"Dave" wrote in message
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I thought it was more than just oil, I thought it was the coolant. In
a
liquid state the coolant lays on the bottom, and the fridge/freezer is
designed for the liquid at the bottom. The compressor might not be able to
handle liquid where it does not belong. However I can't say I know much
about it. 24 hours seems wise, regardless.

Dave

24 hours upright is fine, this is not a critical issue but manufactures
recommend it to cover their cheap backs.
Trouble is that much depends on the age of the freezer, if it is old then
the compressor may not be able to kick in again.

Steve

"TURTLE" wrote in message
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"Peter Wells" wrote in message
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Is there anything special to be aware of when moving a freezer? It is
empty
and defrosted. I think I once heard fridges and freezers need to be
transported vertical, i.e. they shouldn't be laid on their side - can
someone confirm if this is true or not?

The freezer in question is an upright Amana, model afu2004aw.

Thanks in advance,

Peter


This is Turtle.

It is just nice to transport up right but if you lay it down. just put
it
back up right 24 hours before tring to operate it. This will give the
oil
time to run back into the compressor before running it without oil in
it.

TURTLE