They don't have them now either. They have a tube that sticks out, and after it's charged it's crimped off and soldered shut. Just like window air conditioners. Kind of planned obsolescence. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Stansifer To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Refrigerator Problem
Damn bob, I haven't seen charging ports on consumer fridges since humans walked upright. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Refrigerator Problem You can always try the obvious tricks like running a vacuum cleaner across the coils if they are exposed. Clean under and behind the grill to get rid of any dog hair, cob webs and so on. Usually if a fridge is running almost nonstop and it still isn't cooling down it's a bad sign. It is losing Freon usually through the compressor. You can replace a compressor, but that is a pretty expensive item. And most people don't have the tools required. First you have to be able to solder the new compressor back in the system. Then you have to have access to a vacuum pump to evacuate the system. It will need to run in the area of 45 minutes minimum to get rid of any moisture that may have found its way in. And that will happen just from humidity alone. But more so, because you will have to let the existing Freon out. That will create condensation in the tubes. If you can do all that, and have access to refrigeration gauges to refill the system, then it might be worth a try. ----- Original Message ----- From: Donnie Parrett To: Handy Man Blind Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:18 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Refrigerator Problem We have a refrigerator that has a two foot by three foot freezer on top. We have had it for about 22 years. The refrigerator and the freezer are not getting as cold as they used too. Also, it seems to be running non stop. Is there something that we can do to remedy the problem? Or, is it just time for us to go ahead and replace it? This is the first problem that we have had out of it in 22 years. Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Cell # 606-438-2557 Church # 606-364-PRAY Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 143959773) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=143959773&m=fc2198577010&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=143959773&m=fc2198577010&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=143959773&m=fc2198577010&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
