Fridge freezers - lying them down for transport?.....

[Lucylu79]

What's the rule here? I've googled it and got several different answers, I bought a new one from tesco but its just too small (cry)
It's going back on fri and I'm getting desperate, wasting so much free food!

There's a 2nd hand one on eBay only 15 miles away for much less than any new ones but without getting a van, could I transport in a car with seats down and let stand before turning on or us it a no no?

 

[peggypig]

Ive been told you need to let it stand for 24 hours for ther gases but personally if I couldnt wait I would let it stand for a few hours. You probably get more expert replies.

 

[woowoo83]

We moved house last year and the only way we could transport our fridge freezer was by laying it down. We let it stand for about 6 hours (would've done longer but we had stuff in the freezer!!) and it was fine, and touch wood it still is!