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Thread Number: 70655
/ Tag: Refrigerators
1951 GE Fridge repair |
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Post# 936277 , Reply# 1 5/4/2017 at 13:18 (2,545 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 936280 , Reply# 2 5/4/2017 at 13:26 (2,545 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 936297 , Reply# 3 5/4/2017 at 14:47 (2,545 days old) by TheFridgeKid (McKinney, Texas) | ||
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goatfarmer Good to know, hope mine is that easy | ||
| Post# 936306 , Reply# 4 5/4/2017 at 15:32 (2,545 days old) by TheFridgeKid (McKinney, Texas) | ||
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rp2813 yes it does, i'll take pictures soon. i'm not 100% sure that the fridge is from 1951 but that's what the tag seems to say | ||
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Post# 936323 , Reply# 5 5/4/2017 at 16:34 (2,545 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 936325 , Reply# 6 5/4/2017 at 16:40 (2,545 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 936483 , Reply# 9 5/5/2017 at 08:16 (2,544 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 Nice fridge! Am I imagining it, or is than an AC outlet in the upper left corner of the cabinet?
Wonder if that might have been for some kind of 'defrost' heater accessory.... Then again, I have a wild imagination! I have some older Canadian literature that covers GE fridges of this era - I'll be doing some digging on the weekend.
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Post# 936562 , Reply# 11 5/5/2017 at 14:35 (2,544 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 937010 , Reply# 13 5/7/2017 at 19:33 (2,542 days old) by TheFridgeKid (McKinney, Texas) | ||
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thefridgenut great! sorry that it took me a while to reply. busy weekend. it seems pretty easy to rewire, it hasnt been grounded. should i ground it? and yes, it has the light bulb. do you think 133$ is a decent price? thank you for your help. also, my sister sent these pictures: | ||
| Post# 937013 , Reply# 14 5/7/2017 at 20:01 (2,542 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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Post# 937040 , Reply# 16 5/7/2017 at 23:00 (2,542 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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I would definitely ground it. Should something fail and the unit is not grounded, it might lead to damage to very hard to replace components. If something fails and the unit is grounded, there's a very good chance it will blow a fuse/circuit breaker before anything irreplaceable is damaged. Just my two cents, for what they're worth.
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Post# 937044 , Reply# 17 5/7/2017 at 23:19 (2,542 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Hmmm, Isn't one of the reasons for the longevity of these systems that no oil was required? SO2 is a very good lubricant for carbon steel. Not so good for copper/brass if memory serves. It's non-flammable (like water, it's a product of combustion) but yikes! The leak might not necessarily kill you (unless you've got asthma or other problems) but, yikes again - hard to think of anything which smells worse. If one had to, R-12 is a one-to-one replacement from what I've read. And, yes, dahlinks, we all know R-12 is 'off the market'. Sure it is. | ||
| Post# 937105 , Reply# 18 5/8/2017 at 12:04 (2,541 days old) by Travis () | ||
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R12 isn't an acceptable replacement for SO2. It won't cool, it's too dense. If the compressor grounds out, it's dead regardless of the unit being grounded. | ||
| Post# 937141 , Reply# 20 5/8/2017 at 16:28 (2,541 days old) by TheFridgeKid (McKinney, Texas) | ||
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fridgenut ok, this sounds pretty staightforward. what should i do about repainting it, i want to keep it as original as possible. i hear people say that they originally had porcelain finishes? where can i get mine a porcelain finish? is it expensive to repaint? thank you so much for your help | ||
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Post# 937159 , Reply# 21 5/8/2017 at 17:36 (2,541 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 937181 , Reply# 22 5/8/2017 at 18:06 (2,541 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Refrigerators came with either a porcelain finish or painted. You don't get a porcelain finish unless you dismantle the whole fridge and have someone porcelain it.
It's cost prohibitive, so don't even ask. Have a nice automotive paint put on and be happy. | ||
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Post# 937197 , Reply# 23 5/8/2017 at 19:47 (2,541 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Several notes Travis, I bow to your wisdom. Strange, though - why use oil when you have this wonderful lubricant as a refrigerant? Well, can't argue with the longevity of these refrigerators! Some Frigidaire refrigerators were porcelain inside and out. Super heavy and super expensive. I'd follow everyone's advice and just use a high-quality finish, after proper prep. | ||
| Post# 937199 , Reply# 24 5/8/2017 at 19:58 (2,541 days old) by Travis () | ||
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SO2 isn't a wonderful refrigerant as far as I know.
If it was, I would not have encountered many stalled DR series monitor tops that are filled with that noxious gas. In fact, the oil conditioner in a DR machine is there to boil the so2 out of the mineral oil. | ||
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Post# 937217 , Reply# 25 5/8/2017 at 22:35 (2,541 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Diffently Ground It And if you do there is NO reason to use a GFI breaker, However if you do not want to ground it then differently use a GFI to protect you and anyone else that might ever touch the refrigerator.
Grounding an appliance does not protect appliance components from damage if a short occurs, we ground appliances to protect us from being electrocuted. | ||
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Post# 937310 , Reply# 27 5/9/2017 at 09:16 (2,540 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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There's no question That R12 was an enormously better refrigerant that SO2 for multiple reasons. Just - it's not 'dirty'. The problems arise, from what I've read, from the system having moisture in it (yes, that's quite an acid you get) or materials which are subject to damage by it (it dissolves copper and redeposits it, again, from what I've read). But 'dirty'? Nah, just not ideal in some ways. In others, though - I'm not ready to say it's a bad refrigerant. Then again, I'm not convinced that Dichlorodifluoromethane in hermetically sealed systems was a bad idea. In cars, yes. In sealed home units? A solution could have been found. | ||
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