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Post# 933928   4/22/2017 at 16:46 (2,531 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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For a Servel, unknown working condition?



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Post# 933931 , Reply# 1   4/22/2017 at 16:49 (2,531 days old) by Travis ()        

Retarded seller

 

 


Post# 933933 , Reply# 2   4/22/2017 at 17:20 (2,531 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        

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The expedited shipping charge is $12.75? I guess if the opening bid is five grand they are willing to spring for most of the shipping fee. This looks like the Servel my parents had when I was a toodler.
Eddie


Post# 933945 , Reply# 3   4/22/2017 at 18:17 (2,531 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Five Grand?

NO


Post# 933956 , Reply# 4   4/22/2017 at 19:56 (2,531 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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They are nuts for that unsafe POS price.

Post# 933984 , Reply# 5   4/23/2017 at 01:32 (2,531 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

That seller has breathed too much of what was kept in that Serval fridge that looked like it was dredged from the bottom of a lake-speaking of lakes my Moms summer camp at Lake Winnepesaki had a fridge just like this.Beleive the refrigerant used in these was ammonia gas?And if these were recalled or whatever-does the 5 grand price include the upgrade?-and for shipping the seller should deliver the thing to you!

Post# 933986 , Reply# 6   4/23/2017 at 01:50 (2,531 days old) by Travis ()        

They were recalled because people neglected to maintain them and they then produced carbon monoxide.  If the flue and burner are kept clean, they work fine.

 

 


Post# 933999 , Reply# 7   4/23/2017 at 06:12 (2,530 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Interesting--not fault of the machine----but the PILOT!So funny how appliances are "recalled" because folks don't read the owners book and follow the SIMPLE maintenance instructions!Yes see the product of our dumbed down society!I don't remember ANY problems with the Serval that was in the lake cottage.Worked just fine after the burner was lit-and cooled quickly!That fridge sort of amazed me--no compressor!-so it was deathly-spooky QUIET!!!I got the job of lighting-starting it when we visited the place in the summers past.

Post# 934039 , Reply# 8   4/23/2017 at 11:49 (2,530 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Serval Gas Refs

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Were not recalled because of owners not performing simple maintenance on them, they were recalled because many people DIED from CM poisoning when they improperly tried to convert natural gas units to run on propane and then used them in small poorly ventilated hunting cabins and fishing houses.

 

We have a fully restored pre-WW2 Serval N-gas ref here that cools fine, but when we test it for CM output it pegs our test meter at over 1000 PPM of CM. I would not dare to use this ref indoors.

 

I would like to see a copy of the simple maintenance that was supposed to be performed on these units, We have the service manual and according to it everything should be fine, it has a beautiful blue flame in the generator chamber.

 

Gas refs disappeared because they not only performed poorly, cost more to run than electric refs and in most cases did not last as long as electric models, When was the last time you saw one still running compared to the thousands of old electric refs you still running and cooling just fine.


Post# 934044 , Reply# 9   4/23/2017 at 12:35 (2,530 days old) by Travis ()        

Again, they died after messing with them.  These were made to operate on natural gas, Propane or Kerosene with the correct parts.

 

I have had these.  I have never operated one.  I have friends that have used them and not died.  They were designed and sold when many didn't have reliable electric service.

 

People also continue to abuse and destroy vintage electric refrigerators because they lack basic common sense about care.  They're still breaking lines on monitor tops because they don't move them properly.  That's ok, because they just need some more Freon, right?


Post# 934112 , Reply# 10   4/23/2017 at 18:04 (2,530 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)        

Yeah, but it "looks like it runs"...

Post# 934131 , Reply# 11   4/23/2017 at 20:05 (2,530 days old) by ken (NYS)        
Well

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The shipping has dropped to $7.20. It's becoming a better deal. Maybe it will next drop to free.


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