I have the same fridge (it’s fifteen years old) with the same problem. Your video has been invaluable and now I have a fully functioning fridge again. Thanks 😊
Thanks for this great video Aaron. I have exactly the same problem with my 15+ year old CF50. Your video helped me big time to work out where to apply pressure to get the base cover off and what type of force I could use without breaking anything. I couldn't have done it otherwise. I reckon your cut and join solution is the way to go. It saves a lot of extra messing around and routing the wires. I've just ordered my replacement thermistor and awaiting to install. Thanks again for putting in the effort to make a video to help people like me and others. You're good man.
Wonderful to read. Actually we think its a bad video as it is way to long. We have learnt our lesson now an edit our video's a lot more, but I am glad it helped anyhow. After the repair I came up with an idea for a tool to make to help lift the cover off more easily. But it took jumping in the deep end to figure that out. Oh well. 😉
Good on you for going to the effort of putting this video together mate! Given me the confidence to repair mine which has been sitting around for a good few months.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Any negative comments are ok on how I can improve my channel, I have many more to come and I want to help others. Cheers!
I tried removing the cover as per the video but it's incredibly difficult and prone to breaking things. In the end I cut a square into the middle of the plastic cover with a stanley knife, cut another smaller square and removed the foam, replaced the sensor (soldered to same wire and glued with thermal plaster), then put everything back. And then taped the cut out plastic cover with some strong tape. Much easier ! By the way you don't need to buy a branded Waeco thermistor part , you can buy a Negative temperature coefficient (NTC) 10 kohm thermistor for a fraction of the price, it's exactly the same thing.
Thanks! I got mine apart. Probably in the same time frame but over a few nights. I think there is a glue between the two pieces of plastic. So I used a putty knife and rubber mallet to get in between those two things. It was still a crazy effort. Now to get it back together and see if it works.
I am SO glad this upload can help someone. It's always a little less daunting to tackle something when the road is a little more paved ahead. I hope your's worked in the end Eric.
far out man ,,, If mine ever stuffs up in just cutting the plastic underneath and plastic welding it back up with silicone under neath ,, I may just rivet a door under so as i can get to it again ,,,,, Great vid man you have more patients than me ,,,,
I have a new cfx3 cooler that now has a “warning 03” error. I replaced my PCB display after my previous one was cracked (nothing showing on display). It was working before and now it doesn’t even turn on. Got any ideas? Was this new pcb display faulty or do I need to look at the compressor control module?
Are you sure you have enough voltage? If your battery hasn't got the grunt to run the fridge it will often call as a fault. Though that aside, I confess I am not sure. I would be getting out my multimeter to solve your problem. Sorry mate.
I'm sorry I can't help in that regard. The seal around my unit is ok and I haven't had to tackle that one "yet" (touch wood). Sorry I can't help but thank you for watching, I hope something helped.
Great vid ! My cfx65 won’t hold the preset temp. Ie if I set it for -5 degree. It works fine regulating temp. However, on a power reset it looses the set temp and goes to -22. Need to reset temp every time. Is it the board or thermostat ( can’t se it being thermo as it regulates) is there a backup memory battery on the board ? Thanks. Dave. port Hedland. UPDATE. It’s the main control board $92.00 from Waeco in Melbourne Australia.
Great questions Dave. The only advice I can give is from my own experience. Though I feel if you watch the very ending of this upload, my camera man Wah speaks of how to test the thermistor which can be done from the board end without having to struggle with the base as I did. If you can rule that out as being the problem then that is a helpful start to narrowing down the issue.
I am glad you mentioned that. Since this video I have found also my keypad "locked" as you say.. but it set locked to 2 deg. C on mine which is perfect for me & the fridge still runs to this day. So I am not bothered since it's locked to what I want. I must admit I have not found the remedy. I will inform you if I solve this issue.
Hallo, I have a question: my dometic cf 26 fridge shows Err 1 when turned on. After time the temperature starts to jump once -21, -32, -25 and when it drops below -18, the compressor starts. Later it works normally, but the temperature inside is cheating about 10 ° C on the display compared to the thermometer What could it be? Greetings from Germany
I wish I had the perfect answer for you. But the only truth I know to this you wont like. Dometic is a copycat brand. Uses cheaper parts to imitate the more expensive brands. It's like anything in life, "you get what you pay for". Avoid anything made in China & Buy German Made where possible. Germans make the best stuff :-)
Hi I've got a cfx 40 and the moter just goes and doesn't cool above the temp its at gas is good realy not sure what the problem is ,craped out six months ago and now it's doing same thing and its currently full of Snappers so keen to fix it lol could it be thermostat ?
Quite possibly, though my first thought was lack of Gas as I read your description. Suggest move those fish to another source real quick. Or Smoke `em fast!
@@AaronHahnStudios there in the big freezer with geni on ,i use this freezer for my beer kegs so things looking bad !we of grid I'm wondering if compressor isn't turning up enough apparently when i took to a shop they cheeked the gas and there's heaps ,will get to yhe bottom of it!!cheers.
lol, that square aint so square anymore :) Im also prepping myself for this job as the reading between the fridge and separate thermometer is about 6-7 degrees different
Please send any feedback on how you go with your repair. Thanks for you comment,.. the Weaco you see in this video has since been out to the Great Aust. Bight over 500km of hard track and No problems from it, runs like new. The upload for that adventure is in the editing stage. I'll release it asap.
I will be uploading some Amazing (Drone) footage from the Great Australian Bight soon. I hope you will stick around for it. Thankyou for your kindness Jerry.
There are many reasons these fridges give error codes. Quite possibly not your fault. It could be a number off things. Go for a top down approach, start with the power-is it getting enough? check cables. Also near the end of this video I talked about checking debris in the small plugs. Always check them one at a time so not to get them mixed up. Does it give error when using mains power or 12 volts off the car?. Try the emergency over ride setting and see if it functions then? Difficult to say from here, but thanks for watching and best of luck.
Hey Aaron it’s been a while since you shot this vid . Is the CF 50 still working. A dometic repairer said that type of repair won’t last . Would love to hear your response Thanks
I am SO glad you asked. I went out to the Great Australian Bight with it and am currently editing together that fantastic trip as I type this. Subscribe for that it will be worth it. The HZJ75 got shaken like a babies rattle and the Waeco works perfectly even to this date, so please feel free to tell the dometic repairer to shove their opinion in the fridge. ;-) And remember, those people want Your money & will say anything to get it. I want you to Save your money, & gain nothing by saying that. All the best and safe travels.
Definitely worth adding a warning to this video (didn't notice it if it's there), but if you go at it with a screwdriver like that, there's a chance you'll hit lose all the refrigerant ... and then you'll need a whole new fridge. Don't ask me how I know :(
Please watch again & listen, I did explain that, (3:45 & @ 9:02 in) that's how I did not loose any gas. Thanks for watching. NB:- this fridge is still working today.
I have the same fridge (it’s fifteen years old) with the same problem. Your video has been invaluable and now I have a fully functioning fridge again. Thanks 😊
That's fantastic to read, Michael, you are the reason why I did this upload, If I could help just one person, then it was all worth it. Take care.
Thanks for this great video Aaron. I have exactly the same problem with my 15+ year old CF50. Your video helped me big time to work out where to apply pressure to get the base cover off and what type of force I could use without breaking anything. I couldn't have done it otherwise. I reckon your cut and join solution is the way to go. It saves a lot of extra messing around and routing the wires. I've just ordered my replacement thermistor and awaiting to install. Thanks again for putting in the effort to make a video to help people like me and others. You're good man.
Wonderful to read. Actually we think its a bad video as it is way to long. We have learnt our lesson now an edit our video's a lot more, but I am glad it helped anyhow. After the repair I came up with an idea for a tool to make to help lift the cover off more easily. But it took jumping in the deep end to figure that out. Oh well. 😉
Grâce à votre vidéo très détaillée, j'ai pu réparer ma glacière, merci
Your welcome. Good luck with your repair.
Thanks you helped me out a lot, I appreciate you took the time & gave a step by step proceedure
I'm glad it helped, thank you for your feed back.
Did not even know these things existed. But much appreciated Aaron.
Good on you for going to the effort of putting this video together mate! Given me the confidence to repair mine which has been sitting around for a good few months.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Any negative comments are ok on how I can improve my channel, I have many more to come and I want to help others. Cheers!
I tried removing the cover as per the video but it's incredibly difficult and prone to breaking things. In the end I cut a square into the middle of the plastic cover with a stanley knife, cut another smaller square and removed the foam, replaced the sensor (soldered to same wire and glued with thermal plaster), then put everything back. And then taped the cut out plastic cover with some strong tape. Much easier ! By the way you don't need to buy a branded Waeco thermistor part , you can buy a Negative temperature coefficient (NTC) 10 kohm thermistor for a fraction of the price, it's exactly the same thing.
Well done.
Thanks! I got mine apart. Probably in the same time frame but over a few nights. I think there is a glue between the two pieces of plastic. So I used a putty knife and rubber mallet to get in between those two things. It was still a crazy effort. Now to get it back together and see if it works.
I am SO glad this upload can help someone. It's always a little less daunting to tackle something when the road is a little more paved ahead. I hope your's worked in the end Eric.
can we recharge the freon gas and how (if any). appreciate your assisting on this question Aaron
far out man ,,, If mine ever stuffs up in just cutting the plastic underneath and plastic welding it back up with silicone under neath ,, I may just rivet a door under so as i can get to it again ,,,,, Great vid man you have more patients than me ,,,,
LOL, yeah ,I kinda bit off more than I could chew.. X-D
Love the Hawken shirt dude.
Yeah mate, a little pointless advertising. Damm I miss that game so much. But all good things come to an end.
GREAT WORK Aaron Super Duper Video
I hope something helped. Thankyou for watching.
Sorry for the wait. Here's what you've been waiting for :-th-cam.com/video/rzMRVMgbxMU/w-d-xo.html
I have a new cfx3 cooler that now has a “warning 03” error. I replaced my PCB display after my previous one was cracked (nothing showing on display). It was working before and now it doesn’t even turn on. Got any ideas? Was this new pcb display faulty or do I need to look at the compressor control module?
Are you sure you have enough voltage? If your battery hasn't got the grunt to run the fridge it will often call as a fault. Though that aside, I confess I am not sure. I would be getting out my multimeter to solve your problem. Sorry mate.
Hey have you had any experience in changing the gasket on the door?
I'm sorry I can't help in that regard. The seal around my unit is ok and I haven't had to tackle that one "yet" (touch wood). Sorry I can't help but thank you for watching, I hope something helped.
Great vid ! My cfx65 won’t hold the preset temp. Ie if I set it for -5 degree. It works fine regulating temp. However, on a power reset it looses the set temp and goes to -22. Need to reset temp every time. Is it the board or thermostat ( can’t se it being thermo as it regulates) is there a backup memory battery on the board ? Thanks. Dave. port Hedland. UPDATE. It’s the main control board $92.00 from Waeco in Melbourne Australia.
Great questions Dave. The only advice I can give is from my own experience. Though I feel if you watch the very ending of this upload, my camera man Wah speaks of how to test the thermistor which can be done from the board end without having to struggle with the base as I did. If you can rule that out as being the problem then that is a helpful start to narrowing down the issue.
Well done on the feed back Dave. Could help someone out there. Good on ya mate.
Nice video Aaron.
Do you know if it's possible to lock the keypad to the buttons being operated accidentally?
I am glad you mentioned that. Since this video I have found also my keypad "locked" as you say.. but it set locked to 2 deg. C on mine which is perfect for me & the fridge still runs to this day. So I am not bothered since it's locked to what I want. I must admit I have not found the remedy. I will inform you if I solve this issue.
@@AaronHahnStudios Thanks!
Hallo, I have a question: my dometic cf 26 fridge shows Err 1 when turned on. After time the temperature starts to jump once -21, -32, -25 and when it drops below -18, the compressor starts. Later it works normally, but the temperature inside is cheating about 10 ° C on the display compared to the thermometer
What could it be?
Greetings from Germany
I wish I had the perfect answer for you. But the only truth I know to this you wont like. Dometic is a copycat brand. Uses cheaper parts to imitate the more expensive brands. It's like anything in life, "you get what you pay for". Avoid anything made in China & Buy German Made where possible. Germans make the best stuff :-)
@@AaronHahnStudios
Ok.
What you propose will but me?
Job well done.
Thank you Johan. I hope something helped, the fridge still works to this day.
Hi I've got a cfx 40 and the moter just goes and doesn't cool above the temp its at gas is good realy not sure what the problem is ,craped out six months ago and now it's doing same thing and its currently full of Snappers so keen to fix it lol could it be thermostat ?
Quite possibly, though my first thought was lack of Gas as I read your description. Suggest move those fish to another source real quick. Or Smoke `em fast!
@@AaronHahnStudios there in the big freezer with geni on ,i use this freezer for my beer kegs so things looking bad !we of grid I'm wondering if compressor isn't turning up enough apparently when i took to a shop they cheeked the gas and there's heaps ,will get to yhe bottom of it!!cheers.
Dude upload
If it doesnt work anyway can i take that all out will it be a good esky?
Obviously.. its insulated. 🙂
lol, that square aint so square anymore :) Im also prepping myself for this job as the reading between the fridge and separate thermometer is about 6-7 degrees different
Please send any feedback on how you go with your repair. Thanks for you comment,.. the Weaco you see in this video has since been out to the Great Aust. Bight over 500km of hard track and No problems from it, runs like new. The upload for that adventure is in the editing stage. I'll release it asap.
Keep up your GOOD work CheersJerry
I will be uploading some Amazing (Drone) footage from the Great Australian Bight soon. I hope you will stick around for it. Thankyou for your kindness Jerry.
Good job thanks !
Your most welcome, I hope something helped.
Absorption fridges are pretty fascinating
Hi DO you know why cf50 gives me er2 code?
There are many reasons these fridges give error codes. Quite possibly not your fault. It could be a number off things. Go for a top down approach, start with the power-is it getting enough? check cables. Also near the end of this video I talked about checking debris in the small plugs. Always check them one at a time so not to get them mixed up. Does it give error when using mains power or 12 volts off the car?. Try the emergency over ride setting and see if it functions then? Difficult to say from here, but thanks for watching and best of luck.
Hey Aaron it’s been a while since you shot this vid . Is the CF 50 still working. A dometic repairer said that type of repair won’t last . Would love to hear your response Thanks
I am SO glad you asked. I went out to the Great Australian Bight with it and am currently editing together that fantastic trip as I type this. Subscribe for that it will be worth it. The HZJ75 got shaken like a babies rattle and the Waeco works perfectly even to this date, so please feel free to tell the dometic repairer to shove their opinion in the fridge. ;-) And remember, those people want Your money & will say anything to get it. I want you to Save your money, & gain nothing by saying that. All the best and safe travels.
Nice shirt man ;)
Miss that game, it was great fun & made a good friend in Sweden from it. But thanks.👍
Definitely worth adding a warning to this video (didn't notice it if it's there), but if you go at it with a screwdriver like that, there's a chance you'll hit lose all the refrigerant ... and then you'll need a whole new fridge. Don't ask me how I know :(
Please watch again & listen, I did explain that, (3:45 & @ 9:02 in) that's how I did not loose any gas. Thanks for watching. NB:- this fridge is still working today.
@@AaronHahnStudios must have missed that ... though I was aware it was a risk anyway.
@@ellareeks1700 Always appreciate feed back, well done.
I guess 3 cameras that's professional man
Cheap Cameras though. If my channel starts to make money I will invest in better cameras to keep my subscribers happy.
@@AaronHahnStudios you put your leg on the beginning of the way .. you will do it
Be careful not to damage any pipes
This warning is mentioned 4 times in this upload.