"steve" wrote in message
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Old Chest Freezer is in parents basement. It hasent been used in 25
years. It wonr fit back out the cellar stairs.

Is it safe to cut it up with a recipricating saw??
Would there be anything inside I should worry about?

TIA

Steve


This is Turtle.

davefr, hit it and woke me up here.

Check the tag where the model number is and see what freon it has in it. It will
state the type of refrigent it has on this tag. It can be Amonia, Freon 12 ,
freon 22 , or [ SO4 which will kill you in a heart beat ]. The one thing to
look for to know if it has SO4 in it. The tubing lines will be stainless steel
and all the welds of the tubing will a welded like a stick welding machine did
it and will not be sweated joints like in copper fittings.

Before you cut know that it don't have SO4 in it. If the SO4 hit the air it will
make vapor like H2SO4 which will kill you if you breath the vapors. Now if it is
in a basement with no vented area. You a goner in just a few seconds.

READ THE TAG TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT SO4 IN IT.

TURTLE