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I have had this refrigerator for two months now. Two defective parts have not but been replaced as of today. I don't comprehend the delay. I think Shannon is the only individual operating there.
Liz Joves
1/6/12
The EdgeStar has much to boast of: it is lightweight, painless to carry and move, roomy, desirable, and versatile as both a refrigerator and (marginally) as a freezer. Setup is rather simple, and the cost is wonderful. Strongly tainting this appliance nevertheless, is a thermostat dial which is either incompetently designed, incompetently calibrated, or each
Ahead of continuing, let's not fail to note the advertised description for this item: "Just turn the thermostat to pick the suitable temperature for your application!"
Falling with equal snugness on the Issues That Make You Go Duh list is the instruction manual telling us that "The knob has markings to indicate the relative temperature settings, but in common, turning the knob counter-clockwise corresponds to colder temperatures."
So if we turn the dial a single way, it gets colder. Turn it the other way it gets warmer. We can handle that. The markings on the dial bear witness to and confirm this sophisticated conception of appliance design......MAX
Fascinating then, that in practice there is no temperature modify in the freezer when dialed to "MIN", or dialed to "MAX". I measure each at a steady 20 degrees.
With some playing, a single discovers that colder temperatures are accomplished, erratically, within the petite 1.five millimeter space in between the two vertical lines separating "Min" and "Max".
Moving counter clockwise per directions along the dial following the arrow marked "Freezer", the temperatures I commonly get are, in order:
20 (when dialed to "Min")
15 (when dialed to the left vertical line)
four or 12 degrees (when among the two vertical lines)
10 (when dialed to the perfect vertical line)
20 (when dialed to "Max).
Possibly the advertised degree capability is buried someplace inside the 1.five mm space among the two vertical lines, but right after a lot of days of moving the dial minutely to the left or appropriate, I'm unable to come across it.
Additionally, right after reaching the coldest discernable temperature of 4 degrees as soon as, it took me 2 days to discover it once more whilst continuing my hunt for the elusive advertised degrees.
This is in particular frustrating considering the fact that it takes about half a day or even more for a temperature change to be reached inside the freezer right after moving the thermostat dial -- and when you move it, you don't know for specific if you happen to be producing it colder or warmer.
Which is to say, this isn't a particular quick appliance: The manual recommends not introducing frozen food to the freezer till it is been turned to the coldest setting (wherever that is) for at least 2 hours immediately after turning it on. That appears wildly optimistic to me. In practice, it takes roughly 5 hours to freeze undersized 1" ice cubes from power-up employing the tray bundled with this freezer.
To its credit, the EchoStar is fine as a refrigerator, and fine as a freezer as long as you aren't picky about hitting the the commonly advised degrees for frozen foods.
But sorry, it ought to not need a few days to discover the coldest temperature on a device by nudging a dial back and forth within a space of a milimeter. And oddly enough, even with out the instruction booklet telling me to do so, I totally count on "Max" to be colder than "Min", and not be really positioned at some microscopicly ambiguous point among the two.
"Just turn the thermostat to choose the proper temperature for your application!"
Yeah. Duh.
I was concerned when I ordered this item based on other feedback. I let the freezer sit for a couple hours following unpacking. I turned it on and set to max freeze and placed an icecube tray inside. It took 75 minutes for the water to freeze. We took it camping with us and immediately after unplugging camper it took six hours for the ice cubes to melt.
Pro: compact, nice look, and the wine is at the appropriate temperature, ( 55 F) Con: This cooler is way also loud.
If I knew that the interior fan created that much noise I will no purchase it.
The picture supplied is not what I received. the image shows an oak wood finish. What I received was a black metal finish. don't be mislead by the picture provided.
Hunting for this unit as a builtin for an entertainment center.
Description is eight.9 inches height... looking at other websites for identical model it should certainly be 18.9 inches.
I seriously like iced apple juice, but the ice was melting ahead of I ever completed my drink. I was going by way of apple juice like crazy, but never actually drinking a lot of it. I purchased this personal fridge to cut down on wasting apple juice (don't like it all watered down from melted ice). It functions so well, that I can fill a 12oz glass with juice, put in a couple of cubes of ice, and seven hours later, the ice has not melted. Feel about it...seven hours! If I leave a glass of ice and juice out for 30 minutes, the ice has melted down to small bitty bits and the juice is too watery.
I implemented the "Mastercool MSC52224A Infrared Thermometer in Case with Cost-free MSC52220 Analog Thermometer" that I bought from Amazon to check the temperature overall performance. The manual for the mini fridge says that it is capable of cooling to 32 (deg F) below ambient. I checked it on a hot day, a warm day, a cool day, and numerous instances between employing the digital IR thermometer and it is consistently 32-45 degrees cooler inside the fridge than the outside temperature. Even on a 90 degree day the ice did not melt and I did not have to replace my drink. The inside temperature at the warmest spot was regularly hovering around 45 to 47 degrees (F). My drink was at about 36 to 38 degrees, based on where I measured it.
On the days that had been around 70 degrees, this fridge read temperatures close to freezing. In truth, I was amazed when I pulled out a frosty glass of apple juice. It occurred only when, but nonetheless...worth mentioning.
I assume the trick to finding this to perform optimally is to give several inches of space for the back finish exactly where it vents out the heat. I made use of the thermometer there as properly- the vent on either side exhausts at about 90 degrees (F) but at a low volume so it is not really helpful as a space heater.
The unit runs quiet- rather quiet. It comes with both an AC adapter, and a DC lighter-socket adapter for the automobile. The power switch has 3 positions- Off (middle) to the appropriate is 110AC, and to the left is 12VDC (automobile). There is a single green LED to indicate ON operation, there are two warm air exhausts on each and every side at the rear, and two cool air intakes- a single at the back plate, and one particular on the best at the aft finish. This is why ventilation and spacing is vital- due to the proximity of the hot air exhaust and cool air intake- there desires to be area for the warm air to dissipate and not be drawn in by the cool air intake. The manual says 6 inches space all around, I've located that about half that operates in my scenario.
I have not attempted a six-pack, or attempted employing it in a automobile. What I can say is that if you like to have a cold drink handy to sip on all day while you study, this unit is worth just about every penny. I have not had to waste a glass of juice due to the fact it was watered down because working with this unit- for that, 5 stars very easily.
I bought this for my cubicle at operate. I wanted to preserve water or soft drinks cold sufficient that I did not have to have to preserve heading to the cafeteria for ice. It functions terrific for that purpose. CAUTION: It will only fit 12-oz cans of soda, and 8-oz bottles of water (these can be tricky to locate). A single 16.9-oz bottle of water will only fit inside sideways, and will take up all the attainable space. I maintain it turned on 24x7. The fan noise is very low (assume White Noise). I agree with other reviewers that the latch is flimsy and seems very easy to break use it with extreme care. But general, the value, size and functionality of this mini fridge make me a pleased buyer.
This is a quite decent little fridge. It has anything I am looking for: fairly quiet, got place to put a major bottle of milk in and got a freezer compartment. It's worth its price.
I've discovered that the "freezer" section of a mini fridge is fairly substantially a waste of space - as well small to be honestly valuable, and in continual have to have of defrosting. The Danby all-fridge is a amazing addition to my tiny kitchen. It, and a stand-alone freezer, are all I require to keep my food fresh. The veggie crisper in fact works, and the can dispenser is a good touch.
--1 year later--
I've had the fridge for a tiny more than a year now, without a single hitch or glitch. Still a great item!
In my hotel area throughout a current holiday I was rather pleased to see this little refrigerator by Danby. At very first it didn't look also special but I was wrong. It worked rather well, keeping my refrigerated items cold without freezing them. Furthermore, the adjustable shelves came in handy just after I made a couple of trips to a local supermarket I necessary to adjust the shelves to fit almost everything in. I cannot genuinely comment about the adjustable door simply because of course hotel management possibly would not have appreciated me modifying the door on them but I assume you can adjust the door pretty quickly. The interior light worked fine.
The shelves weren't rather as deep as I would have liked them to be, but then once more it comes with adjustable shelves. I could also put things like foot long sandwiches in at 45 degree angles that way even a substantial item can fit inside without a dilemma.
I would advise this tiny refrigerator for offices, college students or everyone who wants a smaller sized refrigerator that does a very good job of keeping food cold.