GE mini fridge conversion (gone wrong)

[sj_engr]

Low side of the compressor with the saddle valve attached.

Thanks for the heads up on the bullet valve. Grabbed one from Granger ($4) and a R12->R134a adapter ($6) from Auto parts store. Used some quick charge 134a on the wine fridge I was working on and appears to brought it back to life.

 

[abugg]

That looks great! Good to know that someone else has been able to revive a dead fridge.

 

[MDHarris]

Last night I did this and brought my fermintation chamber back to life. I'm sure there is a leak, but i can put 5 bucks of 134a in once a month to keep it running till I find a deal on another freezer. I spent 55$ on a guage set from Harber Freight, 12$ on a can of 134a from the auto part store, got the line tap from a friend, and the can tap was 5$. This is way less expensive than a repair mans service charge.
If my coolant was completely gone then it would take about half of a can to fill it.