I've got a large side-by-side fridge freezer in my kitchen. I'm going to put new vinyl
flooring in the kitchen but can't take the fridge out of the kitchen.

At the moment my best plan is to move the fridge to the far end of the kitchen, roll out
most of the vinyl, tip the fridge as much as is required to roll the vinyl part way under
and then tip it the other way and continue unrolling the vinyl.

I know that if you put a fridge on it's back for transportation you're supposed to leave
it for 48 hours before turning it on (to let the coolant settle or something). What I want
to know is whether I can tip it, say 20-30 degrees, and plug it in again immediately
without any problems.

Lifting the whole thing up to keep it horizontol is something I'd prefer to avoid - it's
heavy.

Any ideas?

Ronnie

In message , Ronnie Gibson
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I've got a large side-by-side fridge freezer in my kitchen. I'm going
to put new vinyl
flooring in the kitchen but can't take the fridge out of the kitchen.

At the moment my best plan is to move the fridge to the far end of the
kitchen, roll out
most of the vinyl, tip the fridge as much as is required to roll the
vinyl part way under
and then tip it the other way and continue unrolling the vinyl.

I know that if you put a fridge on it's back for transportation you're
supposed to leave
it for 48 hours before turning it on (to let the coolant settle or
something). What I want
to know is whether I can tip it, say 20-30 degrees, and plug it in
again immediately
without any problems.

Lifting the whole thing up to keep it horizontol is something I'd
prefer to avoid - it's
heavy.

Any ideas?

Ronnie



I've just had a fridge/freezer delivered, but it has to be stored at 1st
floor level until the top floor is ready to take it. The shop told me to
leave it for 6 hours after moving it to the top floor, as long as it was
only tipped at the angle of the staircase, and not right on its back.


--
Richard Faulkner

Ronnie Gibson wrote on 16/03/2005 :
I know that if you put a fridge on it's back for transportation you're
supposed to leave it for 48 hours before turning it on (to let the coolant
settle or something). What I want to know is whether I can tip it, say 20-30
degrees, and plug it in again immediately without any problems.

Lifting the whole thing up to keep it horizontol is something I'd prefer to
avoid - it's heavy.

I asked this question long ago and the answer seems to be that it is a
function of both angle and time that it is tilted for. I would not be
worried by such a small angle of tilt anyway....

For example.... Caravan fridges are often running and in use whilst
being transported. These types of fridges work on exactly the same
principle as domestic fridges, they are just just smaller.

--

Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.org

It was somewhere outside Barstow when "Harry Bloomfield"
wrote:

For example.... Caravan fridges are often running and in use whilst
being transported. These types of fridges work on exactly the same
principle as domestic fridges, they are just just smaller.

They're not the same principle. Caravan fridges use heat (gas or
electric) to power them, not a compressor. There's no compressor
lubricating oil in the circuit, so there's nothing to disturb.
--
Smert' spamionam

on 16/03/2005, Andy Dingley supposed :
They're not the same principle. Caravan fridges use heat (gas or
electric) to power them, not a compressor. There's no compressor
lubricating oil in the circuit, so there's nothing to disturb.

My foot firmly in mouth ;-)

None the less, unless the angle from vertical is large and for a
prolonged period, then the oil stays at the bottom in the compressor.

--

Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.org

I know that if you put a fridge on it's back for transportation you're
supposed to leave
it for 48 hours before turning it on (to let the coolant settle or
something). What I want
to know is whether I can tip it, say 20-30 degrees, and plug it in again
immediately
without any problems.

One trick that gets them working more quickly after disturbance is to turn
them on for ten seconds and then off for a few minutes and repeat many
times. This runs the compressor enough to distribute the oil, but without
overheating the unlubricated bearings.

Given that it will only be tilted a little, just a bit of care turning it
back on should be OK. Don't sue me for a new fridge if it mangles itself.
Definitely at your own risk.

Christian.