Members Steveanders86 Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 i have no idea who to contact about this... i tried searching the net... but nothing i could find helped. does any one know a thing about this kind of stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 refrigeration guy, like air conditioners and stuff. my dad does commercial refrigeration. anyway, if your freezer actually needs more freon, that means there's a leak that needs to be repaired. if it just quit working, it may or may not be because of low freon. unless you actually need a huge mack daddy freezer, chest freezers are not expensive and would be a much cheaper option than paying a repair man. once those things start to fail, they can turn into money pits FAST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheEsupremacy Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 refrigeration guy, like air conditioners and stuff. my dad does commercial refrigeration.anyway, if your freezer actually needs more freon, that means there's a leak that needs to be repaired. if it just quit working, it may or may not be because of low freon.unless you actually need a huge mack daddy freezer, chest freezers are not expensive and would be a much cheaper option than paying a repair man. once those things start to fail, they can turn into money pits FAST. This-Look for Industrial Heating and Cooling in the phone book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loud'n'A-noise Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's funny how no matter what's the refrigeration problem everyone deducts that it is low on freon. (I'm a former tech of 15 years I'm now changing careers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 Make sure the evaporator is clean first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exafro Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 I though Freon isn't used anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 Its still used just different types, More eco friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 Its still used just different types, More eco friendly No...freon isn't used anymore. It has been replaced with new gasses like R414, R12, R134A and SP34E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rrrajo Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 anyway, if your freezer actually needs more freon, that means there's a leak that needs to be repaired. if it just quit working, it may or may not be because of low freon.....FAST. Exactly. Freon does not disappear or get used up unless there is a leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brain Becker Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's funny how no matter what's the refrigeration problem everyone deducts that it is low on freon. (I'm a former tech of 15 years I'm now changing careers) I worked on a refrigerator little while back that froze up and the guy thought that it was low on 134a. He adds 2 cans (24oz. ) and calls me saying it still won't work. The real problem was a bad defrost heater. I had to fix the heater plus take out the extra 134a he added to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IPlayMetronome Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 Most residential style freezers don't come with service ports.Its almost always cheaper to buy new than spend $80-100 on labor for the repair.Especially if its more than 5 years old. BTW Freon is just an industry term,like Kleenex is to tissues.There's still no refrigerants in use that don't deplete the ozone and or contribute to green house gasses. daily fun fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted January 29, 2009 Members Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep I misinterpreted myself by saying freon. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steveanders86 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 hmm useful facts. thanks guys... we bought the deep freeze for 50 bucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 No...freon isn't used anymore. It has been replaced with new gasses like R414, R12, R134A and SP34E. R12 is not new. R12 IS freon. The new gasses are replacements for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B1ll Posted September 10, 2020 Members Share Posted September 10, 2020 I have a large chest freezer that gradually lost its cooling power after 38 yrs of 24/7 running. Can I use R134A to recharge it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted September 15, 2020 Members Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 12:09 PM, B1ll said: Can I use R134A to recharge it? NO. (If you're not a bot, reply to this thread and I can explain why...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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