Recent content by italiantuneup

Got it all roughed in for testing. Zip-tied the sensor to the old tube, peeking out of the evaporator box at the same place. Set the parameters like David suggested and it seems to be working great. It's 70F in my home and the fridge is running a couple times an hour for 15min. The freezer is...

In for a penny... I've ordered a JC electronic thermostat, similar to what home-brewers use. It will allow me to set the cut in/out temperatures specifically, plus a minimum reset period to prevent short cycling. Probably going to disconnect the OEM relay, stat, probe but leave them in place in...

You're right, I forgot that I have the side panels/covers pulled off, so the light switch isn't in place. There no draw with the t-stat off and the light switch depressed. Could an intermittent short in the thermostat leads cause this glitch? The contacts aren't perfectly flat so I could file...

Ok, I rewired everything between the wall and the relay, left the t-stat and light circuits alone. Added in the Supco RO81 unit using David's diagram. I also pulled the t-stat out of the body shell a few inches so I can see what it's doing while running. I filled freezer and main compartment...

Thanks for chiming in David! You're right about the source of the gasket, added some relief cuts. I actually DID think I could run the freezer at 0 in real world use, but not because your video outright suggested it. When I saw 0deg in your vid I conveniently forgot there's only a 20deg or so...

Got a lot of Frigidaire-specific info from the monitortop forum, figured I'd post it here for posterity. I'll post again when I solve these issues. My compressor (meter-miser 1/8hp) is definitely not cycling correctly. It should run continuously for at least 30min from room temp, and nothing...

"I remember my pint-sized '39 Westinghouse drinks fridge would only cycle for about a minute or two at the most. John's remarks are on point about how your fridge behaves when empty. My Westy was so small that it didn't require longer run times to keep contents cool." Is that 1-2m for each...

Makes sense that an empty fridge would "lose its cool" more easily, I'll transfer my food over. I'm moving over from a modern fridge so the freezer will definitely be full. The compressor running in consistent 60sec cycles (starting from room temp) still confuses me. I get that once the...

Hi, long time lurker, slowly backdating the appliances in my 1940s house and the forum archives have been very helpful. I bought this 1953 Frigidaire SS86 in rough-but-running shape last year. I stripped it, re-insulated, new gasket, gave it a paint job (2k auto-style). I didn't touch the...