Polar refrigerator condenser

[MrSpartan]

Hi all

I own a fish and chip shop and have a commercial Polar stand up refrigerator.
It started creeping upon temp today so turned it off at 22degrees C.
It only had some drinks and salads which I transferred to my walk in fridge.

Unplugged it and opened the top to find the condensor was black with grease.

Used some kitchen decrease spray which cleaned it a little. Any advice on something else? I dont want to undo it as I probably will break it.

[kiwifridgie]

Call a fridge company. Suggest you call one of the refrigeration parts suppliers locally and ask who they recommend.
You cannot fix it.

[seanf]

Never tryed it, but maybe a small steam cleaner might take a bit away.

[frank]

One of my goto cleaners for greasy coils - especially A/C fancoils in chinese retaurants - was always Flash with Bleach.

Make sure that you unplug the fridge before doing any wet work.

I used to carry an old towel that I would stuff into the drip tray etc to catch any run off.

A spray of Flash and a gentle brush followed by a rinse soon has greasy coils looking like new

[redroge]

Looking at your photos and how clean the compressor is I would say you need an engineer to check the unit

[charlie patt]

Call a engineer but I'm afraid this will be a regular issue being a polar they are terrible machines I'm afraid I would say half the Polars I look at get written of with paper thin copper good luck