Storing Fridge - Unplug or Plug?

[Pettrix]

I got a fridge that will be going into a new house but it's not for a couple of months so the fridge is currently sitting in my garage unplugged with the doors open. Someone claimed that the fridge needs to be plugged in 24\7 or otherwise the compressor will fail prematurely.

I talked to a fridge company that said if the fridge is being stored for months with no use, you can leave it unplugged, and it will not cause an early compressor failure.

So which is true?

 

[ericm979]

I'd go with the fridge company.

 

[bdhsfz6]

These appliances can sit in a factory or warehouse for many months. It's hard to believe they could be damaged by being left unplugged.

 

[oldnslo]

Is this new unused fridge or one that was running and is now going to be sitting unused?

 

[garry1p]

Unclogged and doors cracked open.
I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[not2old]

I had an old fridge laid on me years ago that I accepted as extra room when we have guests or as a spare. Over more than 15 years it was used two or three times with no problems. We gave it to a neighbour last year after the wildfire and it has worked fine after being unplugged for so long.

 

[Pettrix]

Is this new unused fridge or one that was running and is now going to be sitting unused?

Its a used fridge that will be sitting for a few months.

I did plug it in and run it for a weekend and then unplugged it and let it sit for 3-4 weeks.

 

[jaxs]

Someone claimed that the fridge needs to be plugged in 24\7 or otherwise the compressor will fail prematurely.

Ask this guy named Someone if he's kinfolk of They Said and I heard.
Those two have run around telling tales for years,this Someone sounds like a chip off the old block,I wouldn't believe a word he says. Better still have Someone come here and we can straighten him out.

 

[Yander]

Unclogged and doors cracked open.
I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

Seems you posted while drunk at the hotel bar

 

[Yander]

Just make sure while transporting you don't lay it down and it doesn't matter, unplugged or not.