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Thread Number: 93128
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Frigidaire Refrigerator Explodes |
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Post# 1177686 4/9/2023 at 12:52 (381 days old) by WhiteWhiskers  (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Post# 1177696 , Reply# 1 4/9/2023 at 17:11 (381 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1177699 , Reply# 2 4/9/2023 at 17:46 (381 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Almost all new refrigerators use R600 which is butane
Our 600 has been in use for over a decade in Europe, and for quite a few years here in the US.
It’s pretty unlikely something like this could happen I dare say that Frigidaire will end up paying the entire bill as the homeowners insurance will go after Frigidaire It was a whirlpool side-by-side that blew up in Florida and we wondered if it was an early R 600 model, turns out there was a meth lab running in the house and it had something to do with the chemicals they were using to make meth. John | ||
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Post# 1177707 , Reply# 3 4/9/2023 at 19:17 (381 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1177715 , Reply# 4 4/9/2023 at 20:03 (381 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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And the dog is saying, "It was like this when I got here." | ||
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Post# 1177730 , Reply# 5 4/9/2023 at 21:25 (381 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Or . . . | ||
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Post# 1177737 , Reply# 6 4/10/2023 at 00:15 (380 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Well, I used to be a chemist of sorts, and I'd have to research what involved in making methamphetamine, but that part sounds like it could well have contributed to the danger.
OK, just googled it. Here's a summary of meth lab hazardous chemicals:
Acetone/ethanol: highly flammable. Red phosphorus: explosive above 260C. Hypophosporus acid: sub for red phosphorus, even more dangerous Lithium metal: explosion and fire hazard
Plus other chemicals that can cause damage to body tissues.
Nah, glad I never took a job in a meth lab.
note: My KA SxS fridge was MFG in 2000.
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Post# 1177738 , Reply# 7 4/10/2023 at 00:25 (380 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1177750 , Reply# 8 4/10/2023 at 04:55 (380 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1177751 , Reply# 9 4/10/2023 at 05:25 (380 days old) by Logixx (Germany) |
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Well, according to Google  | ||
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Post# 1177763 , Reply# 10 4/10/2023 at 10:33 (380 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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I had seen the video prior to this posting. The lady doesn't seem like someone who would be running a meth lab in her home. | ||
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Post# 1177904 , Reply# 11 4/11/2023 at 23:12 (378 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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RE reply #7 Don't you know how to search something on Google? | ||
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Post# 1177978 , Reply# 13 4/13/2023 at 02:38 (377 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Refrigerant leaks in refrigerators and freezers, etc.
I have been complaining for over 20 years, but the thickness of the aluminum evaporator‘s in refrigerators and freezers has decreased to the thickness of a throwaway beer can.
Millions of refrigerators fail every year due to small leaks. It wouldn’t cost the manufacturer two dollars to use a heavier gauge tubing and have a durable evaporator. Maybe this issue will take on more urgency now that they’re using a flammable refrigerant they need to build these things properly. As part of the drive to be more sustainable in operating cost as well as disposal waste the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the EPA should require a 12 year warranty on the refrigeration systems of all home refrigerators, and freezers . This would give the manufactures the incentive to build them properly. John. | ||
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Post# 1177981 , Reply# 14 4/13/2023 at 02:53 (377 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1177983 , Reply# 15 4/13/2023 at 03:20 (377 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 1177988 , Reply# 16 4/13/2023 at 03:44 (377 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
 but the thickness of the aluminum evaporator‘s in refrigerators and freezers has decreased to the thickness of a throwaway beer can.
I believe this design is used to increase efficiency ratings. This is also becoming a problem in newer heat pumps as well, reducing their lifespan to 10 years or less.
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Post# 1177991 , Reply# 17 4/13/2023 at 03:53 (377 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Thiner evaporator tubing | ||
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Post# 1178091 , Reply# 20 4/14/2023 at 07:46 (376 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Small versus big leaks
In home refrigeration systems, a small leak will usually take anywhere from months to years to leak out, a leak of this size would never present an explosion hazard.
A large leak would be necessary to ever have an explosion where the refrigerant leaks out in a short time, usually a matter of hours, because there is so little refrigerant in the system to begin with. US Bilt frost free refrigerators do have a cap on the drain or a drain trap so there is not any air leaking in and out of the freezer normally. I will say it again. I think it’s a must that they start using better quality evaporators. They can be too easily damaged when servicing the refrigerator, and of course many leak on their own because of slight damage that was caused during the assembly and manufacturing process. John | ||
| Post# 1178144 , Reply# 21 4/14/2023 at 18:27 (376 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Lets just say it! John hit the nail on the head, cheap parts cause problems. | ||
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Post# 1178155 , Reply# 22 4/14/2023 at 22:40 (376 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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frigidaire GEE! Get it together Frigidaire! What are you doing? | ||
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Post# 1178179 , Reply# 23 4/15/2023 at 07:58 (375 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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Frigidaire isn't the only brand of refrigerator that explodes. There have been quite a few exploding refrigerators from all different brands in the news these last few years. | ||
| Post# 1178393 , Reply# 24 4/17/2023 at 15:48 (373 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky) | ||
Looks to me like... | ||
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