I'm looking to expand my brewing and fermenting capacity, and all of the fermentation vessels I've been wanting (14 gal brew bucket, Chronical 14, Spike CF10, etc.) are just a tad too big for my upright fermentation chamber. The height is just fine, and so is the width, but the depth is just too short. So I thought I'd just build a collar to expand the depth a bit, not too dissimilar from putting a collar on my chest keezer.
I know that having a fridge/freezer in any position other than upright can be bad news if you don't allow enough time for the oil to drain back out of the coils and such. And when you do need to lay it down, it should be on it's side, away from the compressor.
But what are the risks of laying one down on its back? I know that it's possible bend/damage fins, coils, tubing, etc... But mine is a fairly new model and I know that the coils are on the sides of the unit, not the back. And the back of the unit doesn't really have anything exposed, just a flat metal panel for the most part.
It just seems like it'd be so much easier to affix and secure the collar to the freezer with it laying down, instead of standing up or on it's side where I'll be fighting gravity. It'd also be easier to install some adjustable feet to the collar since I'll be changing the balance of the unit by moving the door further out.
I've also got some jack-stands... So if the fear/problem is literally just that something on the back panel could be damaged, I could always just place the stands at the corners.
I know that having a fridge/freezer in any position other than upright can be bad news if you don't allow enough time for the oil to drain back out of the coils and such. And when you do need to lay it down, it should be on it's side, away from the compressor.
But what are the risks of laying one down on its back? I know that it's possible bend/damage fins, coils, tubing, etc... But mine is a fairly new model and I know that the coils are on the sides of the unit, not the back. And the back of the unit doesn't really have anything exposed, just a flat metal panel for the most part.
It just seems like it'd be so much easier to affix and secure the collar to the freezer with it laying down, instead of standing up or on it's side where I'll be fighting gravity. It'd also be easier to install some adjustable feet to the collar since I'll be changing the balance of the unit by moving the door further out.
I've also got some jack-stands... So if the fear/problem is literally just that something on the back panel could be damaged, I could always just place the stands at the corners.
