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Post by Travis on May 21, 2018 17:38:07 GMT
You must be looking at the infamous DR1 from Facebook Marketplace! DR's are finicky, but the 1 series is the most reliable. Read a few threads in this section and ask the questions you have.
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Post by csulaguy on May 21, 2018 17:57:09 GMT
You must be looking at the infamous DR1 from Facebook Marketplace! DR's are finicky, but the 1 series is the most reliable. Read a few threads in this section and ask the questions you have. Haha, yup. Has that one been up there a long time? And birkie mentioned he didn't have a freezing block with his. Is it absolutely necessary for normal operation, or only during defrosting? Yes, I did read up on it a bit, but still don't get the concept of it.
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Post by Travis on May 21, 2018 18:01:03 GMT
The freezing block simply is a shim that makes the bottom of the evaporator flat. It's useful in making ice.
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Post by birkie on May 22, 2018 2:18:17 GMT
Holy shit that's a lot of ice! I'm guessing the door seals were shot, and this was set to the highest setting? And I hate to hijack your thread, but is there anything I need to know about a DR? I might pick one up in the future on a trip to NC. A little pricey at $450, but it's in great condition and works (as you know, I only have CKs now). Lol, it was a bit of both. The bellows tube is a bit loose, making it run colder than it otherwise should. But was a trooper, that's for sure. The DRs are particularly fun to try to figure out, and really do have such a wide range of "personalities". Part of it is that GE was learning a lot on the fly, and making tweaks left and right. The other part is some of the unique engineering that went into them; the oscillating cylinder is truly like no other. There is a nice synopsis that ckfan wrote down about the quirks and considerations for the CK vs the CA vs the DRs, which I unfortunately can't find. Perhaps the biggest thing to know (in my opinion) is that it is that they need the oil sump to be warm and free of refrigerant in order to run smoothly. Refrigerant in the sump makes a distinctive rattling noise. This means - Make sure its heater is working - Make sure it is plugged in for a day or so before switching it on, to let the refrigerant boil - During pull down, it is inevitable that the sump will collect some excess refrigerant and make it rattle to some degree (this differs widely between machines). The heater will drive that excess refrigerant out over the course of a few hours as it cycles making it run sweet and smooth, but - A plugged float will tend to cause refrigerant to collect in the sump, so watch out for this. Running it too long like this can kill it. But once they are up and running they are sight (and sound) to behold
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Post by csulaguy on May 22, 2018 6:36:01 GMT
The freezing block simply is a shim that makes the bottom of the evaporator flat. It's useful in making ice. This sounds pretty bad (and random), but for the longest time, I thought your avatar was a vintage canister vacuum. Just now realized it's a DR! (doh).
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Post by csulaguy on May 22, 2018 6:39:27 GMT
Holy shit that's a lot of ice! I'm guessing the door seals were shot, and this was set to the highest setting? And I hate to hijack your thread, but is there anything I need to know about a DR? I might pick one up in the future on a trip to NC. A little pricey at $450, but it's in great condition and works (as you know, I only have CKs now). Lol, it was a bit of both. The bellows tube is a bit loose, making it run colder than it otherwise should. But was a trooper, that's for sure. The DRs are particularly fun to try to figure out, and really do have such a wide range of "personalities". Part of it is that GE was learning a lot on the fly, and making tweaks left and right. The other part is some of the unique engineering that went into them; the oscillating cylinder is truly like no other. There is a nice synopsis that ckfan wrote down about the quirks and considerations for the CK vs the CA vs the DRs, which I unfortunately can't find. Perhaps the biggest thing to know (in my opinion) is that it is that they need the oil sump to be warm and free of refrigerant in order to run smoothly. Refrigerant in the sump makes a distinctive rattling noise. This means - Make sure its heater is working - Make sure it is plugged in for a day or so before switching it on, to let the refrigerant boil - During pull down, it is inevitable that the sump will collect some excess refrigerant and make it rattle to some degree (this differs widely between machines). The heater will drive that excess refrigerant out over the course of a few hours as it cycles making it run sweet and smooth, but - A plugged float will tend to cause refrigerant to collect in the sump, so watch out for this. Running it too long like this can kill it. But once they are up and running they are sight (and sound) to behold Significantly different from a CK? Mine are both quiet. I haven't really heard the noisy relay on my CK-A15 lately, or I've zoned it out. How are floats usually unplugged? I'm guessing it also would differ from a hermetically sealed system to a belt driven system? I have a suspicion the float in my Frigidaire is stuck, because after it's been running about 5 or 6 hours, the evap is sweating instead of freezing. The heating element - are there modern day equivalents that can be used, if the heater coil is shot?
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Post by birkie on May 22, 2018 13:03:24 GMT
Significantly different from a CK? Mine are both quiet. They're all quiet.. just different. Hopefully, you will soon have firsthand experience There are quite a few threads about un-clogging floats. These machines differ from your frigidare in that the clogs in DRs and CKs are typically due to carbonaceous deposits formed by the icky SO2 reacting with stuff, whereas your frigidaire might be water freezing. Sometimes heating and gently tapping the CK/DR float seats works, sometimes not. If not, then the obstruction needs to be physically cleared. Heaters are available from Nordic Sensors.
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Post by Travis on May 22, 2018 13:36:48 GMT
A DR1 doesn’t use a freezing block.
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