# How much Freon in average home freezer/fridge?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-freon-in-average-home-freezer-fridge/828710 "2019-01-31T07:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-freon-in-average-home-freezer-fridge/828710/1 "2019-01-31T07:14:18Z")

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How much Freon in the coils/reservoir (i.e., 1 liter, or 300 cubic cm, or?)  
Edit: Also, if stuff leaked out, would it leak \*\*out \*\*the exterior of the fridge, or \*\*into \*\*the fridge (food compartment?)

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-freon-in-average-home-freezer-fridge/828710/2 "2019-01-31T07:21:19Z")

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Find someone who ones a refrigerator of the size you are interested in. Look at the label plate inside the refrigerator. Mine says it has a charge of 4.625 ounces.

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**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-freon-in-average-home-freezer-fridge/828710/3 "2019-01-31T08:25:32Z")

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> How much Freon in the coils/reservoir (i.e., 1 liter, or 300 cubic cm, or?)  
> Edit: Also, if stuff leaked out, would it leak \*\*out \*\*the exterior of the fridge, or \*\*into \*\*the fridge (food compartment?)

just a few ounces.  
As for leaks it would depend on where the hole was poked in it.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-freon-in-average-home-freezer-fridge/828710/4 "2019-01-31T18:35:57Z")

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Only a few ounces as mentioned. The parts most likely to leak are outside where the compressor is due to the vibration.

Dennis