Small versus big leaks
In home refrigeration systems, a small leak will usually take anywhere from months to years to leak out, a leak of this size would never present an explosion hazard.
A large leak would be necessary to ever have an explosion where the refrigerant leaks out in a short time, usually a matter of hours, because there is so little refrigerant in the system to begin with.
US Bilt frost free refrigerators do have a cap on the drain or a drain trap so there is not any air leaking in and out of the freezer normally.
I will say it again. I think it’s a must that they start using better quality evaporators. They can be too easily damaged when servicing the refrigerator, and of course many leak on their own because of slight damage that was caused during the assembly and manufacturing process.
John
In home refrigeration systems, a small leak will usually take anywhere from months to years to leak out, a leak of this size would never present an explosion hazard.
A large leak would be necessary to ever have an explosion where the refrigerant leaks out in a short time, usually a matter of hours, because there is so little refrigerant in the system to begin with.
US Bilt frost free refrigerators do have a cap on the drain or a drain trap so there is not any air leaking in and out of the freezer normally.
I will say it again. I think it’s a must that they start using better quality evaporators. They can be too easily damaged when servicing the refrigerator, and of course many leak on their own because of slight damage that was caused during the assembly and manufacturing process.
John
