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New fridge, how long to leave standing?
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I just got a new Bosch fridge today. I understand that a fridge must be allowed to stand for a while before turning it on after transportation. I overheard a "salesman" in Comet telling someone to leave a fridge standing for 12-24 hours (I bought from Co-op online). The fridge manual states it should be left standing for ½ hour, does this sound right? Maybe a misprint?
Nick
I just got a new Bosch fridge today. I understand that a fridge must be allowed to stand for a while before turning it on after transportation. I overheard a "salesman" in Comet telling someone to leave a fridge standing for 12-24 hours (I bought from Co-op online). The fridge manual states it should be left standing for ½ hour, does this sound right? Maybe a misprint?
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Nowdays they use freon, which is a lot less volatile and settles down straight away(ish).
Half an hour should be fine.
My last two fridge freezers were powered up almost as they came through the door.
I had a new one on Friday and I was told that 4-6 hours max would be fine
just to allow the coolant gases to "drop" back to the compressor thingy
From the manual:
Connecting the appliance
After installing the appliance, wait at least ½ hour until the appliance starts up. During transportation the oil in the compressor may have flowed into the refrigeration system.
Not a great translation, the French version also states ½ hour, I can't read the German though.
Freon is a halo-alkane the type of thing that is claimed to be buggering up the ozone layer and the reason why we have a huge fridge mountain of unwanted old (and most of them still in perfect working order but just don't look the part in a new kitchen - I BLAME CHANGING ROOMS) fridges that need the gas removing for safe disposal.
Ammonia is a naturaly occuring gas and is produced in nature from the breakdown of things by bateria. It's the smell of nappies caused by bacteria breaking down the urea in urine and converting it to ammonia gas.
My mum's just got a new fridge and hers said 4 hours too. I suppose you want to get your stuff in it anyway, I don't think it's necessary to wait 24 hours.
It was delivered by John Lewis if that makes any one feel safer about the information.
You're a bit late. I'm sure after 9 years the OP will have sorted this out
I'm posting for Bosch buyers who may be looking for info today and not necessarily back in 2005.
Have a better one. ^_^
Ho, ho smart-arse :cool: but seeing as this is still the first link that comes up in a Google search regarding the age-old question of when to turn on a newly delivered Bosch fridge-freezer, then it's obviously still relevant for someone, somewhere wanting to know the answer.
Just because it's not info for you doesn't mean it won't help someone else out in the future, after all that is the very essence of the internet.
Happy troll Monday.
It tells you the required time in the instructions, usually about 3 hours - however, it's ONLY if it's been transported on it's side, if it's been transported stood up then there's no waiting time required.
Because of this we try to deliver then stood up when possible, but obviously you can't do this with larger ones.
Genuine lol moment
You honestly think that someone with this question is going to notice this thread?
Nooo. They are going to start a new thread to ask.
I would have just googled the question first. It make more sense.