage mine cut out when battery in car was had it with same message. See if it works with motor running

We keep ours -2 to- 8 but try not to let it struggle too much by keeping it in a thermal jacket in the shade

It wont go to a lower temp than the freezer compartment.

Hi Norm

As it's is a product review website it may be best to refer such queries to the manufacturer.

Hi Norman, I have the identical problem. Temp says 45 but fridge consist running and cold inside . Thanks Brett

Hi Norman, did you find a solution to your problem- thx Brett

You could check your Ironman brochure if you still have it, otherwise do a web search. Our 65Lt Ice Cube draws about 3-4 Ah. We run it off 240V when we are static (permanently camping) and 12V when on the road with 2nd battery and 360W commercial solar panel. Does well except on cloudy days

Full sun today, up to 12.7v dropped back to12.1v as soon as sun went down.

E1 is an error message for battery protection stop. Check page 5 of your manual. I would try with 240v and see what happens. If that works fully charge battery and retry.

It sounds like the thermometer probe may need to be replaced. This is a very quick and inexpensive fix. I would contact your local outlet to arrange a fix.

I had the same issue wih mine, apparently if stored without use for decent amount of time the probe shrinks and cracks. Ironman replaced my probe with a stainless steel one now and I should never have this issue again, fantastic service from Ironman Bendale and MNF Burleigh.

did you change over the power supply from battery to mains power at some stage? if this is the case you need to unplug it from all the power sources and use only the one of your choice, not both at the same time as this confuses the electronics in the fridge. I know the manual says you can do that but this is not the case. I have mine for 2 years now, by the way I have the same one as you, and I am using mine all the time, even in the middle of the summer and on the back of my ute under a canopy, and it still stay at the set temp. Very good value for money. Happy camping!!

hi there Tommy,
I have a very good relationship with my Ironman dealer and as I have bought many Ironman items from them they never hesitate to get any spares for whatever I need. Hope this helped you in any way :)

Hey Tommy, Ironman 4x4 sell through a distributor network. Usually it's the distributors who can order one in on your behalf. Alternatively you may be able to call Ironman 4x4 directly and they may be able to take payment over the phone and ship one to you.

Even on a high quality deep cycle battery you wouldn't want to ever draw the power down that low.
10.5 is essentially a completely dead battery. while it could be recharged with a quality charger, Frequently discharging so low will mean an early death for your battery.

No Mezza it depends what you want to keep cool or freeze. You set it at the same temperature you will set your fridge/freezer at home. The advantage of this freezer is that you can easily change the temperature setting for different food you need to cool or freeze, or even do freezer on both compartments fridge on both, depending what you want to cool or freeze.
My "average setting is 4 deg for cooling and -18 for freeze.
Just keep in mind it will use more power for colder settings. hope that answers your question, have fun :)
P.S. my unit is same as yours and it still works great!!

Thanks Johan. ....good to know...now we off to see this great country.....

e1 is low voltage at the plug. that's why it runs longest on the low setting, that switch is for voltage cut-off. the compressor uses less power on the economy setting.The reason for the e1 code is because you have a voltage drop on your wiring from the front or your fridge makes a bad connection at the plug. I have hot wired my fridge to the battery at the back on my car to eliminate that problem. You don't say where your extra battery is mounted. Also if the battery is fitted at the back you'll need a dc to dc battery charger to push up the voltage at the back to get a full charge on the battery at the back. With thick wiring I still lost voltage and charge to my battery at the back and it wouldn't last one day with my fridge running both compartments on 4C. Now with dc to dc charger it runs almost 2 days without charging and with freezer compartment set at -18C and fridge at 4C. I hope this answers your question.