Yes, I did research there. I have a local store who will order me anything and match prices. My husband wants to see everything in person. I will look at Lowes, thanks for the advice.

Does anyone know anything about Imperial Upright Freezers? I am looking to rig up an upright freezer as a midsized wine storage unit (with external temp & humidity controls). I've found a used Imperial Upright Freezer for $100 and I can't tell if this is a pre-Frigdaire unit and/or how reliable they are. Details are below...any help is greatly appreciated. Model #UL2494ECW5 SERIAL #WB53808368 Manufacture date 9-95 Outside dimensions are 32x70, 30" deep with door closed. Inside it is 27x56, 20"deep in main space. Door shelves are 5" deep.

The door barely stays closed and doesn't vacuum shut anymore. I ordered a new gasket and haven't installed it yet. I have 2 breather valves and a hinge bushing on order as well. Anything I might be missing and any idea how the breather valves come out and reinstall? Model is FUF20DTGRWH. THANKS!!

Refrigeration systems have Evaporators, Condensers, Compressors, and a metering device such as a capillary tube, that meters the delivery of the high pressure liquid refrigerant to the low pressure evaporator where the liquid refrigerant starts boiling off/vaporizing. This boiling off is when it absorbs the heat from the refrigerator compartment. When the refrigerant has completely vaporized and had absorbs as much heat as possible it goes to the compressor where it compressed and becomes a High Pressure gas. The high pressure gas moves to the condenser coils where heat is removed and the High Pressure gas condenses to a high pressure liquid which then goes to the metering device to start it's journey all over again. I've added a link to a video that explains the process. How a refrigerator works A self defrosting refrigerator/freezer has a heater under the evaporator coils. This heater is controlled by a timing device. In older more simple refrigerators is was basically a clock that would turn on the heater about every 12 hours and melt any accumulated frost from the evaporator coils and fins. newer refrigerators use sensors to, in a round about way, measure the amount of frost and only turn on the heater when the frost is at a certain level. Self defrosting refrigerator/freezers have a fan that circulates the air through the cabinet and over the evaporator coils. As the evaporator removes the heat it will also collect the moisture from the air and freeze it on the coils which effectively dries the air. When air has a very low moisture content it will draw moisture from unsealed food items which will then again travel through the evaporator leaving that moisture on the coils again. eventually the frost builds up and the defrost heater comes on again to defrost the coils. This water then goes through the evaporator drain and into a reservoir under the refrigerator in the warm machine compartment where it evaporates into the kitchen air.