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We bought a used freezer that was plugged in and working fine. It is an adjectives and we layed it on its back for about 20 minutes for our five minute ride. We wait the 24-48 hours per the instructions here but now it will not turn on. It keeps tripping the GFI after singular a second or so. I am certain we did not damage the cord or part in transport. What I don't know is if it had a short and the salesperson had it installed on a dedicated outlet. I aversion to spend the money for a dedicated non GFI outlet if the freezer is just broken. What do you ruminate?
Ah ha, moral mystery! The first problem to solve is if the outlet is at fault. Plug the freezer into another outlet you know to be good using a immense duty extention cord. If the freezer runs, fix the old outlet. If the freezer trips a different breaker then it have a short to ground. If the freezer tries to start but makes a click noise and quits, the internal "klickson" is first performance on high amperage draw. ( these are round black devises about 1" surrounded by diameter and 3/4" thick and either mounted beneath the connection cover on the compressor or internally where you can't bring back to them and are usually automatic resetting.) If the refrigerant oil had migrated during the time the freezer be on it's back it could have gotten into the cylinder and slugged the piston. If this have happened the compressor won't start and will cycle on and off on the klickson due to glorious amperage draw. If the refrigerant oil had migrated to the valve and caused damage the freezer would run but never work ably. Once I had a side by side where the lighting fixture had been dilapidated by a metal container shoved in too hard. It would run flawless until you opened the door and turned on the light which later tripped the breaker for half the kitchen, so check for damage done during the move. Many freezers enjoy defrost timers wired into the controlls near the bottom and you could have crushed these next to your hand truck. Don't forget to check for damage to the condensing coil, especially a crushed flash. And lastly, it really is a good idea to enjoy a freezer on a dedicated circuit because nothing else can trip the breaker and spoil your expensive food. Save some rime cream for me, OK?
Check the ground (green) wires from the plug to the compressor and beyond for continuity. You should be able to attach one lead of your multimeter to the ground prong on the plug and afterwards scratch some paint off inside where on earth it won't be seen and have some resistance (Ohms) i.e. less than say 30 ohms, not 30k Ohms.
Regular receptacle (outlets) are much less expensive ($1.75 for cheap, $5-6 for commercial) than GFI receptacles so if I didn't find a fruitless ground I'd change the outlet.
Answers: Must be a problem with your outlet or wiring.
Try an extension cord and plug it contained by another outlet.
Take compressor wires off and next to a ohm meter measure resistance between the three pins on the comp.If the two smallest readings equal the greater reading then compressor is good if its trash.Three pols are start,common and run. if you sure it not short then it is the compressor, i would fashion a second test if i were you
Freezers are never supposed to be on a GFI. Even new ones will trip it sometimes it you seize periods of low voltage (like when your lights flicker). If it trips you often lose adjectives your food.
On the other hand, are the coils on the back of this freezer? If so you may enjoy allowed oil in to the coils or even the go before of the compressor and it is questionable if it will run again.
You are never supposed to lay them down.
Sorry to tell ya.