It seems I recall something about moving freezers and letting the freon settle. Is this true or not?
I just got a 2nd hand freezer and had to lay it down in the back of the van to get it home. It is not sitting in place and waiting for power… but I can’t remember the rule on this.
???
24 hours.
“It is not sitting in place and waiting for power”
I mean it is NOW sitting in place.
24 hours. Good. That’s what I thought I remembered. Thanks FI
I always thought it was so oil can settle inside the motor/compressor casing because if it didn’t then it would get splashed around and potentially block the fine tubing that the compressed freon/refrigerant is pumped through.
I’m right or wrong, but either way what’s the worst that can happen if it was placed upright into its home then switched on immediately, without a 24 hour wait?
A.D.
If you don’t wait 24 hours, the freezer could get a cramp and then drown.
Oh wait …
When I bought a fridge, I was told to wait 8 hours for the oil to settle, FWIW. I didn’t because it was midsummer and a lot of food was getting ready to spoil. I decided to wait 4 because I figured that they probably exaggerated and anyway 90% of the settling would have taken place in the first half of the time. I have not observed any ill effects.
Appliance Aid says “a few hours”. And it’s for the oil to drain back. You did move it on it’s side, didn’t you (not on it’s back)?