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help, the fridge!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Home, Law & Money
Anyone know about fridges?

My housemate has been hacking at a huge block of ice that has been growing in the fridge for months, with a knife, and she went into something which let out some gas. It went hiss!

I have 2 questions.

1) Is this dangerous? Could we be poisened?
2) Is our fridge broken? Stuff still feels cold but i dont want to leave everything in there overnight only to find everything is gone off in the morning. Its a fridge freezer too, so i dont want all my frozen stuff to defrost :(

I've just done a food shop too!:mad:

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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    I don't know about poisoned, but that thing was probably the freon.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You probably just killed the ozone layer - don't think it's harmful to you though if it's CFC's but you your friend probably just ruined your fridge - unless that hole is repaired the gas which makes it cold will keep leaking out

    http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator4.htm
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    no advice for friends with knives

    http://www.ehow.com/how_112132_fix-leaking-refrigerator.html
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    unlikely to be poisoned.

    should have asked me izz an expert
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    I read that people sniff these chemicals sometimes. Do you think blah is high now?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    I read that people sniff these chemicals sometimes. Do you think blah is high now?

    totaly she probaly only went in the fridge for chicken nuggets now her head is frozen.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    this is why you SHOULDNT defrost freezers with a knife (although everyone does)
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    I don't know about poisoned, but that thing was probably the freon.

    Not if it was a new fridge. I don't think freon's used much anymore because it's a CFC, which is shame because it does get you buzzing. :D

    The stuff they mostly use nowadays I'm sure isn't highly toxic. You'll be alright. Your fridge wont.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    freecycle hunt time tbh
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's so weird... a bloke at work did the exact same thing to the fridge there. We're getting a new one. The gas stinks.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    rachie004 wrote: »
    I prefer to use a spatula

    :yes: Me too. Much less damage potential.
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