Victoria
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Just Got Peter Graves Old FEA-2-C16 - What Now?
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Post by Victoria on Aug 12, 2019 20:42:24 GMT
Is there a member list of people who do repairs? Does anyone know who'd be a good candidate for this one & could really show what they could do? Are there any appropriate members in the Los Angeles area - or in California? If cutting the refrigerant line has ruined the unit - does anyone have another one we could buy - if our's can't be repaired? My husband is experiencing deep regret....
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Post by joneske on Aug 12, 2019 22:21:01 GMT
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Post by turbokinetic on Aug 12, 2019 23:26:25 GMT
Is there a member list of people who do repairs? Does anyone know who'd be a good candidate for this one & could really show what they could do? Are there any appropriate members in the Los Angeles area - or in California? If cutting the refrigerant line has ruined the unit - does anyone have another one we could buy - if our's can't be repaired? My husband is experiencing deep regret.... Wow. It never ceases to amaze me the destructiveness of people.
Do you have the rest of the cooling unit? The evaporator etc. would need to be present to repair it.
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Victoria
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Just Got Peter Graves Old FEA-2-C16 - What Now?
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Post by Victoria on Aug 13, 2019 0:22:00 GMT
I get what you're saying here.... "people are so destructive". Ususally my husband fixes things people ruin - so I get it. He really didn't mean to destroy it - he'd never seen one. No one he contacted knew anything about it. The person at the house - viewed it as junk to be removed but without ripping out a lot of the custom cabinetry. He couldn't figure out how to get the compressor off & even looking at it now - can't understand how the compressor would have unbolted from the box - with that copper tubing there. I assume the cooling unit is inside the box at the top...It was working - prior to developing whatever problem it had & the decision was made just to remove it. The appliance repairmen who were called before my husband was hired to remove it - didn't know how to repair it & gave the home owner the advice to just remove it. I'm starting to think we might be in too deep on this one.
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Post by cablehack on Aug 13, 2019 0:47:48 GMT
Well, that's the end of it's refrigerant charge. It will need a really good vacuum to remove the moisture that has now entered the system, and a recharge of R12 or equivalent. The installation of a filter drier might be wise. On a positive note, it would be repairable provided you have all the parts, and it's something a 'modern' refrigeration mechanic, who actually understands how a refrigerator works, should be capable of dealing with.
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Post by turbokinetic on Aug 13, 2019 2:39:01 GMT
I get what you're saying here.... "people are so destructive". Ususally my husband fixes things people ruin - so I get it. He really didn't mean to destroy it - he'd never seen one. No one he contacted knew anything about it. The person at the house - viewed it as junk to be removed but without ripping out a lot of the custom cabinetry. He couldn't figure out how to get the compressor off & even looking at it now - can't understand how the compressor would have unbolted from the box - with that copper tubing there. I assume the cooling unit is inside the box at the top...It was working - prior to developing whatever problem it had & the decision was made just to remove it. The appliance repairmen who were called before my husband was hired to remove it - didn't know how to repair it & gave the home owner the advice to just remove it. I'm starting to think we might be in too deep on this one. I apologize if my comment seemed harsh. I'm trying to catch up on threads here and elsewhere after being out of town for an extended time; and apparently skipped over the part where your husband had cut the lines by mistake. I thought it was that way when y'all found it. Again I apologize for that.
I did send you a PM as well about it. Sincerely, David
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Post by joneske on Aug 13, 2019 19:09:05 GMT
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Post by NJ_Bill on Sept 3, 2019 5:39:46 GMT
He couldn't figure out how to get the compressor off & even looking at it now - can't understand how the compressor would have unbolted from the box - Here is a picture of my first FEA unit off the top of the cabinet. Old proverb, a picture is worth a thousand words. drive.google.com/open?id=1jr_yCRQFFu8uxCe4vAwF4CGXzpaOmQNU |
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