On 20 Dec 2004 05:29:11 -0800, "Al, Cambridge, UK"
wrote:

I wondered about lost gas, but surely the heat-exchanger pipes being
hot shows that the compressor has found enough of something to compress
efficiently?

It shows that it's compressing "something", but not that it's doing it
efficiently.

Another thought is that you've just moved this fridge - is there
enough airflow around the hot bit to allow it to air cool ?

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Smert' spamionam