"Flying Pig" wrote in message
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:19:28 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:



So, I'm about to commence recharging. I'll post the results here, but
expect something similar to Vic's experience, in the end.


Not sure which "experience" you mean. (clip)

My apologies. It must have been in some other venue such as the Morgan or
Liveaboard lists, or I dreamed it. I'd thought you'd posted that you'd
done essentially what I'll be doing next, feeling for frost or ice on the
exit line, and either adding slightly or spritzing out for slight
overcharge.

As I type, the freezer's at 26 or a tenth higher, and there's a TINY (2")
amount of ice in the return line insulation. Until it gets down to temp
(8°), I'll not worry about it. So far, very good, however. No oil at the
high pressure line - the replacement of the O-ring was a non-event. Piece
of cake. I'm assuming the system will be stabilized by tomorrow morning
and I can get on with redoing some very small spots on the inner sides of
the doors (dings) and GO SHOPPING!

Of course, I'll just turn the system back off, put my engine room back
together, and do my repairs before bringing it back to cold!



I'm surprised you even bothered fixing it. After all, you could have gone to
a yard sale and gotten a kitchen refrigerator and just set it up under the
boat and plugged it into the shore power. A good used home refrigerator
would most likely last you the 10-12 years you're likely to remain at that
yard. LOL!


Wilbur Hubbard