A freezer from 1970 and for many years after requires R134 type freon.
Freon is a trade name. Most use Puron now.
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Why 5? A freezer would/should only contain one; some variant on freon.
About twenty pounds of pork, and maybe some garlic for good measure.
No. The freezer is what cools the entire fridge. Cut the freon line and the fridge is toast.
It might be out of freon.
The ice that forms in a freezer compartment is usually frozen water vapor from the air + water vapor from the foods themselves.
You don't. To charge any refrigeration system you must be EPA certified, both to buy the refrigerant and to use it. Call a appliance repair company.
An authorized recycling center will perform the neccessary steps to recycle your old freezer,this should be done by professionals.
How much freon does a 2010 Peterbilt
You can add Freon to a chest freezer by opening the chest freezer and pouring in the container of Freon very slowly. Be very careful not to burn yourself. +++ I don not know if that answer is genuinely ignorant, mischievous or sarcastic, but it is extraordinarily stupid. The serious answer is that you can't; even if you can obtain the fluid. Replacing or replenishing the refridgerant in any type of refridgerator is a specialist task requiring appropriate tools and knowledge.