1964 Frigidaire Frost Proof - HELP

[philr]

I don't know the drawer measurement. My Canadian FPIC-12TJ has two drawers and it has a wider 32" cabinet. The US 12TJ have a single hydrator drawer which is much larger but I never had one of those (the US version was not available here in Canada). Maybe they use the same size as some of the later non-frost-proof single door models like the D-116N I used to have.

 

[philr]

BTW, did you find out what was happening to your fridge? The defrost system must have a problem!

 

[mit634]

It's possible your defrost timer has stopped working, causing the evaporator to ice up which then reduces air flow and the ability of the whole system to cool effectively.

It's a fairly easy job to replace. I had to do this on my 1968 Frigidaire frost proof.

 

[philr]

It could be the defrost timer or the heater itself. The timer can be manually cycled on for a few minutes to see if the defrost works... If it stopped advancing, you need to cycle it back to the normal mode after about 1/2 an hour so it refrigerates again. If the ice has not melted, it's likely the heater that's the problem.

 

[rp2813]

The defrost heater/cycle seems to be the weak link in these units.  There's at least one extensive thread on the repair process that I recall following here.

 

[goatfarmer]

you're going to part out a top mount  turquoise 'fridge? Do it work?