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Post by lauralen on Jan 10, 2023 16:16:00 GMT
After 3 years of stalking vintage refrigerators and having a contract to refurbish one similar to a 1930 4 door Frigidaire go bad, I finally bought and have one that was recently (and hopefully still is) functional. The guy I bought it from in PN said it was still cooling great when he got it and he's had it in a storage unit about 6 months. I used uship to get it to me in WI and everything seems to be great so far.
It's in my garage and I've been cleaning it up. It seems to have an of its shelves and drawers. There was some water inside, I'm assuming from defrosting when it was unplugged, but didn't seem like a lot of water.
I know it needs a new cord and I thankfully have a master electrician father who can do that for me, but I'm planning to bring it in the house this week before the cord is replaced. Is there anything I can check on it without plugging it in to make sure it didn't develop a leak in transport? And other than cleaning out the incredibly dusty fan, are there other things I should do (or hire) before using this? My plan is to have this be in my kitchen as sole fridge.
I'm also going to try to add pictures, I just don't see a way to right now - hopefully I can in a response to this.
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Post by lauralen on Jan 10, 2023 16:31:12 GMT
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Post by turbokinetic on Jan 10, 2023 17:27:43 GMT
After 3 years of stalking vintage refrigerators and having a contract to refurbish one similar to a 1930 4 door Frigidaire go bad, I finally bought and have one that was recently (and hopefully still is) functional. The guy I bought it from in PN said it was still cooling great when he got it and he's had it in a storage unit about 6 months. I used uship to get it to me in WI and everything seems to be great so far. It's in my garage and I've been cleaning it up. It seems to have an of its shelves and drawers. There was some water inside, I'm assuming from defrosting when it was unplugged, but didn't seem like a lot of water. I know it needs a new cord and I thankfully have a master electrician father who can do that for me, but I'm planning to bring it in the house this week before the cord is replaced. Is there anything I can check on it without plugging it in to make sure it didn't develop a leak in transport? And other than cleaning out the incredibly dusty fan, are there other things I should do (or hire) before using this? My plan is to have this be in my kitchen as sole fridge. I'm also going to try to add pictures, I just don't see a way to right now - hopefully I can in a response to this. Wow! That is a very nice two-door flat-top. You don't see very many of those. It's interesting how they designed it, with the multi-level evaporator. It has the Scotch-Yoke compressor as all of these do, but yours has a cooling fan with tube-and-fin condenser coil. The fan motor will likely be a speical design, with three wires in its power cable. There is no ground in the fan cable, and all three wires carry voltage. The fan motor depends on the compressor motor and they are connected together. The fan motor is a two-phase motor, and the compressor motor provides the second of the two phases of power for the fan. If that fan does not run, you can replace the motor with a modern one which will mount and work just the same. The new one will only have two wires. Thanks for sharing this with us! This will be a good one to use for your sole fridge since it has lots of space. That is assuming you have a freezer elsewhere since the evaporator compartment is so small. Curious, how was uShip for you? I have had good luck with it. Sincerely, David The CE-34M machine is shown on page 39 of the GE factory manual, by the way!  |
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Post by lauralen on Jan 10, 2023 18:06:26 GMT
Uship was great for me. I figured it would cost me at least $300 for gas and trainer rental plus the time and ability to recruit someone else to help my partner and I with load-unload. The initial quotes were fairly high, but a few days in I had a few in the $5-700 range. I like that you're able to see how many jobs the shipper has done in the last 12 months, reviews, and their cancel rate. That helped me feel better about who I was choosing and I have no complaints!
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Post by lauralen on Jan 10, 2023 18:11:57 GMT
After 3 years of stalking vintage refrigerators and having a contract to refurbish one similar to a 1930 4 door Frigidaire go bad, I finally bought and have one that was recently (and hopefully still is) functional. The guy I bought it from in PN said it was still cooling great when he got it and he's had it in a storage unit about 6 months. I used uship to get it to me in WI and everything seems to be great so far. It's in my garage and I've been cleaning it up. It seems to have an of its shelves and drawers. There was some water inside, I'm assuming from defrosting when it was unplugged, but didn't seem like a lot of water. I know it needs a new cord and I thankfully have a master electrician father who can do that for me, but I'm planning to bring it in the house this week before the cord is replaced. Is there anything I can check on it without plugging it in to make sure it didn't develop a leak in transport? And other than cleaning out the incredibly dusty fan, are there other things I should do (or hire) before using this? My plan is to have this be in my kitchen as sole fridge. I'm also going to try to add pictures, I just don't see a way to right now - hopefully I can in a response to this. Wow! That is a very nice two-door flat-top. You don't see very many of those. It's interesting how they designed it, with the multi-level evaporator. It has the Scotch-Yoke compressor as all of these do, but yours has a cooling fan with tube-and-fin condenser coil. The fan motor will likely be a speical design, with three wires in its power cable. There is no ground in the fan cable, and all three wires carry voltage. The fan motor depends on the compressor motor and they are connected together. The fan motor is a two-phase motor, and the compressor motor provides the second of the two phases of power for the fan. If that fan does not run, you can replace the motor with a modern one which will mount and work just the same. The new one will only have two wires. Thanks for sharing this with us! This will be a good one to use for your sole fridge since it has lots of space. That is assuming you have a freezer elsewhere since the evaporator compartment is so small. Curious, how was uShip for you? I have had good luck with it. Sincerely, David The CE-34M machine is shown on page 39 of the GE factory manual, by the way! View AttachmentThanks for all of this information! I'm sure we'll end up with some questions after it gets inside and we're able to redo some wiring |
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Post by jake on Jan 15, 2023 17:39:15 GMT
Congratulations on your nice find!! Look at the fan motor for one or two holes. They might have little rubber plugs in them. If you find them they're oil holes. You'll want to put a few drops of good quality electric motor oil in each hole. Don't use 3 in 1 oil though. I'd suggest 5 drops in each hole this time since you don't know when it was last oiled. Then 2 drops in each hole once a year thereafter. I've used uship.com a few times to transport my vintage refrigerators with good results as well. One of my Frigidaires came from Oklahoma to New Jersey. It arrived in one piece with no damage. Good luck with your new vintage refrigerator! I'm sure you'll have many years of good use and enjoyment from it!
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