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Thread Number: 78833
/ Tag: Refrigerators
A three-year-old Embraco compressor |
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Post# 1028190 3/28/2019 at 11:06 (1,849 days old) by Combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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We had to change out this compressor because another company made an ill advised attempt at fixing a leak by putting a bunch of stop leak in the system and managed to lock up the compressor.
We replaced the evaporator heat ex-changer and compressor and decided to take the old compressor and cut it open here is what we found. And incredibly well built compressor that could easily run for 50 years nice cast iron and steel construction and real copper winding's I freed it up and it runs nicely. | ||
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Post# 1028200 , Reply# 1 3/28/2019 at 13:24 (1,849 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Thanks John! This is very promising news about Embraco as I continue to pursue compressor replacement on my '57 Combination.
It seems to me that the mechanical components of compressors are well machined and built to last, but the weak spots are in the wiring. The Combo's compressor was still virtually silent after 62 years of operation, and the only reason it quit was due to what I suspect to be a fried run winding.
If I could do anything over again, I'd have taken courses in refrigeration when I was younger. | ||
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Post# 1028207 , Reply# 3 3/28/2019 at 14:30 (1,849 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Yep Brazil makes some good stuff... Embraco compressors and WEG motors, you can never go wrong with them. | ||
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Post# 1028208 , Reply# 4 3/28/2019 at 14:41 (1,849 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1028228 , Reply# 5 3/28/2019 at 18:37 (1,849 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Yep, It was sold but the engineering is still Brazillian. Same as WEG. Nowadays the company is huge and they have factories all over the world, but what made it so popular and grow so much was the brazilian quality. Unfortunately, brazil makes great stuff but they're underrated. Nowadays Brazil makes crap (99%) but there are still some companies that makes good products. | ||
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Post# 1028231 , Reply# 7 3/28/2019 at 19:16 (1,849 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA) |
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Forgot to ask... ... did you try to free it up with additional capacitors or higher voltages; before replacing it? | ||
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Post# 1028250 , Reply# 9 3/28/2019 at 21:42 (1,848 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Embraco Compressor This compressor came out of an Electrolux all refrigerator, we sold the matching ref and freezer to a customer on Capitol Hill three years ago as a refurbished pair [ the compressor is actually 2012, I was thinking about when we sold it not when it was actually built when I said it was 3 years old ]
The ref lost its refrigerant charge about 3 months ago and I sent a guy I know that does sealed system repair with a new evaporator and heat exchanger [ Evaporator leaks are very common on all FD refs over the last 30 years ] So the repair guy adds refrigerant and a double dose of stop -leak instead of installing the new parts and the compressor locks up the next day.
I went out on the ref and found the locked up compressor and that's when the guy told me what he had added. I did try a hard start cap but it did not start. Once we replaced the compressor and cut the old one open it freed up pretty easily, we probably could have flushed the system and tried a few of Davids tricks and gotten it running again, but I was not going to chance it and have the customer lose hundreds of dollars worth of food again.
We picked the ref up and brought it back and my Brother Jeff installed another compressor we had from and identical ref that we had parted out and new evaporator and heat-exchanger.
There is a large FD dealer near us and the amount of FD and EL hi-end refs, DWs and ranges they scrap out is amazing, so we often buy them for $15 each and take parts.
John
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| Post# 1028356 , Reply# 10 3/29/2019 at 22:50 (1,847 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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2nd life. Cut open an Italian Aspera compressor from a 1994 KM dehumidifier that was underwater for 3 months:made a tire inflator out of it-worked great,just have to remember to oil it every few uses :)used this a couple years,still have it but not in regular use anymore.AFAIK,Aspera are Tecumseh license. | ||
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Post# 1028364 , Reply# 11 3/30/2019 at 01:54 (1,847 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Post# 1028373 , Reply# 12 3/30/2019 at 07:48 (1,847 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Refilling A Leaking Refrigerator | ||
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