I live in an apartment in Farmers Branch,Texas. I have a working, upright freezer on my back porch. I'm now told it's against city ordinance to have it here,and I must either move it or be fined $415.

SOURCE: frigidaire freezer quits running

actionsnax please remove the freezer from the GFCI. What is happening on this old unit is that if the compressor shuts off then tries to come back on before the pressure in the system equalizes, the compressor can pull 12 amps. This is normally higher than the trip point of the GFCI. I had this happen years ago with a brand new Amana SXS refrig, in that case no one knew the unit was on a GFCI. The manufactures require that this units not be on a GFCI.
Hope this helps

SOURCE: Moving a Kenmore upright freezer

there would be a problem if you lay it down. it should be moved up right or max 45 degrees tilt only. oil in the compressor could go to the evaporator and clog it.

front handles could be remove only from the inside. you have to remove the plastic rack of the door and remove the insulation in order to see the bolt holding the handle.

tnx 4 using fixya,

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SOURCE: water in the floor

there is a drain hose that comes out of the bottom of the cabinet into a drain pan underneath your freezer take a look and see if that got pulled loose during your move. if it is in place then you most likely have a plugged drain. this can be cleaned fromt he inside at the botom. reomve the bottom basket and the shelf right above it. you will see ice build up on the floor of the freezer and and behind the cover. just defrost the ice you will uncover the drain hole flush warm water thru the line till it runs clear. good luck peyton

SOURCE: after freezer was moved not getting cold

Unplug the unit and leave it undisturbed for 24 hours. Plug the unit back in again and see if it will come to temp.

SOURCE: Sears upright freezer will not come on after a move

Sometimes when you move these, they hydraulic in the line if they were laid on it's side to move. Time is all it needs in this case- about 24 hrs. If it was not laid down, pull the back cover off the freezer and look carefully for loose wires. There will probably be a wire off either there or behind your temperature control.

Testimonial: "Thanks for the tip! You are correct. I followed the circuit from the 12hr defrost timer to the compressor, where a connection had come loose. "