You can transport a fridge on its side - but only this way

[@Handofseeds]

You deserve an award for making this video as it's one of the best Ive seen to answer a certain question. You put a lot of effort forward to prove your case. EVERY single video out there is saying to do the opposite but give zero reasoning why they are saying that. I am convinced there is a union out there trying to speed up planned obsolescence by fabrication of lies to cause grief and hardship with people. Thank you for being a beacon of light for the people who found this video.

[@pmolsen1]

Thank you for your comments. that is the problem with misinformation. If you repeat a lie often enough people tend to believe it.

[@fergmeisters1246]

agreed, also fuck science (keep making videos please)

[@Kimmy33k]

I AGREE

[@everydayispoetry]

There are multiple videos out there claiming the opposite. But your thorough, reasoned explanation with evidence makes sense. Thank you.

[@dnasty981]

I like how you advise the way to transport a fridge, then you show with various tests and trial and error to prove your theory. Best youtube video I have ever seen. Award winning video!

[@antgrantrant]

Dude, i almost just went agead and moved my fridge based on the most viewed video on the topic. Im so glad something told me to check a couple more videos. Thanks for your rigorous explanation.

[@kellyname5733]

Same for me. Why? Because I have moved 'many' fridges in my lifetime and plugged them right in and they have worked just fine. I even recently layed 2 freezers on their side and one I plugged in after about 20 mins. No problems. I just knew that something that all the manufacturers said was questionable especially in modern units of today.

[@oasismike2]

Wish I'd known this before moving a refrigerator yesterday. I was lucky, I think, as it's working but I'll take a closer look and tell anyone who'll listen what I've learned from you. Thanks!

[@andrewyeung7317]

One of the most thoughtfully constructed experiments and videos I've ever seen. Bravo!!

[@feedtheunicorn1]

Great video. Can't really find a more detailed video than this. Simple facts with demonstrations difficult to argue after having compressors cut open and fridges bouncing around the Van 😂

[@pmolsen1]

Thanks for that. It was fun making it (until I covered myself and my workshop with compressor oil!) At least it proved the point.

[@williekeyl850]

Excellent video! It takes 1 thorough one to prove 1000's wrong

[@ColinGary]

Thanks for both a very informative video with great technical and humorous scenes. You have done us all a great service. Thank you so much, again, so well done

[@noedelman]

My fridge was exactly like the one you showed, with one line going each way. None of the other videos seemed to cover this. Watched this as I was loading up the vehicle and she seems to run!

[@snaxs2000]

You are truly a man of The Craft. Well done sir. Thanks! Just got done transporting a fridge on its side.

[@pmolsen1]

It is commonsense once you understand the internals of a compressor. Unfortunately commonsense is not very common.

[@davidgranger3628]

When we moved into our first house in 1978 we had our fridge standing in the back of a tipper truck ,despite it being roped to the cab it escaped and fell over . it slid to the end of the truck on one side cleverly flipped over and slid about on the other side for several miles until it was safe to pull over . Now the difference to your one is ours was built in 1957 and it's still running fine . Sounds like a tractor starting up occasionally but would freeze everything in it solid if we turned the knob to max .Perhaps modern versions are a little feeble or perhaps have some allergy or "condition" that seems to infect everything in this modern age .

[@JustPlaneNutzRC]

Thank you for making this video! It answered the question that concerned me about a vintage fridge I will be transporting to my home this weekend. I can see you put a lot of work into this presentation, and it's greatly appreciated. I am happy to be a new subscriber to your channel.

[@pmolsen1]

Thanks for that. Glad you found it useful.

[@barbhoefener]

I love this man! Useful knowledge all while debunking all the people regurgitating info without research or knowledge themselves.

[@kellyname5733]

You are brilliant! I have had sooo many problems with friges in the last 11 months as we all know they are all crap. Also many parts in fridges are made by other companies (OEM, original equipment manufacturer). Many think that they are buying a frige and all the parts are by the name on the frige, but in fact your frige has parts made by many other companies. I know this because I was having so many I had to learn why. I have gone thru 3 different fridges in just 11 months. I just got a new one today and would not not cool. So I called the company and the first thing she said was you needed to let it sit for 12 hours. I said "how would I know this as it was just delivered, this is the first time I had the manual"? She responded with "you could have looked up the manual online before hand". What?? Oh hell no. When it wouldn't cool I just kept thinking that the delivery guys plugged it in and now it is broken...until I saw your comment on another video. I cant thank you enough for your video. I love that you showed us how the compressor works and how it is almost impossible to wreck them from brief movement or even laying them down. BTW that new frige I think is going to be ok..still not trusting any manufacturer these days.

[@KillerQ]

Excellent video, and excellent information. We now know that the larger, suction pipe should be facing up when transporting the refrigerator on its side. It should also be noted, that If you’re transporting a refrigerator that is completely full of food, drinks, and assorted DVDs, I feel that putting it on the side that allows the suction tube to face up is still applicable. In other words, continue to do exactly what you explained in this video.

[@JOEZEP54]

@JOEZEP54 0 seconds ago I am picking up a fridge today & just wanted to review which way to lay it down. So many channels are claiming the opposite. After listening to your explanation & watching the diagrams you present I will now lay it down with the intake facing up. Thank you & stay well, Joe Z

[@mkmcat]

Did it worked? laying sideway? Id like to know please, I am going to transport my fridge soon and the van is not tall enough for the fridge standing up. I would really appreciate your response. Thank you

[@JOEZEP54]

@@mkmcat Not sure, I was told it was a working unit, compressor ran but it did not keep temperature.

[@mkmcat]

@@JOEZEP54 Thank you for the update.

[@yogie3235]

I deliver full trailer loads of new refrigerators. The bottom ones are standing upright and the ones on top are sideways. I haven't seen them on their back or face down. In my opinion the curves on pipes and coil work as baffles to prevent fluids from doing any damage. To be safe when they're getting transported just let it sit for a full day before turning it on.

[@pmolsen1]

Allowing a fridge to sit for 24 hours is a complete waste of time, as my video shows. The oil is almost as runny as water. Any that is going to flow back into the compressor will do so within 5 minutes.

[@AJ-kz7ww]

It is nicely explained backed by all possibilities, theories and practicals. I almost would have done the opposite by looking at some of the most viewed videos. I have to move one tomorrow and the information is invaluable. Thanks, and well done.

[@boatelectricaldiy]

So glad I found your video. Every video I saw before it claimed the opposite. You evidence based logic is awesome.

[@AdnanKhan-ky3jp]

Great logical explanation, thanks for sharing.

[@lexidecimal9941]

This man must be the first to be cloned so I can add him to my Apocalypse Survival Team indefinitely keeping my community alive eternally.

[@77uhlen]

just how information should be provided! Congrats!

[@rossbenton4713]

Great video! Thank you for your logical explanation.

[@alexwhite3330]

Thank you for taking time and explaining. Learned a lot! 👍🏻

[@jeffreylebowski1240]

You sir are friggin amazing! I owe you a beer if I’m ever overseas! Cheers from Los Angeles 🍻

[@debbiep99]

While I couldn't really understand your video my husband did and it was a god send

[@finmaker1]

I'm going to use this method today when I pick up my fridge in my minivan

[@mkmcat]

Did it work? laying sideway? Id like to know please, I am going to transport my fridge soon and the van is not tall enough for the fridge standing up. I would really appreciate your response. Thank you

[@JoeBloggs-r7g]

Excellent video. Next week I'll be collecting my new french door fridge/freezer (a 4 hour trip) but was questioning if I should get a transport company. I'll go for a drive in the Maloo and collect it myself ensuring the suction line points up. Cheers.

[@pmolsen1]

Hopefully my video has saved you a few dollars, and a lot of stress.

[@mkmcat]

Did it work? laying sideway? Id like to know please, I am going to transport my fridge soon and the van is not tall enough for the fridge standing up. I would really appreciate your response. Thank you

[@CaptTSam]

Yes, seriously this video was amazing! Over the top, leaving No Doubt

[@jeffreyfarrington4299]

subscribing ( have liked this video ) you are head and shoulders the smartest and most thorough of any of the creators i’ve watched today ( and honestly probably of all the thousands of others i’ve watched ) I have watched videos of things i’ve done multiple times ( and things i’ve done many many times as well !) I have a very sharp memory but i’m not perfect and i’ve learned new things as well as things that are useful in other areas - i say this to let you know i’m saying you’re not best in 10 but more like best of a thousand ( or more ) i reckon you probably have already figured this out but i’m here to say your work here is GREATLY APPRECIATED! ( all caps 🤠) Thank You for taking the time to do a spectacularly detailed video

[@pmolsen1]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Makes the effort worthwhile.

[@Swokpmund]

Magnificent explanation.. THANK YOU.

[@dennismaxwell165]

Great video, i just saw one that showed setting it the opposite way

[@pmolsen1]

Ignore it. It is wrong.

[@Mediassshow]

This video was actually amazing I learn the truth

[@jc2367]

any idea why that other video on youtube says the exact opposite? your video makes much more sense; just curious as to why he believes what he is telling people

[@pmolsen1]

Because like the authors of all such videos and websites he hasn't got a clue. They simply read something somewhere or their Aunt Bessie told them and they take it as gospel and regurgitate it. They have never cut open a compressor. They have no idea what they look like inside even though there are dozens of KZbin videos showing the inside of them. They just like to make themselves sound important by spouting so-called knowledge, which is nothing but complete rubbish. I have even put a comment on his video and all of the others telling them that they are wrong and referring them to my video, but they are too stubborn to admit that they might have got it wrong. Like when they claim oil will get into the outlet pipe if you face it down. That is a physical impossibility, as my video proves. I have cut open several more compressors since making this video. I cut open a Samsung digital inverter compressor last week to see what makes it tick. Tomorrow I will be cutting open an LG linear compressor and stripping it down. Really keen to have a look inside it. I have seen one on KZbin but want to study one myself in real life. It works on a totally different principle - it uses a solenoid pushing a piston backwards and forwards instead of a motor driving a piston up and down like a car engine, which most compressors are, including the Samsung inverter one.

[@ryanspackman548]

Also, I think because people know that getting oil into the filter will clog it up, they assume having that side up will save it. However, this proves that the oil can only enter the system and ruin it (and other things) if the suction line is down.

[@byrw9557]

Definitely the info to take as truth of the matter ! Thanks !

[@pomm8863]

Thanks, very clear explanation!

[@NongMinXiaoYu]

super hardcore old school video, truly masterpiece. super awesome

[@pmolsen1]

Thanks for that. Hope you found it useful.

[@NongMinXiaoYu]

@@pmolsen1 its extremely useful , thank you so much!

[@ronandunne4361]

So just do the opposite if your not down under, got it😂 . Thanks from ireland . Great video.

[@hubertrybak]

But why there is no closing valve for transport?

[@mihhneea]

Thank you for the video; it was extremely helpful! I have a question you might be able to assist with. I have a standard compressor fridge in my camper, which is always in a fixed upright position. I'm wondering if it's safe to keep it running while I drive around the country?

[@pmolsen1]

Should be safe as long as you are not going off road and bouncing up and down too much. Normal highway driving should not bother it

[@hudsonhenryk]

Amazing work. Thank you so much

[@baljeet88]

Salutations for such an awesome video🎉

[@OlehLukyanenko]

It is just amazing! I have a question. I dragged the fridge in my kitchen from one place to another. It was shaken a bit, but not tilted on the side or anything. Is there a risk for oil to leak or fridge will be fine? Thanks in advance

[@pmolsen1]

Should be no problem. Towards the end of my video I transport a fridge lying down going over speed humps and around bends etc. to shake it up as much as possible but it still works fine afterwards.

[@hubertrybak]

Mister you are the best!

[@ericsmalling]

If you know a fridge was transported on the wrong side but hasn’t been plugged in yet, is there any way to reduce the chance of damage?

[@pmolsen1]

Inspect the pipework at the back. Sometimes there will be a loop or a U bend in the suction line that is intended to stop the oil from migrating if the fridge is transported the wrong way. If there is then you should be ok. If not just cross your fingers and hope. Leaving it sitting for 24 hours is a waste of time. Any oil that is going to drain back to the compressor will drain back within 5 minutes. Any that doesn't drain back never will.

[@fabio.1]

6:40 You're strong, that is heavy!

[@pmolsen1]

...and only 67 years old. 🙂

[@fabio.1]

@@pmolsen1 👍👍

[@isai4130]

Once I saw his Velcro shoes I knew he was the real deal.

[@pmolsen1]

Most comfortable shoes I ever owned, mainly because of their width. And only $5 at the op-shop.😃

[@m.taylor]

Those ignorant The Brick delivery men placed our fridge on its back while pushing it off the truck. They did not have a ramp set up to roll the fridge out in an upright position. We were lucky too much oil did not flow into the tubes and the fridge worked. Appliance delivery men are not very knowledgeable. Too bad you cannot ask the engineers who designed the compressors.

[@shighvids]

If I moved a fridge on the wrong side, is there anything I should do before turning it on? Picked up a second hand Samsung fridge yesterday and when I looked at the compressor the thicker pipe was on the left side of the other two, but having rewatched your video that was probably the short stub and the discharge and suction pipe were both on the right side. If it helps, my new house isn't ready so the fridge will be in storage for a couple of weeks. A bit embarrassing, as I watched your video two hours before moving the fridge. Any advice would be really appreciated.

[@pmolsen1]

5 minutes is all it takes for 99% of the oil to drain back to the compressor. Leaving it in storage for a couple of weeks will make no difference. You just have to hope that the oil did not make its way into the evaporator. If you transported it on the wrong side then you are probably ok thanks to the cross-over in the pipe midway up the back, which I explain in detail in my other video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWGQcnV6dryajtU. Transporting it on its back is worst. As I say in the video you can often get away with it, so just cross your fingers and hope for the best.

[@shighvids]

@@pmolsen1 cheers for the reply. I watched the other video so hopefully it will be all ok. Really great content, thanks for making it.

[@NishcalKumar]

Excuse me, how to find the suction end and the discharge end, plz and you let me know by tomorrow cause i need this move my refrigerator

[@pmolsen1]

As per the video and the comments - the thicker pipe is the suction line.

[@debbiep99]

Ok but how do you know what did it is when it's in a box?

[@pmolsen1]

If the fridge is new and in a box then don't lie it down, or else cut away enough of the wrapping to see the pipes. That is what I did when I bought a new fridge a few months ago.

[@tonk3661]

Thank you sir, you have a new subscriber 😊

[@pmolsen1]

Hi @NongMinXiaoYu, you recently posted a link to another fridge video and asked me if he was doing it right. I won't look at any other fridge videos and increase their view count and make people think they know what they are talking about. If it says to transport the fridge with the thick pipe facing up then he is correct. Otherwise he is wrong. Sorry to have to delete your post but I don't want links here to videos that are wrong.

[@prestonrenify]

Good Grief!! Liked thoroughness of your demo. I'm about to transport my fridge/freezer. How is it possible two diametrically opposed compressor orientation perspectives are floating around KZbin? Even worse, seeming the incorrect and detrimental "opinion" is the first method appearing on KZbin??? Wonder if some folks pushing the incorrect method are actually peddling fridge service calls and costly replacements? Help me Obi Wan Kenobi!

[@pmolsen1]

Thank you. I know the videos you are referring to. Some people just read something on the web and think it is the truth, so they regurgitate it without having a clue what they are talking about. They have obviously never cut a compressor open or even bothered looking at KZbin videos made by others who have done so, to see what they look like inside. They just make seemingly educated claims without providing a shred of evidence to back them up. Of major concern is the fact the most reputable consumer organisation in Australia - Choice Magazine, has a web page that contains complete nonsense. Firstly it says to transport them with the hinges facing up. Then it says it is safest to transport them on their back - the worst possible way to do so and a guaranteed way to kill many fridges. They have a link on their pages to report errors in their information. I have clicked on it several times and written to them about it but they simply ignore me. I spoke on air to a well known radio host (Chris Smith). He also contacted them but they ignored him as well. Clearly they think they are above criticism.

[@donniesmith8779]

I transported mine the wrong way. It was on the wrong side for about an hour. will it be bad now?

[@m.fernandez8943]

I did the same thing and it's not working. It's been standing up 24 hours. Now I know jeesh ...

[@donniesmith8779]

@@m.fernandez8943 so far mine is working... I have my fingers crossed it doesn't burn up the compressor.. It's been running for 26 hours now.

[@pmolsen1]

@@donniesmith8779 It makes me wonder how many fridges those other videos are responsible for destroying. Someone should sue the authors for the cost of their new fridge. Then they might delete the dumb videos and admit that they got it wrong.

[@Dada-1610]

Thanks man great video!

[@HighFLYER-9000]

Thank so much for this video. Please May I ask: Thank you so much for your response. The thing is, I want to buy a table top freezer, I saw two brands that I love which are the same sizes of freezers, but one of the freezers has a smaller compressor. Shd I buy the one with the bigger compressor or the one with the smaller compressor? Is the one with the bigger compressor more powerful than the one with the smaller compressor? Remember that the freezers are the same sizes table top freezer

[@Handofseeds]

You should buy some a small carton of ice cream but a bigger 🥣 bowl.

[@HighFLYER-9000]

@@Handofseeds How does this comment from you make any sense?

[@Handofseeds]

@@HighFLYER-9000 the bigger bowl in place for the bigger compressor. I was using a parable to be funny.

[@宇衡]

thank you

[@md.shahadathossain9828]

Thank you so much bruh

[@BeauNeeley]

Thankfully i watched your video. The first one said just the opposite of yours. It actually side the small pipe up and 24 hours. Those videos just parroting what some con men put out in the media to make money off of people that dont hire them to deliver the refrigerator and sell a new one since that ones ruined. Yep sadly thats the world of commerce

[@tinkerbellpan5288]

Ok , thank you so which side ? Info overload lol

[@ChaitanyaArige]

Love it

[@MariaGonzalez-ei1pv]

😊😊😊awsome ..

[@Powerful1776]

I watched another video that said the opposite from you on the compressor line up side. He said distribution line up line up smaller line up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIa2omp4oKx6hpI

[@pmolsen1]

Yep. There are lots of clueless people out there who simply hear something then regurgitate it without bothering to check the facts. Not one of those other video authors provides a shred of evidence to support their claims. They just make baseless claims, proving that they know absolutely nothing about the internals of a compressor. WARNING!!! Please don't click on the above link or any other videos that give the wrong information. All it does it push up their view count and make then appear credible. That is why I did not link to any of the other videos in my comments.

[@Powerful1776]

@@pmolsen1 Well that compressor he showed did not have a suction line on the opposite side. There was a line pinched off though???

[@pmolsen1]

The pinched off pipe is the line that is used to fill it with gas initially and can be ignored. He shows a standard compressor with the two coolant lines coming out opposite sides. He correctly identifies the pipes but then gives the incorrect advice about which one should face up, without providing a shred of evidence to support his opinion. He confirms his ignorance by claiming you have to wait 24 hours before turning it back on. A complete myth as my video proves. That one is also easy to prove and I should have done it in my video. Get a plastic tube and fill it with water, which is not much thinner than the oil in a fridge compressor. (See my video at time 1:36). Now hold the tube up by one end and see how long it takes for all of the water to drain out. Does it take 24 hours or a few seconds?

[@garybrauckman5299]

Bravo. Boner up and all good 😊

[@stevenmeyer9674]

This video is not presenting anything new. The cardboard packaging fridges arrive from the manufacturer show on the box what side to lay on the side.

[@m.taylor]

If it does, then our fridge delivery men ignored that and they laid the fridge on its back.

[@pmolsen1]

No cardboard packaging I have ever seen has arrows pointing sideways. The arrows always point up. Plus the cardboard packaging is rarely still on the fridge 5 years later when you decide to move and aren't sure which way to lay it down. Most people choose to lay it on its back, which is the worst possible way to transport it, as I explain in my other video at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWGQcnV6dryajtU

[@stevenmeyer9674]

​@@pmolsen1 I don't know how I ended up writing that. You are obviously correct . the carton will always be up. But, a fridge can be transported on it's side safely if the normal pre plugging procedure is done.

[@pmolsen1]

What is the "normal pre plugging procedure"? And yes a fridge can be transported on its side but only one side as per this video, unless you want to play Russion roulette with a potentially $2K appliance. @@stevenmeyer9674

[@johnkerr4645]

@@pmolsen1 "Pre plugging" whats he talking about 🤔