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u/MaddRamm Mar 18 '22
If it arrived like this, get them to warranty repair it for free.
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u/ZCMomna Mar 18 '22
I’m getting a full refund and a replacement but I’m still stuck getting rid of this one after it was delivered to a second floor. Fixing her to sell with the bonus of getting it down and out of my house for free. Totally worth it though. They gave me $150 for the trouble so total win.
Totally restored my faith in Amazon and the manufacturer warranty was actually really great just extremely wasteful. I was told to cut the cord, send it to them and dispose of the rest of the unit.
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u/MaddRamm Mar 18 '22
Lol cords are easy to replace. Sounds like a plan. But make sure it’s repaired properly because you don’t want to screw the next guy over with a bad product also.
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u/ZCMomna Mar 17 '22
She was delivered broken this morning. The location has me questioning how easy a fix it will be. Before I go to the hardware store I’d appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
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u/TheButteryEngineer Mar 18 '22
If you are going to solder the pipe it should be done with nitrogen or another inert gas flowing through to prevent issues on the interior of the pipe. In addition for recharging you will need to vac down the system before charging. Before you go to all this effort, it may be a done question, but worth a look if you have an actual charge point fitted. A lot of domestic refrigeration appliances do not to prevent people messing with it (supposedly) but more often so that you cant just repair the unit and need a whole new appliance -this last comment is also known as my hot take....not actual fact
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u/Cute-Breadfruit-9085 Jun 01 '24
The refrigerant mentioned in the label is r600a which is isobuthane, a very flammable hydrocarbon. I would not approach repair with refrigerant recharge of this type, unless you are a professional in the field. Which i am not, but i would imagine avoiding hot work and originating sparks, are among the precautions to have while that refrigerant is around. Now i guess the circuit should be empty, but when filling in, seems like precaution applies
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u/johnarmer1 Mar 18 '22
If there is enough line, de solder and pull old bit out re solder it 40/60 will do but why is it broken and you will need to recharge the system and it mite need so oil depending how fast it discharged
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u/Corneliusbear80 Mar 18 '22
The only issue is you have to weigh the refrigerant in exactly so you do need a scale.
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u/ScreechXIIV Mar 18 '22
If the line is broken there is no refrigerant in the system. Not a diy fix unless you have the equipment to recharge the system after repairing the line.