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Thread: Advice needed Please !!
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10-05-2009, 09:14 PM #1
Advice needed Please !!
Im moving to greece and after advice on lying a standup domestic fridge freezer on it's side for approx 2 days.
just wondering if this will cause any damage if left stood up for 24 hours before use.
Thank you
Mark
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10-05-2009, 10:29 PM #2
Re: Advice needed Please !!
No none what-so-ever.
I have moved thousands of domestic fridges and freezers and I have never ever had a problem with starting one after it had been laid down.
Now for added safety and your own piece of mind if you leave the thing for a day you will have no problem regarding it having been laid down.
taz.
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10-05-2009, 11:00 PM #3
Re: Advice needed Please !!
Only potential problem I could see is if the unit is going to suffer a lot of "bouncing" around.
The motor inside the compressor is normally stood on some springs which work fine when upright; On its side there is a danger of the motor falling off the springs, not much, but some.Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
Retired March 2015
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11-05-2009, 12:02 AM #4
Re: Advice needed Please !!
What ive heard is that after lying fridge on its side oil from compressor could drain into piping and if started in that state it would be running with a loss of oil level until it drained back into compressor thus they suggest not running for 24 hours.
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11-05-2009, 01:41 PM #5
Re: Advice needed Please !!
Dear I would like to suggest some
1. Dont load the ref. immdiately after starting again, atleast run it for 12 hrs w/o load
2. Also Let the ref stand properly atleast for 3~4 Hrs before starting
As if u follow these 2 precautions u wont face any prob.
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13-05-2009, 08:55 PM #6
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14-05-2009, 05:10 AM #7
Re: Advice needed Please !!
another good thing about letting it stand is to let oil drain from the cylinder aka kelvinator apprentice days,same thing would happen with the springs which is probably less likely now that manufacturers scrimp on the cost of hermetics with their being less room for the compressor assembly to move internally
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