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Thread Number: 46958
Super Cool Coldspot French Door Refrigerator |
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Post# 683460 6/10/2013 at 22:48 (4,240 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 683461 , Reply# 1 6/10/2013 at 22:50 (4,240 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 683462 , Reply# 2 6/10/2013 at 22:55 (4,240 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I loved looking through the Sears book years ago. That refrigerator is one I have never seen. Kind of an oddball with the full width top freezer door hinged on the left. I am glad you archived the photo. Thanks. arthur | ||
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Post# 683490 , Reply# 3 6/11/2013 at 06:50 (4,240 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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French Door Coldspot Refrigerator We saw quite a few of these over the years but like 99% of Frost Free refs from the 60s they are now long gone.
This series also included a bottom freezer model and a unique three door SXS where the upper left section could be converted from a freezer to a fresh food section and back as storage needs changed.
These refs had a designers name on the door and when you bought one they engraved a little piece of aluminum trim and added the owners name next to the designers name.
These were very well built refs [ Whirlpool Built ] in their day and one could use one today if you find one in good enough condition. Be prepared for power bill shock if you decide to plug one in at home, this ref would easily use 150-200 KWs per MONTH to operate.
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Post# 683554 , Reply# 4 6/11/2013 at 17:04 (4,240 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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 That's a beautiful fridge, for once, I can say 'I wish it were closer...,"
I also remember a Coldspot French Door, that could be hinged in the middle, so the doors swung out from the middle. Or they could both open from the left, etc.
I have handles from a Coldspot, that say "Designed by Sundberg Ferrer". They are on a cabinet in my garage. | ||
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Post# 683571 , Reply# 5 6/11/2013 at 19:21 (4,239 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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Gee, that is nice. | ||
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Post# 683572 , Reply# 6 6/11/2013 at 19:27 (4,239 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Are The Bottles of Champagne Included? | ||
| Post# 683590 , Reply# 8 6/11/2013 at 21:36 (4,239 days old) by A440 () | ||
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What an awesome Coldspot! I would love to find one like this! | ||
| Post# 683599 , Reply# 9 6/11/2013 at 23:13 (4,239 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
A bottom freezer like this? | ||
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Post# 683613 , Reply# 10 6/12/2013 at 00:24 (4,239 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 683665 , Reply# 11 6/12/2013 at 10:42 (4,239 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Here's The Convertible Version.... | ||
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Post# 683700 , Reply# 12 6/12/2013 at 16:46 (4,239 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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My friend Glenna D. had the bottom freezer version. The cabinet was white, with brown woodgrain panels on the doors. She got it around '66-'67. | ||
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Post# 683705 , Reply# 13 6/12/2013 at 18:02 (4,238 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 683713 , Reply# 14 6/12/2013 at 20:15 (4,238 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Sundberg Ferar
Sweet fridge! That's high-fashion. Apparently Sundberg Ferar is still around, too, still doing industrial design:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO roto204's LINK | ||
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Post# 685616 , Reply# 15 6/25/2013 at 18:11 (4,225 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan & Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 685626 , Reply# 16 6/25/2013 at 19:06 (4,225 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Were the casters standard equipment? | ||
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Post# 1076128 , Reply# 18 6/7/2020 at 01:02 (1,687 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Welcome Mr. Stickler,
The troubleshooters among us may point to an air flap or something that might be stuck somehow, or blocked by ice, or who knows what. If the freezer temp isn't dropping too, then it may in fact be something other than the cold control, since trying different ones made no difference.
My mom's '75 Coldspot side-by-side was still running when it was sold in 2008, and all it ever needed was a new condenser fan motor, and later a new relay -- both simple repairs made by me. I hope you can continue to enjoy your rare, beautiful and well-made refrigerator for years to come. | ||
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Post# 1076153 , Reply# 19 6/7/2020 at 04:35 (1,687 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1076164 , Reply# 20 6/7/2020 at 07:50 (1,687 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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BTW | ||
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Post# 1076280 , Reply# 22 6/7/2020 at 23:06 (1,686 days old) by circlew (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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My friend Glenna D. had a Coldspot refrigerator of this configuration that they purchased in '66 or '67. The cabinet was white, with a "French Provincial" style woodgrain front. | ||
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Post# 1076284 , Reply# 23 6/8/2020 at 00:12 (1,686 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 1091394 , Reply# 24 9/30/2020 at 18:24 (1,571 days old) by Element (Ohio) | ||
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sorry to bump this thread but i saved this one from getting scrapped. I used to work for lowes delivery and a customer paid to have this taken away but i couldn't let that happen so i took her home, can anybody give me some info on it? | ||
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Post# 1091395 , Reply# 25 9/30/2020 at 18:42 (1,571 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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I recognize those handles. Our '75 Coldspot had them, and they were used on models starting a couple of years earlier. I'm pretty sure that's a repaint. Turquoise was no longer offered by the time that fridge was produced, and to my knowledge, the grille at the bottom was usually black or silver regardless of the exterior cabinet color.
These fridges were well made, run quietly, and cool well. I presume it's in proper working order, and if that's the case, it may have a lot more years of life in it that you think. It's a rare model and was well worth saving.
You might want to launch a new thread, as that's the best way to attract interest. There are those among the membership who sigh and roll their eyes at revived ancient threads (including myself), but then I have a thing for refrigerators ;-) | ||
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Post# 1091396 , Reply# 26 9/30/2020 at 19:09 (1,571 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Nice 'fridge! | ||
| Post# 1091422 , Reply# 27 9/30/2020 at 21:17 (1,571 days old) by Element (Ohio) | ||
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oh wow thanks for the info, i had no idea it was painted! the back of it is a brown color i assumed it was just made that way (shows what i know), ill make a new thread here soon when i take better pictures | ||
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Post# 1091438 , Reply# 28 9/30/2020 at 23:51 (1,571 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Brown color on the back | ||
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Post# 1091462 , Reply# 29 10/1/2020 at 07:15 (1,571 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Neat French-Door Top Freezer WP built Coldspot These were very good refs in their day, they also sold a FD bottom freezer that was much more popular so these are pretty rare, I only remember working on one or two of these refs.
Back in the day common problems were defrost timers, condenser and evaporator fan motors, stuck start relays and start capacitors on the compressor.
Hopefully it will be easy to fix, all of the parts I mention are still easy to find, if you have trouble I probably have anything you might need.
Only bad thing about using this ref is the amount of power it uses, figure around 150-190 KWs per month or about 3-4 times as much as a new ref. Good thing is it will keep your kitchen warm in the winter.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1091501 , Reply# 30 10/1/2020 at 13:59 (1,571 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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John cited two problems my mom's SxS version of this fridge had over the 33 years it served in her kitchen.
The evaporator fan in the freezer failed, which I replaced, and the compressor relay also had to be replaced. Both were easy R&R processes and parts costs were relatively minimal. The defrost timer motor was sometimes loud enough to hear when the fridge wasn't running, but it never failed. | ||
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