The refrigerator is not capricious household appliances. With proper care and maintenance, it lasts 20 years or more. Proper handling begins with the transport of the unit. The first start-up of a new refrigerator cannot be carried out immediately after installation.
The new refrigerator does not include immediately
Dimensions of the device often involve transportation in the wrong position. This leads to a violation of the circulation of freon and engine oil in the compressor. In cold weather, condensation builds up inside the refrigerator during the winter. The unit must stand vertically in warmth so that moisture evaporates and oil flows out of the refrigerant system.
Purchase and transportation
When buying a household appliance, they specify how they will transport it. Immediately inspect the integrity of the configuration. Make sure that there are no damages on the glass shelves, check the mechanisms for closing the compartments.
The device is delivered by special services of household appliance stores. Most often, the service is paid, so you can refuse it. To carry out the movement yourself, you will need a roomy vehicle, a couple of strong men and knowledge of the rules for transporting refrigerators:
Delivery of equipment by loaders
- The desired position of the device is vertical.
- Allowed roll - 40 degrees.
- In the cold season, they try to get to the room with a plus temperature faster.
- If the unit had to be placed in a horizontal plane, it is important to strictly withstand the time before plugging the plug into a power outlet.
When and how to turn on the refrigerator after delivery
In order to better understand why a breakdown can occur after an immediate connection, you should understand how the device is arranged.
Briefly about the principle of operation of the refrigerator
- Inside the unit, in addition to the boot compartments, there is hardware.
- Its main components are a coolant or a refrigerant, a motor and a compressor. In refrigerators, freons are used as refrigerant.
- The refrigerant is responsible for generating cold. Freon takes two aggregate forms - liquid and gas. Evaporating into a gaseous state, it takes heat from the mass, actively cooling it.
- At this time, the compressor compresses the refrigerant, so that it goes into liquid form, transferring heat to the medium.
- The motor starts the compressor. Inside the compressor is engine oil.
The scheme of operation of the refrigeration device
What happens to the refrigerator if you turn it on immediately after delivery
During transportation under a strong slope or in a lateral position, the technical oil from the compressor flows into the circuit where the freon is located. The oily liquid does not have the ability of a refrigerant to compress. As a result, the motor will work without respite, which will lead to overload and damage.
After the device is placed vertically, they wait the time for which the coolant will occupy the correct position in its circuit.
When transported during the winter months, condensed liquid accumulates inside the device. It must evaporate before connecting the refrigerator to electricity.
Note. The rule of delayed connection of household appliances during transportation in the winter applies not only to refrigerators.Condensation can cause a short circuit in any electrical device.
When turn on the refrigerator after installation
- If the refrigerator was laid on the side, it is necessary to wait 16-18 hours for the oil to glass in the compressor, and the freon is distributed inside its circuit.
- If the device did not change the correct vertical position, it is turned on after 6 hours in the winter, and after 4 in the summer.
Make sure that the refrigerator is fully operational and works without errors, it will turn out a few days after the first start. During this period, it will become clear how the know-frost system, the compressor, the speed of defrosting and freezing of products function.
Turning on the refrigerator after defrosting / moving
The requirements for the delivery of a refrigerator from a store to an apartment also apply when moving to a new place of residence. This also applies to new devices and old ones. When buying a used unit, it also does not connect to the network the prescribed time.
After a complete defrost, the device is not turned on for two hours. During this time, condensation evaporates. It is spent on washing the appliance and drying the removable compartments.
Defrosting in vivo
Important! Defrosting should occur naturally. Do not use a hairdryer, place a container of hot water inside. It takes at least 4 hours to completely rid the walls of the appliance and freezer from ice.
Some helpful suggestions
Simple tips will help to operate the refrigerator correctly:
- When the movers deliver the goods, customers carefully study the documents submitted for signature. It is not worth signing a clause on agreement with the complete serviceability of the device, because you will not have to turn it on immediately.
- It is recommended to carefully inspect the device for scratches, damage.
- Make sure the availability of components: an egg tray, an ice mold, rugs on glass shelves.
- Even if the prescribed time is waited, the refrigerator is turned on and working, you should not immediately load it with products in its entirety. It should allow the motor to swing and gradually increase the load.
When the refrigerator was brought to the kitchen, I want to immediately hear the sound of a running compressor. See how the light comes on and glass shelves sparkle with novelty. Hammer the unit with food and make sure that the cooling and freezing system is working correctly.
Do not immediately completely clog the camera and freezer
However, the first thing to do is carefully read the instructions for the safe use of the device, and the rules for careful operation.
