Does any one know how much it costs to replace freon in the frige? posted by heval to Home & Garden (1 answer total)
Some modern fridges — mass-market models anyway — have sealed systems where it is not really possible to recharge them. ("Recharging" is the term of art for what you're looking for.) It might be possible on some higher-end brands, but I looked into this a little when a friend blew the charge in their fridge while trying to chip out ice, and there wasn't any cost-effective way to do it. Once the charge got blown, the fridge was just an icebox. It was a cheap fridge though.
But you could get an answer to your question pretty quickly just by calling a local appliance-repair shop that deals with the brand of fridge you own, and asking them if they can recharge it and if so how much. I suspect the cost will depend on the type of coolant (if it's an older fridge, it will be phenomenally expensive because the refrigerant, R-12, isn't made anymore) and amount.
If it's possible on your fridge model you could conceivably do it yourself — performing a recharge really isn't that hard — but you'll need to fix whatever caused the initial charge to escape first. That can be pretty challenging especially with R-134a, which leaks out through very tiny cracks.
You might be interested in this previous thread on fridge recharges, also. posted by Kadin2048 at 8:25 AM on May 11, 2009
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But you could get an answer to your question pretty quickly just by calling a local appliance-repair shop that deals with the brand of fridge you own, and asking them if they can recharge it and if so how much. I suspect the cost will depend on the type of coolant (if it's an older fridge, it will be phenomenally expensive because the refrigerant, R-12, isn't made anymore) and amount.
If it's possible on your fridge model you could conceivably do it yourself — performing a recharge really isn't that hard — but you'll need to fix whatever caused the initial charge to escape first. That can be pretty challenging especially with R-134a, which leaks out through very tiny cracks.
You might be interested in this previous thread on fridge recharges, also.
posted by Kadin2048 at 8:25 AM on May 11, 2009