Fridge died

[chessie4905]

The freon can spray a lot of oil with it. I've removed several compressors in order to junk refergirators and some can spray a lot of oil mist if cut in wrong place. Up high on unit away from compressor. Use a hacksaw by hand till you just nick a tiny hole, cover it with a rag and let it slowly leak down. This was back in the days when there weren't regulations and their wasn't an ozone hole.Of course you should use a refrigerant recovery unit, be certified to use it and dispose of it properly, or have a ac repair service come and do it for you

[Zephod]

The refrigerant will be at the back of the fridge so if you cut it in half vertically in the middle of the sides, it should be easy to slip out through the door and the refrigerant should not leak.


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[Stormcloud]

The refrigerant will be at the back of the fridge so if you cut it in half vertically in the middle of the sides, it should be easy to slip out through the door and the refrigerant should not leak.


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That ain't necessarily so. I have seen many frigs with the tubing in the side walls ( not the back ) and the condenser at the bottom rear of the frig.

[Zephod]

That ain't necessarily so. I have seen many frigs with the tubing in the side walls ( not the back ) and the condenser at the bottom rear of the frig.

All the domestic fridges I've seen, including absorption fridges, the pump has been at the bottom or the heater in the middle of the back. The back has been the tubing. The sides are pretty much just two sheets of tin and an inch or less of foam. I've cut up several dead fridges for steel for welding projects.


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[Bill B /bus]

Why fight with the door and handrail. Remove kitchen table, 8 screws. Remove trim ring on Penninsula window. Have forklift with pallet on forks at window. Remove window with help from strong young(er) men. Set window on the ground. Pull reefer from its hole. Lay on back. Slide it out the window hole. Slide new one in and reinstall in hole. DO NOT turn on new reefer for at least six hours to ensure the the oil has returned to the compressor. Reinstall window. Replace table. Total time less than one hour including having to wait because the forklift propane went empty in the middle of the operation.

Bill

[kyle4501]

Why fight with the door and handrail. Remove kitchen table, 8 screws. Remove trim ring on Penninsula window. Have forklift with pallet on forks at window. Remove window with help from strong young(er) men. Set window on the ground. Pull reefer from its hole. Lay on back. Slide it out the window hole. Slide new one in and reinstall in hole. DO NOT turn on new reefer for at least six hours to ensure the the oil has returned to the compressor. Reinstall window. Replace table. Total time less than one hour including having to wait because the forklift propane went empty in the middle of the operation.

Bill

That may be a good plan if you have a forklift . . . .   

I still don't like messing with windows that don't leak.

[BJ]

 question..how old is the frig?
If it has a computer before throwing it away unplug it to reset the computer if not real common on older frigs is the (god I hate getting old, forgot the name, It is like a transformer and boosts the power charge for the compressor, it is nec to short across the posts to drain the energy or you could get a good joit.) someone help me out on the name, all ac and ref units with compressors have this.  when this goes bad the frig comp will not start......

[chessie4905]

Starting capacitors.

[RichardEntrekin]

Like Kyle said, measure the box without the doors and see if it will fit through the door frame. Do the same for whatever you are going to put in it's place.

Just a heads up on inverter/refrigerator technology. The newer fridges with computer based controls and inverter driven compressors DON'T play well with modified sine wave inverters. The old fridges would tolerate them but barely.

So, if you don't have a full sine wave, it's something to think about as you replace the fridge.

[luvrbus]

LOL fridges are easy to remove and replace if you are up to the task try a 400 lb claw foot bath tub took 4 of us to get the thing in through the door 

[kyle4501]

LOL fridges are easy to remove and replace if you are up to the task try a 400 lb claw foot bath tub took 4 of us to get the thing in through the door 

Dang - gonna be hard to top that one . . .    

I hope you don't post any pictures. I wouldn't want mu better half to get any ideas . . . 

[dbldragon]

so happy I have a side hall down to the wheel chair door . Pick up fridge and walk it out basically