Fridge upside down

it's not the refrigerant that you're waiting to settle, rather the refrigerant oil that needs time to settle and run back down to the sump before starting up, otherwise the compressor can wear out and overheat from lack of lubrication.

generally a half hour is the minimum time you need to give it, 2hrs would be great.

Thanks for the tip Willem,

I filled my Waeco with Blue Swimmers on Friday morning which was really great on Friday afternoon when we got home and cooked them up however the smell of the juices and seaweed were a bit wiffy on Saturday morning when I got around to giving it a scrub out. I was away from home and did not get the chance to give it a rinse out when we cooked the crabs up (yeah I know, just plain slack!).

I can JUST smell the remnants still but I'll give it a go with the essence next time and see how it goes. I usually leave the lid off when it is not in use and that seems to prevent odours building up.

Steven