A refrigerating apparatus which comprises a refrigeration cycle comprising at least a compressor, a condenser, a dryer having a packing comprising a synthetic zeolite drying agent comprising alkali metal silicate and alkali metal aluminate, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and a mixture of a refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil, wherein said mixture is circulated in said refrigeration cycle, said refrigerant composed mainly of a fluorocarbon and/or hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant containing no chlorine and having a critical temperature of 40.degree. C. or higher, and said refrigerating machine oil comprising as base oil an ester oil of one or more fatty acids which contains at least two ester linkages ##STR21## in the molecule and has a viscosity at 40.degree. C. of 2 to 70 cSt and a viscosity at 100.degree. C. of 1 to 9 cSt, said compressor comprising a closed-vessel accommodating a motor composed of a rotor and a stator, a rotating shaft, and a compressor section connected to the motor through the rotating shaft, wherein an insulating film of the motor comprises a crystalline plastic film having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or higher;
- said ester oil comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ester oils represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4):
- (R.sub.1 CH.sub.2).sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 OCOR.sub.2).sub.2 ( 1)
- R.sub.1 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 OCOR.sub.2).sub.3 ( 2)
- C(CH.sub.2 OCOR.sub.2).sub.4 ( 3)
- (R.sub.2 COOCH.sub.2).sub.3 (CCH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2 OCOR.sub.2).sub.3 ( 4)
- wherein R.sub.1 is H or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms.