Astro refrigerators from Germany (attn Louis)

[gizmo]

This question is directed mainly to Louis but anyone else feel free to chime in...

I am looking at buying a low voltage fridge to use on our solar power system. They are all low voltage conversions, where a Danfoss 12/24 volt compressor is fitted to a "normal" two door fridge. One that I am considering is a conversion of an Astro fridge from Germany. Astro are not normally sold here in Aus so I'd like an opinion of them, and links to websites both for the manufacturer and opinions/tests/reviews of them.

We currently have a gas fridge which is pretty good, and is vintage too, but since the local bread bakery closed we need to buy a weeks bread at once, so a bigger fridge would help.

Thanks very much

Chris.

 

[foraloysius]

I'm sorry Chris, but I have never heard of Astro fridges and after a Google search I haven't found anything either. Do you have a link to a website or perhaps a picture?

 

[gizmo]

No, nothing at all.

I think they might be from former East Germany, as the same Aus company used to convert Lemair fridges which were from Russia.

Thanks anyway, Louis.

Chris.

 

[foraloysius]

I will mail one of the German guys who knows a lot about appliances from East Germany and will let you know what he says.

 

[gizmo]

I'd appreciate that, thanks!

Chris

 

[foraloysius]

Chris,

I just received an email from Peter from Magdeburg. He told me he had never heard of Astro fridges. The only brands they had were Nordstern, Kristall and Grönland.

So Astro is not an "Ostalgic" brand.

Dometic has a few 12V/240V/gas models. Even a few 2 door models. I couldn't find an Australian website, but here the link to the New Zealandian (???) site.

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