Can I cut up an old Freezer?
 

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

Would there be anything inside I should worry about?

If you hack into a well sealed system there will likely be refrigerant
escaping. If you slice the box such that you don't contact any cooling
components all you will find is insulation and sheet metal. Call your state EPA
office if you want to learn the legal ins and outs of handling old Freon (or
whatever) containing appliances.
Might be that the cooling grids are pretty obvious in the bottom, in which case
you could SawzAll off the half above them and lug the carcass to the curb. Good
luck.

Joe

steve wrote:
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

How the heck did it get down there?

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

Why not just take it apart with a screw driver and wrench.


"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

"Art" wrote in message
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Why not just take it apart with a screw driver and wrench.


Probably because most of it is welded and not so easily disassembled. Some
parts can be removed though.

If the refrigerant has already leaked out, it is not a problem. If it still
contains some, it must be recaptured by a licensed refrigeration technician.

Overall, it is easily cut up with a Sawzall. It is a metal shell, some
tubing, insulation.

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:30:17 -0800, steve
wrote:

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


Steve,
Let me know where you live. I'll bring you a new sawzalll. You can
even have it when you're done. I'll bring lunch. I'll even haul it all
away after you finish cutting it up. Dinner is on me too.
I only ask one thing. Let me film you doing it. Id like to make a
"book" about it.
Deal? :-)
Bubba

"steve" wrote in message
...
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?

Possibly asbestos in the insulation?
Kevin

TIA

Steve

If it hasn't been used in 25 yrs, then how old is it??

I'd worry about 2 things. (ie asbestos insulation and lethal
refrigerent). Old refrigeration systems had a refrigerent used before
Freon that could be lethal. (I think it was ammonia based.)

Would it go back upstairs by removing the lid?? That might be the
best solution.


On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:30:17 -0800, steve
wrote:

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

steve wrote:
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






No. A freezer that old will have Freon 12 in it, and you can't legally
vent Freon 12 into the air.

Just take the door off, and you should be able to take the freezer up
the stairs.

Bob

Yes.
No.

The one of these I participated in cutting it up, it had wiring, lots of
aluminum (the inner bin). The freon had long since leaked out.

--

Christopher A. Young
Keep Jesus Christ in CHRISTmas
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"steve" wrote in message
...
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

"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
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steve wrote:
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

How the heck did it get down there?

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

This is Turtle.

You know the Grape fruit in the bottle trick.

TURTLE

"Bubba" wrote in message
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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:30:17 -0800, steve
wrote:

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


Steve,
Let me know where you live. I'll bring you a new sawzalll. You can
even have it when you're done. I'll bring lunch. I'll even haul it all
away after you finish cutting it up. Dinner is on me too.
I only ask one thing. Let me film you doing it. Id like to make a
"book" about it.
Deal? :-)
Bubba

This is Turtle.

You could get hit with Ade & A bedding by furnishing the sawsaw. Also there is
over 10 Million in reward amounts that have been given out but not paid yet. You
will have to get in line to hope to get paid. Now that $10K would come in handy
for Christmas time next year.

TURTLE

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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Yes.
No.

The one of these I participated in cutting it up, it had wiring, lots of
aluminum (the inner bin). The freon had long since leaked out.

--

Christopher A. Young

This is Turtle.

Damn Stormy , Your Good by seeing the freon gone from the Computor monitor. I'm
going to have to get me a better monitor to see the freon gone from it.

TURTLE

"steve" wrote in message
...
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

"TURTLE" wrote in message
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

Isn't SO4 Ammonium Sulfide? Has SO4 ever been used as a refrigerant in
consumer products?

I believe Turtle is referring to the very old sulfur Dioxide Refrigerant S02

Ammonium Sulfide (NH4)2S is also very deadly, but I don't think it was used
as a refrigerant. Ammonia, NH3 was, and is also very potent poison.
when I was a kid, many moons ago (over 50 years ago), I opened up a
compressor system from a very old refrigerator or freezer case; it had a
reciprocating compressor belt driven by a motor and had flare fittings. When
I cracked the fitting open: Wow! I will NEVER forget that! I was able to re
close the fitting and stop it. Man, that was the most stupid thing I ever
did, but I was a kid.

I agree with the majority he NO! remove everything possible without
compromising the sealed system.

Bob

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"TURTLE" wrote in message
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

Isn't SO4 Ammonium Sulfide? Has SO4 ever been used as a refrigerant in
consumer products?