| Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #151713] |
Mon, 05 December 2011 12:52  |
A Hamilto
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I laid an OEM fridge (Nordold swing motor compressor type) on its side to get it in my station wagon to bring it home (about 300 miles). I stood it up about 24 hours ago.
Is it probably OK to plug it in and try it out, or should I wait some more?
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| Re: Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #151790 is a reply to message #151713] |
Mon, 05 December 2011 18:26  |
Chr$
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Give it overnight. It seems to take that long for my OEM unit.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #151860 is a reply to message #151783] |
Tue, 06 December 2011 06:21 |
jhbridges
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I'd wait a couple of days.... but that's probably overkill. The few times I've moved my own, I move them upright.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode Norris
'76 Palm Beach
'05 Amana two-door
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Johnny Bridges wrote on Mon, 05 December 2011 17:51
> I don't think hydraulic lock is a problem with a swing motor the way it is with a rotary compressor. The piston simply doesn't get to the top.
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> --johnny
The fridge is running. I need to put some beverages in it to see how long it takes for them to get cold.
How long would you wait to run a rotary compressor fridge after it lays on its side for a while?
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| Re: Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #151866 is a reply to message #151790] |
Tue, 06 December 2011 07:58 |
Chr$
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| Chr$ wrote on Mon, 05 December 2011 17:26 |
Give it overnight. It seems to take that long for my OEM unit.
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Oh, I meant overnight for it to fully cool. But then it's usually 110* outside...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #152017 is a reply to message #151981] |
Wed, 07 December 2011 06:50 |
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Matt Colie
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| ahamilto wrote on Tue, 06 December 2011 22:26 |
| Matt Colie wrote on Tue, 06 December 2011 21:15 |
ahamilto,
Go find a real commercial refrigeration supply house, the kind that says "Wholesale Only" on the door. It will obvious when you walk in that this is not an off the street store front.
Have one of the gaskets with you and ask if they can suggest anything. . . .
Warning! Most of their clientele are people they know well and order by part number and this will be a rare opportunity for them to show each other what they know.
My bet is you will come away with material and instructions that will work.
Matt
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I can see that they are either glued or the plastic is "welded" at the corners. It would be real easy to find one that is too big and cut it down, so if they could enable me to bond the corners like original, I would be home free.
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ahamilto,
The Wabash (magnetic) door seal usually come as four assembled corners with long legs that you cut to fit. So, you cut it to fit and cut the vinyl magnets to length and slide them in.
Go there and talk to the people.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Transporting Compressor Type Refrigerator [message #152058 is a reply to message #152037] |
Wed, 07 December 2011 12:26 |
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Matt Colie
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| ahamilto wrote on Wed, 07 December 2011 10:30 |
| Matt Colie wrote on Wed, 07 December 2011 06:50 |
ahamilto,
The Wabash (magnetic) door seal usually come as four assembled corners with long legs that you cut to fit. So, you cut it to fit and cut the vinyl magnets to length and slide them in.
Go there and talk to the people.
Matt
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The one least out-of-my-way location is probably the one in Westland MI. All the ones in AL, MS, and TN are more than 100 miles from my house. When I am in Newport in a couple of weeks, the one in Westland will be only about 35 miles.
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Ahamilto,
You are coming to Michigan at the wrong time, but you probably know that.
Both of these are closer to Newport than Westland is.
I have done business with both of these over the years.
Downriver Refrigeration Supply
5213 Allen Rd
Allen Park, MI 48101
313-386-0420
Young's Supply
1220 John A. Papalas
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-928-8800
There is also one of the biggest appliance parts in the country on Michigan Ave. in Canton. They are easy to deal with on line:
url<www.repairclinic.com>
The online catalog works from manufacturer and model, but if you go there or call, you can do better. For now, if you go there and pick "refrigerator" and "gasket", you will get some choices you might look at. You can select some numbers, but there is little additional specification on the site. But, if you go there and talk to the person at the counter, they can pull a few for you to look at.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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