The People's Court

I just finished watching an episode where Judge MM ruled that the moving of a fridge (laying it down) ruined it. It is true that it is not recommended to move any appliance with a coolant compressor in any other position than the position that it was intended to be used. The reason for this is that compressor fluid moves into areas of the compressor that it is not meant to be in. When you are done moving the appliance it must be placed into either a horizontal or upright position depending on the way that the appliance is normally meant to be used. You "MUST NOT" plug it in for several hours or overnight, and the reason for this is so that the compressor fluid has time to run down into the sump where it belongs.