I have no idea. Hope to be able to ask tomorrow. Most recycle places that I know of strip down the product and salvage everything that they can. It does not make sense why it must be in working order.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" <braill...@haw.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:12 PM To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] old refrigerator > Hi Lenny, > Any idea what they do with them that would make > them require that they be working? > Just curious, Betsy > At 03:57 PM 9/7/2010, you wrote: >> >> >>Well, the old refrigerator that I am recycling >>through the pp&l program almost totally let me >>down. They are picking it up tomorrow morning. >>There was a message on my answering machine that >>it must be plugged in and running. It was >>running when it was moved outside so I plugged >>it in tonight and nothing. Here it tripped the >>gfci outlet. after resetting it did not work >>just kept tripping the outlet. Just for kicks I >>plugged it into an outlet from inside not gfci. >>This time the light came on but nothing else. >>After toying for a few minutes my son-in-law >>said hit it. I picked up one end and dropped on >>the porch and it started running. Plugged it >>back into the gfci and it it still works. I >>suspect that a relay was stuck tripping the gfci >>but not enough to short out the unprotected >>line. Anyway it is working so I will get my $35 >>and free removal tomorrow morning. It reminds me >>of an old Burroughs field engineer who hit the >>computer main console and it started working, >>his comment was that they do not pay me to hit >>it but for knowing where to hit it. >>--- >>Please visit my home page, it is motivational, >>educational, inspirational with a touch of >>humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind. >><http://www.LennyMcHugh.com>http://www.LennyMcHugh.com >> >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > >
