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Brew fridge Repair

Posted: Sunday Feb 19, 2006 9:41 am
by scblack
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.

Posted: Sunday Feb 19, 2006 10:45 am
by The Carbonator
sorry mate, dont know anyone into fridges around here...

Posted: Sunday Feb 19, 2006 2:06 pm
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.....

Posted: Sunday Feb 19, 2006 6:08 pm
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.

Posted: Sunday Feb 19, 2006 7:35 pm
by shane_vor
Crap!! General that's a tops tip! If only I'd thought of it!!!!!!

Posted: Monday Feb 20, 2006 7:57 am
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.

Posted: Monday Feb 20, 2006 12:27 pm
by shane_vor
Sorry I got no more inpout, sounds like the motor. relay clicking? might be cheaper to dump and replace.

Posted: Wednesday Feb 22, 2006 6:49 pm
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.

Posted: Thursday Feb 23, 2006 8:13 am
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)

Posted: Sunday Mar 19, 2006 12:58 pm
by Spoonta
give the motor a few thacks with a hammer it mite be sting if you have moved it