Table 1.
Causes of failure of 59 refrigerators assessed in Uganda.
| Cause of failure | Manufacturer, model (count), and device type* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic RCW 42 EGa (n = 44) | Dulas Solar VC-65 (n = 11) | Vestfrost MF 314c (n = 1) | Sibir V 170 GEb (n = 2) | Vestfrost MK 304d (n = 1) | Total (n = 59) | |
| Absorption | Solar compression | Freezer, AC** compression | Absorption | AC** compression | ||
| Cooling unit fault | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Refrigerant leak | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Control unit fault | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Thermostat fault | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Stolen solar panel | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Blocked gas tube | 2 | 2 | ||||
*
a, refrigerator; b, refrigerator and freezer; c, freezer; d, ice-lined refrigerator.
**
AC = alternating current.