sushi
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Post by sushi on Jun 5, 2023 13:53:57 GMT
Hi Everyone, I recently bought a farm and found two refrigerators in my basement. Someone on reddit referred me to this forum to ask for help. One I cannot identify at all and would love to learn more about the Wilson Zero Safe that is in our basement. The fridge even has a motor of which I've attached all images Can you help? |
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marko
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Post by marko on Jun 5, 2023 18:34:10 GMT
Hi Sushi, that looks to be a nice, complete box from what I can see. It has (obviously) a Copeland open drive skid with a Century repulsion start induction motor, 1/3 horsepower, so a twin cylinder compressor. The Ranco pressure control is 99% certain a cold control for the box which turns off the refrigeration machine when the suction pressure drops to set point. It is probably a freezer.
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sushi
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Post by sushi on Jun 6, 2023 14:00:15 GMT
Thank you for getting the ball rolling. Do you know of any other places I can find more information about like forums, other reddits to ask around?
These details are useful!
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Post by turbokinetic on Jun 6, 2023 14:26:02 GMT
Hi Everyone, I recently bought a farm and found two refrigerators in my basement. Someone on reddit referred me to this forum to ask for help. One I cannot identify at all and would love to learn more about the Wilson Zero Safe that is in our basement. The fridge even has a motor of which I've attached all images Can you help? Wow; that is a beautiful old unit there. I also expect this is a freezer, as opposed to a fresh food fridge. The cooling unit is quite a rare piece. That is from the 1940's and is obviously a belt-driven machine. The Century RS motor is also a very cool piece of history. Those motors have their own following. The fact that you have a complete set of original parts makes this very interesting. Most of the Copeland units were all Freon-based as opposed to sulphur dioxide. For this reason, there is quite a likelihood that it can be made to work again fairly easily. In the late 30's through the 40's the belt-driven refrigeration machines were made somewhat obsolete by the new sealed systems. This was because the sealed systems required virtually no maintenance; whereas the belt drives need maintenance. In this day and age, the belt drives are somewhat collectible because so few remain. I've restored several belt drives. We have a few enthusiasts here who appreciate them, as well. Sincerely, David Here's a video where I'm working on one. Hope it encourages you! https://youtu.be/6oZDpG1loJI |
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