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Thread Number: 35606
/ Tag: Refrigerators
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Post# 531275 7/17/2011 at 23:13 (4,664 days old) by akronman  (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Post# 531278 , Reply# 1 7/17/2011 at 23:16 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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more pics | ||
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Post# 531279 , Reply# 2 7/17/2011 at 23:17 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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more again | ||
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Post# 531280 , Reply# 3 7/17/2011 at 23:18 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Post# 531281 , Reply# 4 7/17/2011 at 23:20 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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more | ||
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Post# 531282 , Reply# 5 7/17/2011 at 23:20 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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more pics | ||
| Post# 531283 , Reply# 6 7/17/2011 at 23:30 (4,664 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Beautiful! Looks to be in mint shape!
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| Post# 531290 , Reply# 7 7/18/2011 at 00:15 (4,664 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 531295 , Reply# 8 7/18/2011 at 00:39 (4,664 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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Post# 531302 , Reply# 9 7/18/2011 at 02:22 (4,664 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Mark, I think there's a typo in your initial post. That fridge looks more like 1954, not 1964.
Does it still have the drain tube for the freezer that routes the defrost water into the rear trough of the fresh food section?
I had really good results cleaning up my '57 Combination's finish with Meguiar's Car Cleaner/Polish. Apply like a cleaner and remove/buff like a polish. I'm starting with cleaning up an old KA mixer, which has some large yellowed areas on its white finish. I tried the same Meguiar's stuff on a small area of the mixer housing and the yellowing vanished. I'm sold on the stuff!
Great find on the fridge -- you stole that thing -- and it looks like a perfect fit. It'll run forever. | ||
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Post# 531309 , Reply# 10 7/18/2011 at 04:05 (4,664 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Butter keeper?
That is very similar to and earlier than my Parent's 1958 model Hotpoint.
It had a heated butter keeper which was the best part of it. But it had a goofy humungous vegetable keeper (plastic) that was hard to manage. I agree, it will probably run forever. However don't let the frost in the freezer build up too much or the plastic trim will crack. Ours did. | ||
| Post# 531316 , Reply# 11 7/18/2011 at 06:01 (4,664 days old) by customline (pennsylvania) | ||
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Try this....... 1954. | ||
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Post# 531319 , Reply# 12 7/18/2011 at 07:06 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Hey RP
Yes, there's a tube that routes the defrost water down to the cheap plastic emptying tray, haven't seen one of them in years! And I know MEguairs from the car care store, I'll get some in a day or two, thanks.
Paulg---Yes there's a heated butter keeper, but I don't know yet if it works. Cool for sure. Here's the last 2 pics [I can't always get sideways pictures to stand up, hmm.... 
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Post# 531320 , Reply# 13 7/18/2011 at 07:07 (4,664 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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last one | ||
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Post# 532686 , Reply# 14 7/25/2011 at 04:28 (4,657 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Butter warmer | ||
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Post# 532745 , Reply# 15 7/25/2011 at 12:56 (4,657 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 989127 , Reply# 16 4/1/2018 at 21:19 (2,214 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Almost 8 years until the first repair
This 1954 fridge has been running wonderfully for 8 years, then Thursday it was warm inside, I played with the temp knob around 10 times and it ran 2 more days, then Saturday it was warm again. So all the food is in the spare apartment sized fridge in the basement, and I tore into this today. As I removed the "cold control" thermo switch, the capillary broke a foot away, where I was NOT putting stress on it in the removal. So to test the rest of the fridge, I removed the switch entirely, jumped across the 2 wires that had been on the switch's 2 pins, and plugged her in. The compressor came on instantly and quietly. So then I got a timer that allows for 1/2 hour on, 1/2 hour off, and plugged that into the wall. 3 hours later it's at 38 degrees, proving it's the thermo-switch-capillary assembly. Ebay has a 2 pin #WPF22A that seems to be a very generic control with a foot long capillary, plenty long enough. I might have to use an oven or washer knob to fit the new switch, but I think I figgered out the problem and the fix and will keep you posted. I'd have hated to say goodbye to this old fridge, it's kept me eating well for years and is a perfect fit for my 40's 50's kitchen. Had it been anything to do with the compressor, I think I'd have to say goodbye.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO akronman's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 989250 , Reply# 17 4/3/2018 at 00:09 (2,213 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
Your clever!  | ||
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Post# 989603 , Reply# 18 4/5/2018 at 21:18 (2,210 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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well | ||
| Post# 989708 , Reply# 19 4/6/2018 at 23:23 (2,209 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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Great! | ||
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Post# 989711 , Reply# 20 4/6/2018 at 23:55 (2,209 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Seen at least a couple Hotpoint fridges like this, in my old neighborhood, but never with those door handles, and one had H O T P O I N T written across the refrigerator door, which if not for that, would'a thought one moved right across the street, as the one at one place disappeared, replaced by a brown Admiral ice & water dispensing, split-freezer door side by side...
-- Dave | ||
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Post# 1059816 , Reply# 21 2/6/2020 at 19:06 (1,538 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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well
9 years of perfect service for me, after 55 years of service for someone else, then today during breakfast the fridge door handle broke, after 64 years of use!!!!!! My groceries are now locked inside, and I think it's time for a new fridge, dammit.
I can't even yet figure how to get inside, it may go to the trash with all the food! Instead of searching for another antique, I think this time I'm headed to Home Depot, sorry. Then the grocery store. | ||
| Post# 1059828 , Reply# 23 2/6/2020 at 21:06 (1,538 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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Well said ...... David, well said. Or you could throw it out on the curb, then come back here to spew disdain and discontent about the item that gave decade after decade of faithful service ...... and for added drama post a pic or two of the abandoned carcass. | ||
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Post# 1059832 , Reply# 24 2/6/2020 at 21:24 (1,538 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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oh
I've saved dozens of appliances through the years, and given extra , working and repaired ones away as freebiees to folks in need. Washers and driers and portable dishwashers and built-in dishwashers can all easily go down the basement steps where I can fix and let them take up space. This big fridge cannot go up and down the basement steps, and I won't allow it to take up floor space in the middle of the kitchen.
Anyhows, I did get inside, saved the food, and I'll save the shelves and drawers and post here once the new fridge is installed. Not every single appliance can be saved, I'm 61 and arthritic, and there is no more space left, that's all. I've saved and re-used and repaired and given plenty as gifts, but my kitchen won't hold 2 refrigerators, sorry. Pic 2 is a bad pic, but the pot/cast metal handle is entirely shot, the comparison to the freezer handle's hidden interior is amazing. Pic 3 shows where the hinges can be removed, I took that one for the archives. I've always suspected this fridge ran up my electric bill quite a bit! | ||
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Post# 1059898 , Reply# 26 2/7/2020 at 17:38 (1,537 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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wow | ||
| Post# 1059909 , Reply# 28 2/7/2020 at 20:30 (1,537 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Gentlmen, and in some cases, use the term loosely, I know "Akronman" (Mark) in person, been in his wonderful late 20s/30s house, seen his restorations...He is not slapdash, and is meticulous and caring. I am disappointed. This used to an oasis of civility. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 1059915 , Reply# 29 2/7/2020 at 21:38 (1,537 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Trashing Vintage appliances We have all had to make difficult choices as collectors and restorers of appliances, but I would suggest if you have to get rid a cool mostly working vintage appliance and you are not offering it to other collectors that you not publicize that you are simply scrapping it.
Bud and others including myself do not enjoy tuning in here just to see cool stuff being trashed. Very rare and cool stuff gets trashed every day in this country, but this is not the place to post it, posting things like this on AW is like going on the Humane Society website and posting pictures of Dogs and cats that have been run over by cars.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1059925 , Reply# 30 2/8/2020 at 00:20 (1,537 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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It would seem that a broken handle could be fixed or improvised-at least so you can get your food out of the old fridge.Does the fridge itself still work-if so the handle would be worth repairing or replacing.Seems crazy to throw out a fridge if the cooling system still works. | ||
| Post# 1061278 , Reply# 31 2/22/2020 at 12:49 (1,523 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
I agree... | ||
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Post# 1063278 , Reply# 32 3/15/2020 at 08:14 (1,501 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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still in my kitchen | ||
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Post# 1073805 , Reply# 33 5/22/2020 at 16:14 (1,432 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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update
the handle broke Feb 6, I've had 3 Ebay searches going daily since then. Here's what I just bought:
Side note on Ebay Searches: I searched for HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR HANDLE for 14 weeks. It turns out there's a porn flick, She's Too HOT To HANDLE, and the movie producers sell REFRIGERATOR magnets with scenes from the movie! I did not buy. | ||
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Post# 1073811 , Reply# 34 5/22/2020 at 17:14 (1,432 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I'm a machinist and I would guess that either the old handle could be welded back together, or a new imitation one fabricated out of a longer lasting metal. Like aircraft aluminum. '
As for energy usage.. there are inexpensive meters that can measure power use that you could plug the fridge into. Some might even give an average over time (to take into account the self-defrost power consumption). One is called "Watts Up?"... out of production but looks like plenty (used) available on eBay... https://www.ebay.com/itm/WATTS-UP-NET-EL... CLICK HERE TO GO TO SudsMaster's LINK | ||
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Post# 1073837 , Reply# 35 5/22/2020 at 20:40 (1,432 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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 If it were me, I'd replace the gasket with a generic magnetic one and remove the inside catch.
Let the handle be just for activating the door. It would be safer that way and you'd never have to worry about things getting locked in again.
Whatever you decide though is your. These appliances we all have are for our own pleasure and you can use it how ever you see fit. | ||
| Post# 1073889 , Reply# 36 5/23/2020 at 05:27 (1,432 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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That is an ....... AWESOME find! So happy you didn't throw in the towel on this fridge. Great job! | ||
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