Any fridge repair experts
Discussion
Was in the process of defrosting my Husky beer fridge this morning ready to fill it with my Christmas beers, when me being me decided to hurry it along by breaking the ice off with a knife....
I am sure you can already guess what happened; I ended up putting the knife through the cooling panel on the back of the fridge and getting face full of gas.
The question is can the panel be replaced and then re-gas the system, and if so is there anyone on the South Coast who could help
I am sure you can already guess what happened; I ended up putting the knife through the cooling panel on the back of the fridge and getting face full of gas.
The question is can the panel be replaced and then re-gas the system, and if so is there anyone on the South Coast who could help
Depends on the size of the husky fridage you have got. If its a double door undercounter pub style which retail at about £500 its probably worth a repair. If its the ones you buy from a supermarket for around £100, then I would say the repair isnt worth it, just due to the labour charge. Havn't worked on bar fridges for a while but if its a plate evaporator and not finned I think you can get them for about £20 from the right places, Its the fitting and re gas that will cost the most unfortunately which would probably add up to about £100+, and im at the wrong part of the country to help with that, sorry.
Simpo Two said:
I did exactly the same thing about 18 years ago with a Zanussi fridge freezer. One of those 'I can't beleive I did that' moments.
A freezer-repair person repaired it with something that looks like sealing wax, then repressurised it, and it's been working ever since.
This is what I was hoping for, it is only a standard Stella Husky fridge but (a bit) bigger than the supermarkets ones as I got it through one of our suppliers as I work in the pub industryA freezer-repair person repaired it with something that looks like sealing wax, then repressurised it, and it's been working ever since.
I'm not aware of any "sealing wax" type repairs for a fridge, they work up to high pressure and invariably the relevant part will either need replacing or brazing up.
When the leak is fixed, the system is vacuumed down and refilled with refrigerant, probably the same refrigerant used in car air conditioning, R134a.
When the leak is fixed, the system is vacuumed down and refilled with refrigerant, probably the same refrigerant used in car air conditioning, R134a.
Yeah, a have never used the sealant stuff but have heard about people using it you heat it up to put it in a hole. The evaporator which is the piece you burst has about 60-80 psi in it standing pressure and usually about 15psi when running if its on 134a. Maybe worth a try if you can get someone to have a go as an on the side job. If you were just going to bin it anyway a suppose anything is worth a go.
robinhood21 said:
mybrainhurts said:
robinhood21 said:
. Top tip: put the beer on door-step. Not too long mind.
You stole my thunder there...Old farts have like minds.....
I was hoping to steal the OP's beer but, he never left it on the step.
didn't want to go thirsty!!!
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