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Past couple of days I have had the chance to play some new fridges, I first saw these on Andrew St Pierre Whites youtube channel and seeing as he has spent so long Driving across the South African Bush and has own just about every brand from Engel to National Luna, ARB and Waeco, I thought National Luna would have been his Fridge of Choice but now he lives in Australia he built his new 78/79 Land Cruiser with Two Snomaster Fridges,
So I hunted around and I borrowed a 95 Litre Single Zone Model Which Is a Monster of a thing, Me still getting over the Heart surgery I am limited as to what I can Do and humping this big Brute is an definite NO NO, So I got it in to the house just inside the front door and that is where I tested It,
After reading all the stuff on the WWW I was ready to see if all the Blurb was True, Well This 95 Litre Single Is a beast big enough in fact that I could fit in it and I'm 6ft tall and around 80 kgs, "Such a Fine Specimen" anyway back to the fridge, LOL so I powered it up empty with it's dial ready 22*c and it came from the factory set at -18*c But this Bad Boy goes down to -22*c which is the lowest setable Temp, the first thing I noticed that it does not jump in to life right away because they have built in a soft start type mode and after 3 minutes it fires up and then Does it's thing
My Goodness, This thing takes off like a late freight, I have never seen a fridge Cool down that fast going from 0.5*c per minute and topping out at around 2.5*c per minute at it's peak, It got down to it's target temp of -18*c in under an Hour from +22*c down to -18*c, when it finally shut off it's Dial was reading -18/-19*c and my remote Sensor saw it drop to -21.6/-21.7. The speed it got there at was impressive compared to My Pride and Joy ARB's Yes they are Fast and drop down to about -23*c, So then I thought I would max it out down to -22*c well that was fast as well although it started to slow down in the last couple of degrees,
Anyway I was so impressed with the shear Horsepower of these Snomasters I took the Big Monster back to the Dealer with a Tear in my Eye, Oh Lordy I would of loved to keep this big Brute of a thing but the truth is My chest bones are not strong enough to be able to move the thing,
Anyway I am happy with the 47L ARB and it's Daddy the 78L, But then I got to thinking I want a small car fridge so I looked at Dometic and Engel and then I see that Snomaster make a 12L Skinny little bugga and a Compact light weight 35 Litre Model, Lucky for me the Dealer had Two in Stock So at 495 Quid "That Puppy Was Mine" MEGA Quick when the Dealer Told me that the little Cheaper Light weight @ 19kgs Model had the same Big Compressor in it as the 95L Had :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
Hanging out to get home and plug it in Got to the front door unloaded the Truck with my New Toy made some coffee and Let the Games Begin,
Stopwatch at the Ready, and my Digital Thermometer Sensor placed at the very Mid point in the main compartment with note pad in hand I fired it Up, as per the 95L it came factory set at -18*c and when I powered it up the inside temp was reading +20*c, It did it's usual 3 minute soft start checks and it Took Off Holy Smokes, at around 3 mins 25secs so I kept that as my Reference point @ 7m 25secs = 4 minutes it was reading 12.2*c, @ 14mins it was down to 6, Baring in mind I expected it to be good but not as fast/good as the top of the line 95L Expedition series with it's 70mm of insulation, WRONG WRONG WRONG, :8 :8
This little bugga hit WARP SPEED so much so at one point I could not write down the Temps and Time before it changed, At 15mins 25secs the sensor was reading 0.3*c So taking off it's 3 minute start up procedure works out that it dropped 19.7*c in 12 minutes 25 seconds, SO at a total time of 15m 25secs it was at 0.3*c, these speed were constant right up to the factory cut off at -18*c at this point my Sensor was reading -21.7 and once it stopped it dropped down to -22.1*c, This took a Blistering 46 minutes and 7 seconds from +20*c down to -22.1*c. :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
By this time I am starting to feel the Love for this little Orphan, So then I set it to it's maximum of -22*c which happened a lot faster than any other fridge I have ever used, When set to -22*c it has an actual Air Temp in the middle of the Main Box that drops down as low as -25.9*c and it gets lower and lower the more time it has to stabilize as all fridges do this and now it's reading -26.0*c / -14.8*f, They weren't joking when they said they put SnoMasters 66watt Compressor from their bigger Fridge's, But this is the sort of performance you'd get by Stuffing a 427 in a Mini,
Some of the features that come with this little fridge are some nice touches Too, It comes with A main Basket for the box area and it also has a separate little basket the sits above the shelf above the motor/Compressor and both of these basket's have little silicon hose type feet that slip over the Bars of the basket to protect the floor surface inside the fridge, On 240v it just does it's thing and gets the job done "No Messing", In the 12v/24v mode it has 3 power settings, Low which is the power save mode and then it has the Auto Mode where it speeds up and slows down as it see's fit, Then it has the Hi power mode Where it just puts the Peddle to the Metal and heads for the Horizon, One Of the best features with this little fridge is how quiet it is, I managed to sleep peacefully with it 2 feet from my head where as my ARB is Ok but it is a fraction to loud but it too is very quiet, This little SnoMaster is about as loud as a laptop computer.
Inside the Whole of the Main Box and the shelf area it is lined with White Coloured Grained Finished Alloy so the inside has a smooth finish with a Leather Like Grain to it and the Cooling coils are welded to the back of the inside panelling. In the exact same way that the bigger models are which is also how National Luna's are finished off inside. On the Front is where you plug in the 12v and 240v Leads and they have even added a USB port for phone charging etc and the also have added the Bladed Fuse next to the Leads so there is not messing around if it ever needs changing, All Up This little Fridge has unbelievable performance and at 495.00 / $891.00 AUD these are great for a second fridge, And one huge bonus is that the Compressor comes with a 7 Year Warranty YEP that's right 7 Years. And 3 year Warranty on every other part of it. SnoMaster are out selling every brand in the EU and America, Out of all the dealers around all I could find was the Expedition Series 95L and a Classic Series 60L and Two of these little 35L like this one I have been Testing and I bought one of those, so there is only 3 in the country until October. There are 3 ranges and they are The Leisure Series and the 60mm Classic Series and the 70mm Expedition Series, All except the one I have are made out of Stainless Steel and are beautifully made, And ALL the Stainless Models come with a Solar powered Remote Control and they also Come with the Fridge Cover and a Built in Bottle Opener, and the only way you could freeze things quicker would be to drop them in to Liquid Nitrogen,
Anyways, I bought this Cheap Little Black one as a Drinks Fridge and tested as above.
http://lvboverland.co.uk/catalogue/...l-snowmaster-leisure-fridge---new-in/11355671
Another thing to NOTE is the 4x4 Australia did a fridge test a while ago and the fridge that won out over Engel, ARB, National Luna and Waeco/Dometic and Mamoth etc was the "Opposite lock" But the Opposite Lock Fridge Is the SnoMaster 40L
See Here
https://www.snomasterusa.com/product/classic-series-bdc-40-stainless-steel-acdc-fridgefreezer/
And Here is most of the range on the US Site,
https://www.snomasterusa.com/
Anyways hope that helps.
J.
So I hunted around and I borrowed a 95 Litre Single Zone Model Which Is a Monster of a thing, Me still getting over the Heart surgery I am limited as to what I can Do and humping this big Brute is an definite NO NO, So I got it in to the house just inside the front door and that is where I tested It,
After reading all the stuff on the WWW I was ready to see if all the Blurb was True, Well This 95 Litre Single Is a beast big enough in fact that I could fit in it and I'm 6ft tall and around 80 kgs, "Such a Fine Specimen" anyway back to the fridge, LOL so I powered it up empty with it's dial ready 22*c and it came from the factory set at -18*c But this Bad Boy goes down to -22*c which is the lowest setable Temp, the first thing I noticed that it does not jump in to life right away because they have built in a soft start type mode and after 3 minutes it fires up and then Does it's thing
My Goodness, This thing takes off like a late freight, I have never seen a fridge Cool down that fast going from 0.5*c per minute and topping out at around 2.5*c per minute at it's peak, It got down to it's target temp of -18*c in under an Hour from +22*c down to -18*c, when it finally shut off it's Dial was reading -18/-19*c and my remote Sensor saw it drop to -21.6/-21.7. The speed it got there at was impressive compared to My Pride and Joy ARB's Yes they are Fast and drop down to about -23*c, So then I thought I would max it out down to -22*c well that was fast as well although it started to slow down in the last couple of degrees,Anyway I was so impressed with the shear Horsepower of these Snomasters I took the Big Monster back to the Dealer with a Tear in my Eye, Oh Lordy I would of loved to keep this big Brute of a thing but the truth is My chest bones are not strong enough to be able to move the thing,
Anyway I am happy with the 47L ARB and it's Daddy the 78L, But then I got to thinking I want a small car fridge so I looked at Dometic and Engel and then I see that Snomaster make a 12L Skinny little bugga and a Compact light weight 35 Litre Model, Lucky for me the Dealer had Two in Stock So at 495 Quid "That Puppy Was Mine" MEGA Quick when the Dealer Told me that the little Cheaper Light weight @ 19kgs Model had the same Big Compressor in it as the 95L Had :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
Hanging out to get home and plug it in
Got to the front door unloaded the Truck with my New Toy made some coffee and Let the Games Begin, Stopwatch at the Ready, and my Digital Thermometer Sensor placed at the very Mid point in the main compartment with note pad in hand I fired it Up, as per the 95L it came factory set at -18*c and when I powered it up the inside temp was reading +20*c, It did it's usual 3 minute soft start checks and it Took Off
Holy Smokes, at around 3 mins 25secs so I kept that as my Reference point @ 7m 25secs = 4 minutes it was reading 12.2*c, @ 14mins it was down to 6, Baring in mind I expected it to be good but not as fast/good as the top of the line 95L Expedition series with it's 70mm of insulation, WRONG WRONG WRONG, :8 :8 This little bugga hit WARP SPEED so much so at one point I could not write down the Temps and Time before it changed, At 15mins 25secs the sensor was reading 0.3*c So taking off it's 3 minute start up procedure works out that it dropped 19.7*c in 12 minutes 25 seconds, SO at a total time of 15m 25secs it was at 0.3*c, these speed were constant right up to the factory cut off at -18*c at this point my Sensor was reading -21.7 and once it stopped it dropped down to -22.1*c, This took a Blistering 46 minutes and 7 seconds from +20*c down to -22.1*c. :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
By this time I am starting to feel the Love for this little Orphan, So then I set it to it's maximum of -22*c which happened a lot faster than any other fridge I have ever used, When set to -22*c it has an actual Air Temp in the middle of the Main Box that drops down as low as -25.9*c and it gets lower and lower the more time it has to stabilize as all fridges do this and now it's reading -26.0*c / -14.8*f, They weren't joking when they said they put SnoMasters 66watt Compressor from their bigger Fridge's, But this is the sort of performance you'd get by Stuffing a 427 in a Mini,
Some of the features that come with this little fridge are some nice touches Too, It comes with A main Basket for the box area and it also has a separate little basket the sits above the shelf above the motor/Compressor and both of these basket's have little silicon hose type feet that slip over the Bars of the basket to protect the floor surface inside the fridge, On 240v it just does it's thing and gets the job done "No Messing", In the 12v/24v mode it has 3 power settings, Low which is the power save mode and then it has the Auto Mode where it speeds up and slows down as it see's fit, Then it has the Hi power mode Where it just puts the Peddle to the Metal and heads for the Horizon, One Of the best features with this little fridge is how quiet it is, I managed to sleep peacefully with it 2 feet from my head where as my ARB is Ok but it is a fraction to loud but it too is very quiet, This little SnoMaster is about as loud as a laptop computer.
Inside the Whole of the Main Box and the shelf area it is lined with White Coloured Grained Finished Alloy so the inside has a smooth finish with a Leather Like Grain to it and the Cooling coils are welded to the back of the inside panelling. In the exact same way that the bigger models are which is also how National Luna's are finished off inside. On the Front is where you plug in the 12v and 240v Leads and they have even added a USB port for phone charging etc and the also have added the Bladed Fuse next to the Leads so there is not messing around if it ever needs changing, All Up This little Fridge has unbelievable performance and at 495.00 / $891.00 AUD these are great for a second fridge, And one huge bonus is that the Compressor comes with a 7 Year Warranty YEP that's right 7 Years. And 3 year Warranty on every other part of it. SnoMaster are out selling every brand in the EU and America, Out of all the dealers around all I could find was the Expedition Series 95L and a Classic Series 60L and Two of these little 35L like this one I have been Testing and I bought one of those, so there is only 3 in the country until October. There are 3 ranges and they are The Leisure Series and the 60mm Classic Series and the 70mm Expedition Series, All except the one I have are made out of Stainless Steel and are beautifully made, And ALL the Stainless Models come with a Solar powered Remote Control and they also Come with the Fridge Cover and a Built in Bottle Opener, and the only way you could freeze things quicker would be to drop them in to Liquid Nitrogen,
Anyways, I bought this Cheap Little Black one as a Drinks Fridge and tested as above.
http://lvboverland.co.uk/catalogue/...l-snowmaster-leisure-fridge---new-in/11355671
Another thing to NOTE is the 4x4 Australia did a fridge test a while ago and the fridge that won out over Engel, ARB, National Luna and Waeco/Dometic and Mamoth etc was the "Opposite lock" But the Opposite Lock Fridge Is the SnoMaster 40L
See Here
https://www.snomasterusa.com/product/classic-series-bdc-40-stainless-steel-acdc-fridgefreezer/
And Here is most of the range on the US Site,
https://www.snomasterusa.com/
Anyways hope that helps.
J.
