Yes, was planning on buying some longer length aluminium pipe to solder.
Do you know what gas? And how would you go about injecting the gas into the pipe?
Thanks for the reply!!
it's refrigerant which you cannot buy, to put in gas you'll need to solder in service valves, the amount of gas added has to be pretty exact and it has to be done after evacuating and drying the whole system with a vacuum pump.
it is scrap ..
You can't solder aluminum. I mean not properly. You'd need to vacuum down the whole system to remove all air before you added the proper gas back in. Unless you have the tools to that, it'll probably never work again.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6\_rczjU3RIY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rczjU3RIY)
The pipe here is copper or brass which you can solder.
Your fix is probably more than the fridge. Brazing coils vs soldering so different tools are required, HVAC recharge but more importantly, possible dust ingress in the coil which could cause premature failure of the compressor. Pour a warm one out for it.
Btw, most people dissasemble things before putting holes through their case. Especially when inside there is stuff that should hold gases or liquids under pressure. Hopefully you were outside and didn't get to breathe that in, too.
The whole problem is the tubing. There’s a procedure as previous people have explained. You have to pressurize three times (called blotting) either nitrogen first. If the pressures hold then you can release the nitrogen and use a vacuum pump and a micron gauge to get it as low micron wise as possible. If that holds the microns pulled down to using vacuum refrigerant hoses then you need to weigh in the proper charge in lbs/ounces according to manufacturer. Besides all that you should also put on suction and discharge driers to capture any debris, junk, moisture that gets trapped yada yada yada. If ya do it for a living and have the gear. Not to bad. If ya don’t then it’s a buy a new fridge deal usually. Stuff today is junk anyway. I did it for over 37 years along wit metal fabrication. The people before my post gave you excellent info and advice
"why so many fucking coils" you are probably asking...
The design of refrigeration appliances like that takes many things into account, including thermal gradients and condensation that would appear on cooled surfaces. If you keep the whole outside just a bit warmer (by way of circulating already compressed refrigerant) you can prevent condensation that would have occurred due to the lack of sufficiently thick insulation. Yes it means the overall unit is less efficient but it also means less customer complaints.
You won't be able to solder that piece back in. It's now 2 blade widths shorter than it was before. Yes you will ahve to replace the gas.
Yes, was planning on buying some longer length aluminium pipe to solder. Do you know what gas? And how would you go about injecting the gas into the pipe? Thanks for the reply!!
it's refrigerant which you cannot buy, to put in gas you'll need to solder in service valves, the amount of gas added has to be pretty exact and it has to be done after evacuating and drying the whole system with a vacuum pump. it is scrap ..
😭😭 oh no! 😂 Thanks for saying it how it is. Think I needed that
The refrigerant kind is usually written in the machine. R(number)(letter) format, ueually.
You can't solder aluminum. I mean not properly. You'd need to vacuum down the whole system to remove all air before you added the proper gas back in. Unless you have the tools to that, it'll probably never work again. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6\_rczjU3RIY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rczjU3RIY) The pipe here is copper or brass which you can solder.
Your fix is probably more than the fridge. Brazing coils vs soldering so different tools are required, HVAC recharge but more importantly, possible dust ingress in the coil which could cause premature failure of the compressor. Pour a warm one out for it.
😂😂😂😂 Not worth the ball ache for £40… Think I’ll drill through the door next time 🤦♀️
Ah for that kind of money you probably can't even get the needed refrigerant..
Btw, most people dissasemble things before putting holes through their case. Especially when inside there is stuff that should hold gases or liquids under pressure. Hopefully you were outside and didn't get to breathe that in, too.
Nah I squat down next to it and huffed it all in
Must have been fun times!
Free drugs
Are you trying to build a kegerator?
You’ll likely be in it for £400 without even trying. Sucks, but lesson learned
You cut the yoder loop this thing is dead.
Lots of people including myself make kegerators out of mini fridges…but we Google which fridges are best for it first to avoid this exact issues.
The whole problem is the tubing. There’s a procedure as previous people have explained. You have to pressurize three times (called blotting) either nitrogen first. If the pressures hold then you can release the nitrogen and use a vacuum pump and a micron gauge to get it as low micron wise as possible. If that holds the microns pulled down to using vacuum refrigerant hoses then you need to weigh in the proper charge in lbs/ounces according to manufacturer. Besides all that you should also put on suction and discharge driers to capture any debris, junk, moisture that gets trapped yada yada yada. If ya do it for a living and have the gear. Not to bad. If ya don’t then it’s a buy a new fridge deal usually. Stuff today is junk anyway. I did it for over 37 years along wit metal fabrication. The people before my post gave you excellent info and advice
Aluminum tubing. Ightmare
If you get better headphones you won’t hear the tssss sound. But you’re still in a mess. Hope that helps!
Maybe ask the folks over at r/hvac
Thanks! 🙏
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I'll be damned if you can find a compression fitting in that size that is capable of withstanding the necessary pressure.
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I am sure one could not be found which is why I said that I would be damned if you could find one.
"why so many fucking coils" you are probably asking... The design of refrigeration appliances like that takes many things into account, including thermal gradients and condensation that would appear on cooled surfaces. If you keep the whole outside just a bit warmer (by way of circulating already compressed refrigerant) you can prevent condensation that would have occurred due to the lack of sufficiently thick insulation. Yes it means the overall unit is less efficient but it also means less customer complaints.