Post by bce on Aug 9, 2017 15:38:45 GMT
Hi!
So I've been lurking on this forum for a bit ... since I have been trying to educate myself on vintage refrigeration.
I inherited a GE B5-38-A flattop (CF-1-E16 refrigeration plant) from my Dad 10 years ago. And he had this frig for 25+ years.
It is a SO2 unit and has worked flawlessly until a week ago, when it "suddenly" defrosted itself and would no longer cool.
To make a long story short, a prolonged hot water steam treatment, with a bit of, uh, erm, ... enthusiastic tapping on the high side float valve did the trick. The GE service manual was invaluable, and the post by (?) describing the "tapping" fix was great.
So my questions:
(1) the manual says a "permanent" fix to the evaporator / float valve blockage is to add 4 ounces of Freon-12 (R-12??) to the system. A 181/182 service kit can be had with the spline tool to work with the service connection on the high side float valve. So ... do I want to do that? Hmmm
(2) Where may I obtain suitable door seal replacements and flattop panel seal replacements for this unit? or suitable alternatives?
Since I've started to disassemble this unit, I thought to attempt at least a partial restoration.
Pics attached ...
Bruce
So I've been lurking on this forum for a bit ... since I have been trying to educate myself on vintage refrigeration.
I inherited a GE B5-38-A flattop (CF-1-E16 refrigeration plant) from my Dad 10 years ago. And he had this frig for 25+ years.
It is a SO2 unit and has worked flawlessly until a week ago, when it "suddenly" defrosted itself and would no longer cool.
To make a long story short, a prolonged hot water steam treatment, with a bit of, uh, erm, ... enthusiastic tapping on the high side float valve did the trick. The GE service manual was invaluable, and the post by (?) describing the "tapping" fix was great.
So my questions:
(1) the manual says a "permanent" fix to the evaporator / float valve blockage is to add 4 ounces of Freon-12 (R-12??) to the system. A 181/182 service kit can be had with the spline tool to work with the service connection on the high side float valve. So ... do I want to do that? Hmmm
(2) Where may I obtain suitable door seal replacements and flattop panel seal replacements for this unit? or suitable alternatives?
Since I've started to disassemble this unit, I thought to attempt at least a partial restoration.
Pics attached ...
Bruce
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