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Nate Nagel

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On Mar 10, 7:41 pm, KC wrote:
On Mar 10, 6:01 pm, Nate Nagel

I know for a fact that this is a sealed system (was just under it not long ago for its first cleaning probably ever)
and it's not a particularly special fridge, so getting a new one
wouldn't make me cry at all.
Along the same lines, were I to buy a new fridge, it'd probably be set
on its side to fit in the back of the truck to get it home. How long
should it sit in its installed position before being plugged in? 12
hours? Longer? Wouldn't want to blow up a new compressor for doing
something dumb...
I just went thru the same thing with a 15 yo refrig running 90% of the
time & off about 10%. I never liked it anyway so decided to get a new
one. The new one runs maybe 20-25% and off 75-80%.
I had to transport the new one from town to the country so I asked the
salesperson about laying it on it's side. Answer was to let it stand
upright for a minimum of 24hrs so the oil could return to the
compressor before plugging it in. I waited about 27 hours. Been
running for 2 weeks now without any problems.

KC

Am I the only one here wondering how a wireless thermometer works
inside a fridge? I'm assuming this is the RF kind that has a remote
probe, typically placed outdoors and a display that stays inside? If
so, I would think if you put the sensor in a fridge and left the
display outside the fridge, the RF would be blocked and you'd get no
reading?

I wondered the same thing myself, but it does produce readings that seem
reasonable... I guess it's all done by elves or something.

nate

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