fixed it!! CRISIS AVERTED
The best idea is to quit drinking. You will save a great deal of money and maybe even live longer. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Ammonia systems are actually more efficient than freon but it is also very deadly and more expensive to repair. Our chillers at my work are ammonia systems. The old airstream camper I briefly owned had an ammonia refrigerator in it also.I've never heard of ammonia as a refrigerant. However, I need a full sized one for my beer supply.
what was the problem?