Brew fridge Repair

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scblack
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Brew fridge Repair

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I now have a brew fridge, it took a mate and myself 5 hours to pick the bloody thing up, and it has carked it.

Is there anybody in the Hills district of Sydney who may be able to have a look and hopefully get it running? Please.
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Post by The Carbonator »

sorry mate, dont know anyone into fridges around here...
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Post by shane_vor »

when you say carked it...?
motor running but not cooling or motor she run no more?

The gas leaked out of my old fridge so it went to the tip after spending some time on it's back as a giant esky....then I scrounged another cheapy from ebay.....
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Post by General »

If she's completely dead try your local whitegoods supplier, they generally have trade-ins out the back, which you can score for free.
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Post by shane_vor »

Crap!! General that's a tops tip! If only I'd thought of it!!!!!!
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Post by scblack »

shane_vor wrote:when you say carked it...?
motor running but not cooling or motor she run no more?

The gas leaked out of my old fridge so it went to the tip after spending some time on it's back as a giant esky....then I scrounged another cheapy from ebay.....
It's not cooling at all, I can hear the click-click as it tries to get going, but the motor doesn't start. It's a real old thing, now I have to dispose of it.

Hmm, trade ins - good idea.

I had a look at a couple of white goods places on the weekend, I may get a chest freezer, with enough room for two fermenters. Undecided yet. Or look at ebay.
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Post by shane_vor »

Sorry I got no more inpout, sounds like the motor. relay clicking? might be cheaper to dump and replace.
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Post by General »

Could use it as a brewing cupboard if you have the space.

Damn good insulation and all, even without temperature control, it'd at least stop heavy fluctuation, and a small computer fan/ice box set up could drop the temp inside.
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Post by scblack »

General wrote:Could use it as a brewing cupboard if you have the space.

Damn good insulation and all, even without temperature control, it'd at least stop heavy fluctuation, and a small computer fan/ice box set up could drop the temp inside.
Good thought thanks, I'll see how I go. 8)
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Post by Spoonta »

give the motor a few thacks with a hammer it mite be sting if you have moved it
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