ben138•7mo ago

Found out something wild about old fridge compressors

I was reading a service manual from 1982 for a Sears Coldspot model. It said the original oil charge in the compressor was only 8 ounces. I always thought they held way more than that, even back then. I found the manual in a box of old papers from a retired repair guy I bought tools from. Does anyone know if that small amount was common for units from that era?

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harris.drew7mo ago

Wow, that's a tiny amount of oil.

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beth5596mo ago

@david176 you beat me to it, I was gonna say the same thing. Guess size matters sometimes lol.

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david1767mo ago

Was it really that small? My old Whirlpool manual said the same thing.

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