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Post by jfleming1997 on Jan 23, 2020 20:23:02 GMT
Since I recently learned about monitor tops, I’ve been wondering, with the top being a self-contained complete refrigeration unit, couldn’t you just pop a monitor top on a top loading wood ice box and there ya go vintage refrigerator? I was thinking you could use a FEA top and replace the housing with a wood box to match.
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Post by cablehack on Jan 23, 2020 22:37:28 GMT
I think I have seen icebox conversions as you suggest in some ancient books, with a few manufacturers offering drop in refrigerating units. GE never offered such conversions, though wouldn't surprise me if it may have been done on a non official basis.
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Post by jake on Jan 24, 2020 6:39:27 GMT
Back in the 1920s Frigidaire advertised this very conversion.
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Post by turbokinetic on Jan 24, 2020 14:33:33 GMT
Back in the 1920s Frigidaire advertised this very conversion. Yes, Frigidaire and Kelvinator both offered those. The Frigidaire evaporator is more or less self-contained and only required two tubes to go between it and the condensing unit. There is no electrical connection other than to the condensing unit. A Monitor Top cooling unit would work, but would require the correct size hole cut in the top of the icebox. These are quite valuable now so that might be a questionable method. If you had a Monitor Top unit with a broken line that had lost it charge; you might consider separating the evaporator from the unit. Then you could build a short wooden base for the cooling unit to sit on; while the two lines went over to the evaporator inside the wooden cabinet. |
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Post by jfleming1997 on Jan 24, 2020 19:18:30 GMT
A Monitor Top cooling unit would work, but would require the correct size hole cut in the top of the icebox. These are quite valuable now so that might be a questionable method. If you had a Monitor Top unit with a broken line that had lost it charge; you might consider separating the evaporator from the unit. Then you could build a short wooden base for the cooling unit to sit on; while the two lines went over to the evaporator inside the wooden cabinet. My thinking was to use a top loading model, and simply unscrew the hinges from the top. They already have a conveniently similar sized opening |
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