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Re: Bosch Fridge Freezer KGV31421GB/01 Fridge not chilling

Please;

How do I get rid of the blockage in a sealed system?
Do I just tilt the fridge at different angles until the air lock disappears?
Do I do this with the fridge/freezer running or not?

What is this bulbous thing and where is it? Is this the compressor/pump?

How does one vacuum clean this out as I see nothing to be able to vacuum out as it is sealed?

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Re: Bosch Fridge Freezer KGV31421GB/01 Fridge not chilling

I have bought two of these identical fridges in the last two months and laid them both down for transport.
How come one works and they other doesn’t?

What do you mean by a “good cavc down” please?

How does one do this operation and where is this thing that needs drying out?

Thank you for your information so far.

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Re: Bosch Fridge Freezer KGV31421GB/01 Fridge not chilling

I left the fridge freezer for two days and then switched it on.
Exactly the same happened again.
Freezer chilled fully (psat -30 deg C), fridge stayed approximately at room temperature.
I did tell her that the fridge is not cooling.
This is her reply:
“I am not sure what to say really. Other than it was working
fine before it was transported to our house about a week
before you collected it. It was strapped into the van and
secured on the journey so not sure how it could have lost
gas. But let me know if you dont have any luck with it.
Regards Emma”

I can see on one of the pipes going into the resevoir/pump on the join very sight traces of green/white compared to other pipes but this looks as if it has been like that for years (not recent). Is this solder/flux or could it be signs of where the leak is?

Can a frideg/freezer only loose gas if it has a leek?

How much does it cost to re-gas a run of the mill Bosch Fridge Freezer. It is not integrated and plenty of space to work on?

Advice and comment would be appreciated.

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Re: Bosch Fridge Freezer KGV31421GB/01 Fridge not chilling

Subs,

Thank you for your advice that makes sense.
I shall leave the Fridge/Freezer for a couple of days and then switch it on.
However, when I look at the back of the fridge and the element of the fridge and freezer, I cannot see how all the oil could get back to the pump as the other ends of some of the pipework is after a loop (i.e. up and over and down).

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Re: Bosch Fridge Freezer KGV31421GB/01 Fridge not chilling

Thank you for that advice.

I have made enquiries and perhaps someone can tell me if this could be the situation.
“I was told that it is unlikely that there would be a loss of gas because if there was, then there would be signs of oil as the oil would be pumped out. One is best to leave the fridge switched off for two days and let the oil settle back down.”

I am not sure if this is correct because I would have thought that the molecules of gas would be smaller than oil and therefore it would be possible for only gas to leak. The other thing is that the oil may not be able to be pumped out.

I would appreciate any comments on this.
i.e. could it be the oil creating the problem I have?

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