Okay, so after some net surfing, I have come to discover that due to the coolant and how it flows, you're supposed to turn it off for an hour BEFORE moving it (say, like in the back of a pickup) and you're not supposed to turn it on for an hour AFTER moving it, some people say even wait 24 hours, to allow the coolant to get out of the compressor and such.
So here's my problem and I'm wondering if someone has some first-hand experience or technical knowledge. I didn't realize any of this before buying a fridge off of craigslist. It's a beautiful fridge and I get a good impression from the guy I bought it off of (heck, he even gave me a nice ceiling fan in his garage because I asked if I could buy it-- come to find out he and his wife have a bunch of rental properties thus the fridge getting sold and the fans during renovations.)
So anyway, the fridge was running right up until it was moved in the back of his pickup, and then we waited fifteen minutes after getting it inside to turn it on. It worked for 26ish hours, maybe less, and then it doesn't make a sound though we've tripped the breakers (there was a storm last night) and tried different plugs.
My boyfriend's tripping out because he's saying I should demand my money back and I'm like, "dude-- it's craigslist. I highly doubt I would get my money back" and now after doing some research into why it is LIKELY not working, I'm not going to put that onto the guy who sold it to me since likely he didn't know either.
So the stuff I read online says to let it be, unplugged, for twenty-four hours so that the coolant can hopefully drain out of all the little bits it's not supposed to be.
Has this happened to someone else?
And, I guess, it's useful to put this info out there so you might know if and when you buy a fridge
I'm really hoping it works. I like my fridge a lot even though it's too big for my fridge alcove




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