Thread Number: 86470
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Plug in fridge after moving on its side |
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Post# 1110506   3/7/2021 at 13:37 (1,117 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Hi Y'all,
How long to I need to wait to plug in a dorm size refrigerator after moving? I moved it earlier this afternoon. The move across the house was less than 10 minutes most of those minutes. The other involved me trying and eventually succeeding getting it up on the counter where I want it. Both lifts involved turning it briefly on its back, and it got shaken pretty well the time it slipped out of my hand and dropped five or six inches to the floor. This probably way more information than you need. Thank you, Sarah |
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Post# 1110514 , Reply# 1   3/7/2021 at 16:25 (1,117 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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I'm no authority, so if someone else says otherwise then follow their advice - but I have heard leave it for 24 hours. |
Post# 1110536 , Reply# 2   3/7/2021 at 21:00 (1,117 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Post# 1110538 , Reply# 3   3/7/2021 at 21:14 (1,117 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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As I understand it, modern fridges are not prone to issues like vintage units are. For the little disturbance you had involved the fridge in, I'd wait 20 minutes or so. |
Post# 1110563 , Reply# 4   3/8/2021 at 06:03 (1,116 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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If the ref has been unplugged at least an hour and the insides are at room temperature it does not hurt anything if it is plugged immediately when you set it back upright, [ or if it is new in a box for example ]
If you take a running ref unplug it and lay it down you may want to let it sit upright for maybe an hour before plugging it in, [ if you do plug it in immediately it is will not hurt anything but the compressor may not start for a while ]
John L. |
Post# 1110585 , Reply# 5   3/8/2021 at 10:21 (1,116 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Post# 1110613 , Reply# 6   3/8/2021 at 17:34 (1,116 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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glad to hear it was OK. |