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Wait 2 hours before plugging in a moved machine?

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Fri, 04/11/2014 - 16:16

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ATV

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Wait 2 hours before plugging in a moved machine?

I have a combo machine that "was" cooling the soda before I moved it, now after being plugged in to it's new location it no longer cools the soda.

This is where I think I went wrong and may have damaged the compressor.
I had the machine on its back twice, each time for about a minute, getting it in and out of the truck. I also plugged the machine in to its new location 30 minutes after arriving.

Was putting the machine on its back and not allowing enough time for the oil to settle back into the compressor the reason it's no longer cooling?

Please help. This is my first machine and first customer. Welcome to vending.

Fri, 04/11/2014 - 21:11

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VendingMix

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Combo vending machine not cooling after move

ATV,
Possibly, but it could be some other things wrong with the vending machine. One way to tell easily is, if possible unplug the compressor from the machine and use a SHORT heavy duty extension cord to plug it directly into a wall outlet. If the evaporator coils get cold then your compressor is fine, if not you need a new compressor.

Tue, 07/07/2015 - 10:23

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oil in drain tube

I got a vendo pop machine transported it on its back let it set for an hour plugged it in it did not seem to be cooling so i shut it off after a couple minutes then i noticed oil in the drain tube. is it ruined or can i get the oil back in the compressor and try to run it?

scott

Tue, 07/07/2015 - 10:24

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oil in drain tube

I got a vendo pop machine transported it on its back let it set for an hour plugged it in it did not seem to be cooling so i shut it off after a couple minutes then i noticed oil in the drain tube. is it ruined or can i get the oil back in the compressor and try to run it?

scott

Tue, 07/07/2015 - 20:36

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AZVendor

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Is this an oily liquid or is it non-oily?

What you're probably seeing is moisture that has drained out of the drain pan that had mixed with old soda. You also can't "get the oil back into a compressor" anyway. If you have an odd odor as well then you might have broken a freon line in which the freon and some oil could have escaped. If this happened and you actually have oil all over the place then you'll need to replace the compressor. It's not worth the trouble to try getting all the old oil out of the old compressor so you can add the correct amount of oil back in. It only makes sense in that case to replace the compressor with a new one that has the oil already measured into it. The main question here is did the machine cool properly before you moved it. If it did, and there's no actual cracked freon line, then it might have been low on freon to begin with and now that the cabinet has gotten warm the low level of freon can't cool it down. That would require it to be recharged.