Can the refrigerator be transported flat? I went to consult the experienced mover
In our daily life, we will have to move due to various reasons, some are moving to a new house, and some are living in another place. When moving, the transportation of large appliances is often a very troublesome thing, especially refrigerators, which are large in size. There are also various taboos about moving refrigerators on the Internet. What to pay attention to after moving. For this reason, I specifically asked the old driver who moved, hoping to help you solve your confusion.
There are two sayings that online refrigerators cannot be transported flat:
1. The inside of the compressor is supported by three springs. If the inclination angle is too large when moving, it may cause the motor to break away from the fixed state, which will shorten the service life of the refrigerator in the later period.
2. If the refrigerator is placed flat, the liquid refrigerant and lubricating oil may flow into the pipeline, which will result in failure or other unpredictable consequences due to the unbalanced high and low pressure of the startup pipeline.
Is the above statement really correct? Let’s talk about:
There will be a compressor at the bottom of the back wall of the refrigerator. As far as the current market is concerned, this compressor generally adopts a reciprocating (piston) design. There is some lubricating oil in the bottom of the compressor and the casing of the motor. If the refrigerator is tilted excessively or placed flat during transportation, the lubricating oil will flow into the refrigeration system above the compressor and the motor. Affect the normal work of the refrigeration system.
But if the compressor is not a reciprocating design, but a rotary design, the refrigerator can actually be transported flat. In addition, most of the refrigerator compressors have been improved now, and they are not as delicate as before. It is enough to raise the upper part of the refrigerator when moving.
If you can’t tell the structural form of the refrigerator, you should still pay attention to some tips. It is not required to be fast during the handling process, and it is safest to handle it with care. As for the fact that the motor will be out of the fixed state during the moving process, as far as the current technological level is concerned, as long as the moving is not too violent, or the inclination angle is too large, even if the compressor with the reciprocating design is adopted, it will not appear too much. Big question.
In addition, it is a normal phenomenon to say that placing the refrigerator horizontally will cause liquid refrigerant and lubricating oil to enter the pipeline. Many refrigerators that use freon as a refrigerant will enter the pipeline when they are placed flat. But as long as we place it upright for 24 hours after the transportation is completed, the freon that enters the refrigeration pipeline will slowly return to the compressor, which will have no effect on later use.
Because the principle of refrigerator refrigeration is like this, the tubes inside the compressor are connected to the tubes that freeze and refrigerate inside the refrigerator. Freon is the cycle process from the compressor through the tubes to the whole body of the refrigerator and back to the compressor. If Freon cannot go into the tube, then there is no way to talk about refrigeration. It is even simpler for fluorine-free refrigerators, and there is no problem in flat transportation.
If there is a refrigerator that leaks fluorine because it is transported flat, even if it is transported upright, it should leak. The reason is very simple, this is not a transportation problem, but the fluoride seal is not done well, or the tube is damaged.
When moving, how should the refrigerator be moved?
1. Put the refrigerator upright in the carton, it is best not to tilt it, because in many cases, we do not know which way the refrigerator compressor is designed.
2. Tie it firmly with ropes, and there should be no too much gap in the box to ensure that the refrigerator will not shake during the handling process.
3. When carrying, one person lifts the bottom of the front, and one person lifts the upper part of the back. Keep it steady and balanced, and handle it with care. As for the door handle and the condenser, which are parts outside the refrigerator, we cannot directly use them as a focus to avoid damage to the refrigerator.
4. Because sometimes we are not sure about the design form of the refrigerator compressor, and whether it is a refrigerator that uses Freon as a refrigerant. Therefore, we must not tilt more than 45 degrees during the handling process, and try to move it as gently as possible.
5. After the handling, we put the refrigerator upright, wait for 24 hours, and then turn on the power to run, so that the refrigerated oil entering the refrigerating pipeline flows back into the compressor.
Summary: The handling of the refrigerator is very troublesome, but for better future use, we should still pay attention to small skills, handle it with care, and not be too anxious. Nowadays, with the development of technology, refrigerators are no longer as fragile as before. Even if they are transported flat, the chance of damage is very small. And sometimes, under the influence of various moving environments and other factors, we inevitably let the refrigerator be transported in a flat form. But still the same sentence, if you don’t know the structure of your refrigerator very well, try not to do it.
