Comments on: How to Move a Refrigerator

on 11/13/2007 What's the vanilla extract for?

on 4/5/2007 I can't find anything on the internet about how to lift a fridge into a pickup truck safely.

on 9/23/2006 Newer refrigerators have made an extra precaution, the larger tube out from the motor is shaped in a rectangular spiral route before connected to the radiator (at the bottom). This can protect it either when it is laid on its back or the sides. Laying on the back seems to be a safer presumption by the manufacturer.

on 8/8/2006 You can move a fridge on its side if you obey one rule: the suction line from the motor (the larger tube) must be on the high side of the smaller tube (furtherest from the floor). If in doubt, don't do it. If a removalist is doing it for you, ask him whether he is aware of this - a good one should be. You still need to let the unit rest for up to 8 hours. The same theory applies if you are using a trolley to move the fridge. Keep the large tube higher than the small one. The reason is so that the oil doesn't get in to the filter and especially saturate it. If it does it needs to be replaced by a qualified person.