Fridges, what to do when not in use

Andrew, there are no seals in these fridges. Fully sealed units.

Now your car air conditioner...... that's different, there is a shaft seal.

Thanks Allan - something learnt :-)

Adding a bit more Andrew, virtually all fridges in the last 50 years have the motor within the sealed refrigerant chamber, and this includes Engel with its "Swing" motor, so there is no seal needed.

Where the motive force is supplied via a belt/pulley/shaft as in a car then a seal is of course required on the shaft. The issue of these seals "drying out" and leaking is a moot point and the subject of many arguments. But it won't do the compressor any harm to be run occasionally 'just in case'.

The instructions that came with my Engel recommended that it be run as a 240 volt fridge - rather than sit idle.

I totally agree,Ive a Evakool 60l fridge and run it every 6 weeks...I also leave the lid open an inch although its removable too..