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| Thread ID: 62705 | 2005-10-16 14:50:00 | leaking fridge | argyllandy (9084) | PC World Chat |
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| 396850 | 2005-10-16 14:50:00 | hi i just got a second hand fridge from a mate and plugged it in, it wasn't till a couple of hours later i can hear a noise from the back, sounds like a wind blowing. like howling through a closed door. anyone have any clues lol. i wandered if it was leaking gas from the back thanks |
argyllandy (9084) | ||
| 396851 | 2005-10-17 02:31:00 | You're havin' us on. A good bit of gas leakin' from the back never did anyone any harm.. | Dusty (3931) | ||
| 396852 | 2005-10-17 02:47:00 | Not unusual to hear "odd sounds" as the gas is compressed into a liquid and then reconverts to a gas (absorbing heat as it does so). They come and go. If the fridge actually works, don't worry too much. If it doesn't, then get worried. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 396853 | 2005-10-17 03:23:00 | If the refrigerant was leaking (audibly), the sound would stop fairly quickly. There's not very much of it (maybe 300g) in a fridge. Also, you would see some of the oil which would come out with it. If the howling sound does persist, pull the fridge out from the wall and return the previous owner's cat. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 396854 | 2005-10-17 03:32:00 | Any gas you can hear leaking is all there is . . . there is so little gas in a refrigerator, that if you actually hear it leaking, it's gone . There just isn't enough to leak for any amount of time at all . Now . . . what you probably hear, and what's usually the major problem with any refrigerator, is the circulation fan . If it's not working . . . like the duct(s) plugged up with ice or food or a beer can or a dead cat/mouse/dog, then there's gonna be a lot of complaining from the compressor . Take a look and feel if there's air actually circulating around in the cabinet . . both the freezer and the refrigerator section . . . the unit's cooling takes place in the freezer compartment, and the air from that is circulated via fan or thermal siphon to the rest of the box . Thermal siphons are usually on the old "round shouldered" types that have the freezer in the top inside the main door, and the cool just seeps thru the rest of the box . . these have no fans usually . . but I don't know about NZ types . Only very high-end units have seperate evaporators for seperate areas . . . not likely to be the problem here . If the fan has a bad bearing or runs too slow or not at all, then there's not gonna be much food cooling . The freezer will ice up, (ice, contrary to folk-beliefs, does NOT cool food!) and the whole thing just gets warm inside . Take a look . . . let me know what you find . Thes thing have only 2 moving parts, and most of the time they never fail except for maintenance and cleaning . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 396855 | 2005-10-17 03:52:00 | Of course, this is not the first refrigerator thread we have had here. See The Saga of Chris's Fridge (pressf1.co.nz/showthread.php?t=38710) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 396856 | 2005-10-17 04:18:00 | Now...what you probably hear, and what's usually the major problem with any refrigerator, is the circulation fan. Not all fridges here have a fan system Joe, common ones in use just have a compressor and a passive condenser unit. High-end ones ("frost free") often have a fan but cheaper ones don't. We dont have the extreme external het to get rid of. Remember that in many parts of NZ, its warmer in the fridge than outside.... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 396857 | 2005-10-17 06:27:00 | Remember that in many parts of NZ, its warmer in the fridge than outside.... Hey there, I resent that. Besides, whats wrong with a meat safe? We have one in this house which does the job admirably. :D |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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