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Robert; thank you for the idea to found this forum and the work which has gone into it over the years! I am glad you have found a company you feel worthy to take over and maintain the forum for all of us.  Sincerely, David

Re: reply #13 Fred; I collect and restore antique motors and industrial fans a part of this sickness we all suffer LOL. I was able to secure purchase of two 1925 BF Sturtevant exhaust fans removed from a historic theater building. They are pictured on my trailer in my previous post.   I don't...

That is unacceptable from anyone; especially from an authorized sales and installation business.     I wouldn't have commented on this other than because I have been to Chicopee a few years ago and experienced Home Depot there. I bought two salvaged antique industrial fans there. Needed to buy...

Todd; the main reason I upgraded was to get the messenger functionality and the ability to keep track of new threads and ones I participated in.   The areas which are for members only are for private or controversial things. There are people who like making a bother of themselves; but are are...

Reply #3 The Zoom Spout is just for journal bearings which have oil felts / wicks or porous bronze Oilite bearings.  For door hinges, a more viscous oil which will not drip, is better. I recommend Lucas Chain and Cable Lubricant. It is a tacky oil which is clear and clean. It will penetrate...

That is nice! I am sure it will serve for many years.  This is a very tried-and-true design. I am not sure when the first ones were made, but at least as early as the late 60's. They were sold as "Titan" milkhouse heaters. Over the years other companies have sold very nicely made "clones" with...

Would need to see the lines arrangement to understand the extra ports. That GE compressor shouldn't have an external precooler nor any other reason for extra ports. It is possible that it has more than one return line but should have only one discharge line. If the original had more than one...

GE made several versions of this compressor, of varying lengths. As far as I know all HP ratings were available in each different casing size, so that doesn't mean anything. If the compressor still has its starting components, often the start relay will be marked with the compressor HP; giving...

Here is a video I did a while back about repairing these.   

The only real thing which could be "the end" for this oven is if the actual electronic touch panel goes out. There are a couple possibilities for the "click" without heating. Typically there are three door switches which all must work together. There is a switch going to the control circuit...

Reply to message #30 Anne; I have sent you an e-mail at your address shown on your profile here.  

Hi Lisa. I have sent you an e-mail with more details and full resolution pictures. Here is my washer. If you want it it is yours but you'll need to pick it up in Alabama or arrange a shipper to pick it up.   It was working when taken out of service, but it needs significant repair work. The...

I may have that exact washer but will have to look at it tomorrow. It needs transmission work but it does function. I would be willing to part with it. It's at my place in Alabama.

Brendan, I agree about the fan design being amazing. That alone makes it worth quite a bit of effort to acquire one of these were it to turn up.   Nathan; GE and Westinghouse were very competitive in this era; but had different ideas on style. GE wanted to showcase their compressor design and...

Hi Melvin; glad you like this! It is very cool to find things like this.

I have recently acquired a copy of the Westinghouse manual from this era. It has been scanned and uploaded to Dropbox. The manual shows such things as semi-hermetic compressors with magnetic drive cooling fans, and other Westinghouse designs I don't think are represented in any collections...

Love that color, by the way.   It seems you have fully explored the shimming of the hinges and that does not allow for enough adjustment.  Have you looked to see if the cabinet its self is "tweaked" to where the cabinet opening is no longer square? I have had one in the shop where the door did...

John, I remember seeing that mounting kit at your shop. I thought we put that in the car with the compressors and I searched high and low for it!   Jeff saw my post about this on Facebook. I remember seeing his conversion, as well. It looked good and the coil was concealed behind the...

Thanks Melvin. I appreciate it.  Hope to be able to get this tested and move it on to another owner soon. I have way too many and want each and every one to be appreciated which is more than I can do.

Here are some pictures of a project that I have been working on little by little over quite some time.  This is a Frigidaire AP-7 cabinet from approximately 1929 to 1930. I had the opportunity to buy this and almost passed it up because it was missing the entire condensing unit. The reason I...