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Thread Number: 70485
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Has anyone ever recharged or had the freon recharged in a vintage fridge? |
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Post# 934041 , Reply# 1 4/23/2017 at 12:16 (2,560 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Back in the 1980's I was renting a flat with an older fridge. It started making noise, so the landlady called in a repair guy, who said he was recharging the freon. That seemed to have fixed that problem.
Sorry, can't remember what brand that fridge was. It was an average sized top freezer unit, though. Older fridges use a form of Freon that has been phased out. There are still supplies of it for recharging but I understand their price has shot up due to the fact that it's no longer being manufactured. At some point it may be more economical to replace the fridge than recharge it. Esp since modern fridges tend to be far more energy efficient than older ones, esp if the older unit is "frost free". | ||
| Post# 934061 , Reply# 3 4/23/2017 at 14:16 (2,560 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
Really timely thread--my 1963 Frigidaire FPI-16b started this same problem yesterday. Began running at 50 degrees in the refrigeration section and today is at 58. Was wondering about Freon as well, until I began thinking about the fact that the cold control/thermostat could be going/gone…OR even that bellows-controlled air flap behind the meat tenders might be suspect.
Will be keeping an eye on this thread to see what everyone posts--but for the Frigidaire Frost Proof 1960s models, I'm sure PhilR will have some good commentary to help out! | ||
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Post# 934074 , Reply# 4 4/23/2017 at 15:37 (2,560 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 934081 , Reply# 5 4/23/2017 at 16:07 (2,560 days old) by fridgenut (Cape Girardeau, MO) | ||
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Funktionalart How is the temperature holding up in the freezer section? That will be very telling. | ||
| Post# 934222 , Reply# 9 4/24/2017 at 09:30 (2,559 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
The freezer temp would tell a lot. Does the compressor ever cycle off other than during the defrost periods? The 1961 and 1963 refrigerators have a quite different cooling system, the 1961 has a cold plate in the refrigerator section (hidden behind the liner) and it has a fan that moves air from behind the drawers to behind the light shade at the top. The first thing to check is the fan operation in the refrigerator section and also to see if there's airflow there. The fan in the refrigerator section should run constantly if the temperature is above 40 in the fridge. I won't start telling all what could go wrong to cause temperature problems but I'd ask you to check first for the fan operation and airflow in the refrigerator and freezer sections. Also, tell me if the compressor pauses for long times or if it's running almost constantly.
Allen, how about your 1963, you have a single fan in yours and an airflow control in your fridge as you told in your post, but what does it do exactly? What's the temp in the freezer, how about the airflow in both the fridge and freezer section? If you want to look deeper, what's the frost pattern on the evaporator? The defrost heater still works I assume? You checked the freezer floor temperature with your hands while it defrosts? | ||
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