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It's been a while since I shared a project here, due to being busy and having too many irons in the fire; as they say! Hopefully this one interests some of y'all! Things from the mid-century modern era are popular these days; and as such there are more repairs being done on appliances from 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...

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...

One of my fridge repair customers slipped this in when I was not looking LOL.  I have managed to sort out the fill valve and drain pump, but the detergent dispenser has me in a quandary.    I made a video explaining it; but in summary this is the problem.  The detergent cup dumps into the tub...

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Here is a video I did a little while ago. This is an earlier Embraco 1/4 HP compressor from a Coke machine. This Coke machine was restored by a really poor quality shop and returned to the owner with a non-working compressor. The original compressor had been replaced with this Embraco in the...

This blender was brought in yesterday for checking out. It belonged to the owner's grandparents; and had not been used in a long time. I have to chuckle about the "500 speeds self regulating" sticker on the blender. Was afraid it might have some hideously complex motor with a centrifugal...

Got a very interesting project in the shop! This is a 1940 General Electric Pepsi cooler; with an icewater bath cooling system. The original cooling system was a belt drive, but that was missing. I used a new-old-stock GE compressor like used in the late 50's and early 60's Combination fridges...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;">Last week I completed a project which started out with no certain success and was extremely ambitious. I rebuilt the worst burnout compressor I have seen. It is a General Electric model CG Globe-Top refrigerator. This...

<span style="font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="71co9-0-0">This CK35 unit belongs to a fellow enthusiast and goes with a very nice porcelain three-door cabinet. The refrigerator was bought in "working" condition but it only cooled a few passes of the smaller evaporator.</span>   There was...

So; it's been a little over 6 months since I got this "like new" Speed Queen pair. I want to make a follow-up about how my experience has been with them.  The original thread has lots of info about how I came to acquire them in this condition. It is linked at the bottom of this post.    I was...

So; I got another box! If you are interested in seeing some troubleshooting and repairs to a very important piece of history, you may want to watch these two videos. I have parts 1 and 2 completed and uploaded. Part 1: Part 2:   Sincerely, David   

Local buy for very fair price. Used a bunch of salvage parts for this! Sincerely, David         

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 400;">In this video I replace a broken sensing tube on this 94 years old control. These are often broken when they are straightened and re-bent during control removal and installation. Used smaller tubing for the...

Please save this from being scrapped!  It won't be around much longer. I am not able to get it due to distance.    This is a very early DR Monitor Top. Would be nice if restored.    https://monitortop.freeforums.net/thread/2527/2-a16-looking-good-home?page=1&scrollTo=34553

This one had me baffled. Talked to the owner on several occasions and he finally brought it in for checking out.  As the thermostat became worn, it started glitching and interrupting power for a split second toward the end of the cycle. This glitching would cause the compressor to start banging...

So; I'm trying to get this Frigidaire stove working correctly. I was going to try to relubricate the timer motor to get it going, however, when I took the cover off I was shocked to find the motor is missing! If I had an old motor I could probably come up with something. However, with the motor...

Hi folks. I am posting this from my phone so forgive any formatting errors or oddness. I'm not a smartphone guy but I'm using what I have. Anyway, I have found a matching speed queen washer and dryer with a touch panel control. I'm going to attempt to attach pictures. I can get the pair for...

A few years back, I got an "engineering sample" new Embraco compressor from eBay. It has a large glass window in the side of it, with the oil level marked. Ran across it recently and decided to make a project with it. No specifications known so I had to guess and still may not have the capillary...

<span style="font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="e74kf-0-0">Got an oldie here! This is a 1930's era Crosley Shelvador fridge. For those not up on the history of Crosley fridges, they are an important part of our history. Crosley radio company, along with several other early 'vacuum tube...