Hi 63kenmore. Thanks for the positive comment!
The 1933 Monitor Top fridge would have been a model CA, with GE's experimental low-pressure refrigerant "methyl formate" in it.
These required periodic bleeding-off of trapped noncondensable gases. This is similar to trapped air in the system, and causes the unit to work less well; and overworks the compressor.
Hopefully whoever bought yours did the research and found out about this process and was able to make it work correctly.
We are definitely in trouble with our current generation of young people. I'm thankful for the few of them who participate here, and spread the interest in antiques appliances to their peers.
The 1933 Monitor Top fridge would have been a model CA, with GE's experimental low-pressure refrigerant "methyl formate" in it.
These required periodic bleeding-off of trapped noncondensable gases. This is similar to trapped air in the system, and causes the unit to work less well; and overworks the compressor.
Hopefully whoever bought yours did the research and found out about this process and was able to make it work correctly.
We are definitely in trouble with our current generation of young people. I'm thankful for the few of them who participate here, and spread the interest in antiques appliances to their peers.