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Post by coldspaces on Oct 9, 2017 5:20:44 GMT
Wow I have never seen an IH AC like that. That is one unusual condenser coil for sure.
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Post by ckfan on Oct 9, 2017 21:21:00 GMT
Wow, what a funky coil. I wonder why they did it like that? It seems like it would collect dirt easily. My upstairs neighbor has an old magic chef unit that has a flat horizontal coil that likes to catch debris. You would think it would just plug up all the time. I wonder how old that beast is?
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Post by blackhorse on Oct 10, 2017 4:09:19 GMT
Usually hot air is discharged upward on A/C condensers, I assume that was the case here. So the cabinet slots would keep leaves and such out, and whatever gathered on top would be blown upward and away by the fan. I bet it actually stayed cleaner than the box or cylinder type coil they use now; it's a lot farther above the ground. And rain flow through the coil would clean it every time it rained.
And yeah, that's a weird way to fold fins onto a tube. I wonder if that's something they could do with the same equipment they used to make truck or tractor radiators.
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Post by elec573 on Oct 10, 2017 4:42:44 GMT
Is that what keeps your house cool I love it! Worked on a farm in my younger days and they had farmall tractors which were made by IH
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Post by blackhorse on Oct 10, 2017 12:31:12 GMT
No, I'm afraid the SEER on this baby would be about 3; this came from a time when electricity around here was less than a penny/KWH for heating and cooling. If it made your house cold that was more than enough.
My home cooling is something I custom made, about 5.5 amps at 110v, for a 2000 sq ft house.
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Post by birkie on Oct 10, 2017 13:14:38 GMT
My home cooling is something I custom made, about 5.5 amps at 110v, for a 2000 sq ft house. Tell us about that some time, that sounds impressive! Is your house super-insulated?
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Post by stlvortac on Oct 11, 2017 23:17:14 GMT
That's a really unique design. I've heard the GE condensers from the 60's referred to by looks as the trash can model, although this takes the cake. It's actually a pretty well thought out design. Although not a lot of coil for a 3 ton compared to modern units.
The "International St. Louis" fan cover got me thinking of a pole fan I once saw sale here in STL that was an "international St. Louis" branded fan. Didn't look like an IH logo either.
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Post by ckfan on Oct 12, 2017 2:28:39 GMT
That's a really unique design. I've heard the GE condensers from the 60's referred to by looks as the trash can model, although this takes the cake. It's actually a pretty well thought out design. Although not a lot of coil for a 3 ton compared to modern units. The "International St. Louis" fan cover got me thinking of a pole fan I once saw sale here in STL that was an "international St. Louis" branded fan. Didn't look like an IH logo either. I'll be darned! I didn't notice the Saint Louis part of the fan badge the first time. I guess they made the fan assembly for IH? Strange.
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Post by Travis on Oct 12, 2017 3:06:54 GMT
That picture makes me think that it's not made by International Harvester. The outside badge would just be for the fan. It's obviously International brand, but where's the Harvester?
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Post by stlvortac on Oct 16, 2017 2:13:21 GMT
I dug a bit further, International St. Louis was a division of the "International Oil Burner company of St. Louis" I assume they made oil furnaces, I'm not sure if that was an offshoot of IH or not?
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Post by birkie on Oct 16, 2017 3:08:56 GMT
I dug a bit further, International St. Louis was a division of the "International Oil Burner company of St. Louis" I assume they made oil furnaces, I'm not sure if that was an offshoot of IH or not? Fascinating, that has got to be it. They also apparently released a promotional 45: www.45cat.com/record/16307usThe image of the back cover gives some more insight.
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Post by blackhorse on Oct 16, 2017 4:17:45 GMT
I dug a bit further, International St. Louis was a division of the "International Oil Burner company of St. Louis" I assume they made oil furnaces, I'm not sure if that was an offshoot of IH or not? I'm sure that's it; it was indeed paired with an old oil burner furnace. Not sure about the mobile home aspect, it's quite possible there was a mobile home at the core of the structure. I worked on a refrigerator one time in a home that had an old school bus (still on rubber) that they had built the rest of the house around as time went on. The bus was the kitchen, the refrig and stove were against the dash board. So the other could certainly have been built around a mobile home.
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Post by stlvortac on Oct 16, 2017 20:50:29 GMT
Fascinating, that has got to be it. They also apparently released a promotional 45: www.45cat.com/record/16307usThe image of the back cover gives some more insight. Who knew! I'll have to keep an eye out for that record at estate sales.
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Post by Milo on Sept 16, 2020 21:36:02 GMT
I just came across this forum while trying to figure out the proper orientation of my 1955 IH fridge. The only way I can get it to latch well enough to hold the door shut, negates the use as an opener. Any help appreciated.
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Post by milo on Sept 16, 2020 23:51:10 GMT
I recently acquired this 1951 IH fridge.After a rewire and good cleaning...I plugged her in and she came right on and started frosting up almost immediately! In my 23 years of working with soda machines and old fridges....I've only run across 2 of these...as IH only produced them from 1947-1955....which, in my opinion, makes it rare. Someone repainted it....probably in the 60s with the Coppertone color. I will more than likely sand and go back to the white. IH was the only fridge that I know of that incorporated a bottle opener on the door latch!....can you say...Beer fridge! I'm glad to share this lil jewel. Thanks for reading I just came across this forum while trying to figure out the proper orientation of my 1955 IH fridge. The only way I can get it to latch well enough to hold the door shut, negates the use as an opener. Any help appreciated.
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