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Post by csulaguy on Mar 26, 2019 14:50:51 GMT
Probably a stupid question, but wondering where the service tag is supposed to be. Mine came with a 2 door DR cabinet (I wanted the cabinet and didn't really give a $#it about the FEA, but now I have it and everything from the DR on up, except the ball top). Anyways, I took the hood off and couldn't find the tag. I do know it's a 1938 from the serial number on the back of the deck. I'm told it worked, but I haven't powered it up (wasn't a priority). I suppose I might as well title this "Paul's FEA thread" LOL
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Post by Travis on Mar 26, 2019 16:53:49 GMT
Paul,
Here is some info on the FEA's posted elsewhere in this section. This should help you confirm what you have, while you're looking for the tag. From talking with you, you have a FEA2 with a single evaporator. That should work very nicely as a unit for a cabinet for milk storage in the barn.
The General Electric appliance year of manufacture info as supplied by the GE corporation associates the year of manufacture with a letter of the alphabet starting in 1944. They give (1944 = A) (1945 = B) (1946 = C) and (1947 = D). This is supposed to occur in the serial #.
The FEA square top replacement for the monitor top for the years 1944 - 1946 appears to have a serial # that starts with 44 45 or 46 which must be the year of manufacture.
I have counted four versions of the FEA -2 flat top replacement refrigerating replacement unit with the A B C or D occuring in the last segment of the model info.
I would propose there were four model years:
1944 FEA - 2- A16 ( Serial # starting with 44 and longitudinal mounted motor with exposed electrical terminals and porcelain u shaped evaporator. 7 oz of r12)
1945 FEA - 2- B16 ( Serial # starting with 44 or 45 and longitudinal mounted motor with exposed electrical terminals and porcelain evaporator with separate freezing shelf with tubing connecting it. 9 oz of r12)
1946 FEA - 2- C16 ( Serial # starting with 45 or 46 and longitudinal mounted motor with exposed electrical terminals and with a stainless steel evaporator. 11 oz of r12)
1947 FEA - 2- D16 ( Serial # starting with 82 and transverse mounted motor with covered electrical terminals and with a stainless steel evaporator. 11 oz of r12)
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Post by solarmike on Mar 27, 2019 13:24:34 GMT
Since it's a FEA I'll bet it will work just fine..... Those things are work horses.... like most of the Monitor tops...
All my tags are on the left rear corner...
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Post by csulaguy on Mar 28, 2019 3:52:30 GMT
Thanks Mike. And actually, mine doesn't work. I left it plugged in for about 45 minutes while tending to my now leaking DR3 (evap line is leaking), and it didn't do $hit. Thankfully, R12 isn't that hard to get.
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Post by solarmike on Mar 28, 2019 11:32:57 GMT
Thanks Mike. And actually, mine doesn't work. I left it plugged in for about 45 minutes while tending to my now leaking DR3 (evap line is leaking), and it didn't do $hit. Thankfully, R12 isn't that hard to get. Did it just run and run but didn't get cold? That's what one of mine did when I first got it....... |
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Post by csulaguy on Mar 28, 2019 14:11:08 GMT
That's exactly what it did. Is it supposed to run and run and eventually get cool? I figured it would've been cold by then, so my best guess it it's low on refrigerant. But, I know more about SO2 than I do about R12 (and as you can see in my other posts, I'm still learning quite a bit).
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Post by solarmike on Mar 28, 2019 17:46:40 GMT
That's exactly what it did. Is it supposed to run and run and eventually get cool? I figured it would've been cold by then, so my best guess it it's low on refrigerant. But, I know more about SO2 than I do about R12 (and as you can see in my other posts, I'm still learning quite a bit). Nope it's low on freon.... That's why it keeps running because it doesn't get cold enough for it to cut off.... |
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Post by turbokinetic on Mar 28, 2019 23:23:51 GMT
Seems some older units leak down over a period of decades and just need charging.
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Post by solarmike on Mar 29, 2019 1:30:19 GMT
Seems some older units leak down over a period of decades and just need charging. I believe you are correct as always.... I believe not running them is harder on them than running them..... |
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Post by NJ_Bill on Mar 29, 2019 4:14:09 GMT
My FEA was in storage at it's previous owner's place for many years. One of the firs things I did when I got it home was to very carefully plug it in and see if it worked. It started frosting up very quickly, and has been running since, but with a new line cord.  |
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