Tipping a side-by-side fridge freezer?

In message , Ronnie Gibson writes

I've just had a fridge/freezer delivered, but it has to be stored at 1st floor level until the top floor is ready to take it. The shop told me to leave it for 6 hours after moving it to the top floor, as long as it was only tipped at the angle of the staircase, and not right on its back.

Ronnie Gibson wrote on 16/03/2005 :

I asked this question long ago and the answer seems to be that it is a function of both angle and time that it is tilted for. I would not be worried by such a small angle of tilt anyway....

For example.... Caravan fridges are often running and in use whilst being transported. These types of fridges work on exactly the same principle as domestic fridges, they are just just smaller.

They're not the same principle. Caravan fridges use heat (gas or electric) to power them, not a compressor. There's no compressor lubricating oil in the circuit, so there's nothing to disturb.

on 16/03/2005, Andy Dingley supposed :

My foot firmly in mouth ;-)

None the less, unless the angle from vertical is large and for a prolonged period, then the oil stays at the bottom in the compressor.

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One trick that gets them working more quickly after disturbance is to turn them on for ten seconds and then off for a few minutes and repeat many times. This runs the compressor enough to distribute the oil, but without overheating the unlubricated bearings.

Given that it will only be tilted a little, just a bit of care turning it back on should be OK. Don't sue me for a new fridge if it mangles itself. Definitely at your own risk.

Christian.