Refrigerator siting outside

[ransley]

I have a refrigerator that has been uncovered outside in rain and snow
for a month and its about 20 out now, I brought it inside where its
warm and wonder how long it should sit and dry out, would 24 hours be
enough.

[Red Green]

ransley <Mark_R...@Yahoo.com> wrote in news:0e517a4e-433b-4db3-ad49-
458e53...@22g2000yqr.googlegroups.com:

Never really know until it's plugged in unfortunately. For all you know, if
water wasn't splashing near the electrical parts and not sitting in a
couple of inches of it, it may be fine as is. If you're not desperate to
use it why not just leave it for a week.

If the motor/compressor area is accessable, maybe putting a hair dryer
under there for a while would reduce the chances of Ka-boom.

How about plugging it into a GFCI outlet for a bit. If something is goofy,
GFCI can kill the power a lot faster than you can.

Just random thoughts.

[Dean Hoffman]

Are there any places mice could hide at the bottom? It might
not hurt to have a quick look.

[Robert Neville]

Dean Hoffman <dh0496@in#&ebr^as^#ka.com> wrote:

> Are there any places mice could hide at the bottom? It might
>not hurt to have a quick look.

Definitely good advice. We have a mini fridge on the deck 9 months out of the
year and every month or so we have to clean mice nests out of the underside.

[ransley]

Its been 0 out so the roaches and mice are inside.

[ransley]

On Jan 6, 6:04 pm, Red Green <postmas...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> ransley <Mark_Rans...@Yahoo.com> wrote in news:0e517a4e-433b-4db3-ad49-
> 458e534c5...@22g2000yqr.googlegroups.com:

Actualy this tenant left it outside since September so it has been
soaked with water but not in a puddle, a tenant needs a new frige so a
week is long but it gets me worried.

[Red Green]

ransley <Mark_R...@Yahoo.com> wrote in
news:917a2f89-6fdc-41c0...@l30g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

Think Microsoft...Plug & Pray

[ransley]

On Jan 6, 8:11 pm, Red Green <postmas...@127.0.0.1> wrote:

> Think Microsoft...Plug & Pray- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

MS vista for me was plug and replace everything that wasnt compatible,
plug and crash - waste cash.

[Oren]

On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:17:37 -0800 (PST), ransley
<Mark_R...@Yahoo.com> wrote:

>> Think Microsoft...Plug & Pray
>>

>
>MS vista for me was plug and replace everything that wasnt compatible,
>plug and crash - waste cash.

Build the box first that will run the OS.

I run Win2K on a machine ready for Win7. The transitions will be
harmful.

[Oren]

'harmless' I meant.

--
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

[Tony]

If it doesn't have any fancy electronic controls and just the basic
t-stat I'd try it in 24 hours. Maybe point a small heater at it in the
rear facing the compressor area.

[Effenpig1]

I'd at least use a meter to take an ohm reading between the hot wire
of the plug and the metal casing first

[Tony]

You may be surprised at how poorly rain water conducts electricity,
besides, that's why the metal is grounded. A few micro amps to ground,
no problem. Or to be really safe, plug it into a GFCI outlet.

[Dymphna]

It is not uncommon around here for people to have freezers that are kept
outside due to lack of room. They plug them in and run them in all kinds
of weather.

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Dymphna
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[charlie]

Dymphna wrote:
> It is not uncommon around here for people to have freezers that are
> kept outside due to lack of room. They plug them in and run them in
> all kinds of weather.

some freezers don't work well, or at all, when it's too cold outside of the
freezer.