Recent content by oldschoolmeg

Thank you everyone Also, I would like to thank all of you! It's nice that there is a community of people to help out at any time. A special thanks to David (turbokinetic) for using even more time and replying to my emails. He was actually spot on with his diagnosis without even seeing the...

UPDATE Hi everyone, I am happy to report that my fridge is back up and running! I kept calling around until I found someone near me that could work on it. He found the issue very quickly. The fridge had a major restriction where the capillary tube starts on the condenser coils in the back...

Thank you :) Thank you everyone for taking the time to read my post and reply! I will be following up with all of your suggestions. I have found someone that is willing to help in Corydon IN. I will call the people in Fort Wayne as well to have a backup plan if this guy doesn’t work out. I will...

Hi everyone! I really enjoy posting on this website. Y’all are a wealth of information. This post is about vintage fridge defrosters. I saw one floating around facebook marketplace and it piqued my interest. I looked on ebay and found other models as well. Has anyone had experience with...

John, That is what I'm thinking as well. I will be calling around even further out from where I'm located to see if I can get someone to do that for me. I am willing to load this fridge back up and take it to them if need be. Does anyone know of any fridge guys around the KY, OH, IN areas...

Update As I was typing this previous post out I had turned my fridge back on to see if anything had changed from before. When I plugged it back in it sounded normal. After a few minutes though it started back to the super loud compressor running noise. Like I said above, it sounds like a...

Hello everyone, second time posting on here. You guys are my last hope since all my leads are coming up dry and no refrigeration techs want to help me out. I have a 1955 LH-12 GE refrigerator with a compressor that does not stop running. Fridge cabinet temps range from 32-40 deg with freezer...

Members only post? It doesn’t seem like I can access the older threads on here. Thread # 84642 must be older. Is that a members only feature to be able to access these older posts? I don’t plan on doing any retrofitting myself. Im going to try to find a tech or HVAC person do it.

Bubba "Do you really want to take the chance of having to take group showers with Bubba?" This actually made me laugh out loud! I appreciate your concern for me and the people on here, and quite frankly, the environment. Being a millennial or gen z (not sure which one honestly) I am concerned...

I've been testing the juice in a pickle jar in the fridge regularly and it started off at 35 deg and this morning it was 37 deg. I have an expensive thermapen instant-read so I'm confident that my measurements are correct. I'm thinking now a leak just because if it was left alone overnight it...

How to troubleshoot? So to test if the compressor is weak you do a vacuum test? If the compressor is weak can I swap with another? I planned on finding another similar fridge for parts anyways. What about testing for a restriction? If I have a restriction will i be able to fix it? I am...

Temps so far 35 in fridge and i think 20 in freezer but its hard to measure freezer properly with my food thermometer. It freezes water relatively quickly. If it starts getting warmer over time I’m afraid I might have a leak somewhere. I just sprayed down all the potential leak areas with soapy...

Addition to last post Also, the fridge does not freeze up everything like I have seen in other threads where thermostat is an issue. The fridge/freezer is maintaining correct temps but is just running nonstop. When we put freon in we just put in 8oz and this was honestly done blindly. We just...

Charged up with r12 but still an issue I charged the fridge up and everything cooled down right away. However, the condenser is still running constantly. Thinking it might be a thermostat issue now... when I turn the dial inside the cabinet it will click and turn off after a certain point...

Tag behind the drip pan Here's a picture of the tag I found underneath the fridge, behind the drip pan.