I had an opportunity to visit an appliance scrap pile last week. This is on private property owned by a friend of mine and not open to the public. Made a few interesting finds, including a couple of old Chrysler Airtemp package airconditioners. I wonder how old these are? They are R22 units with Copeland reciprocating compressors.
Appliance Scrapyard Visit - Testing my finds!
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That yard reminds me of a place we checked out years ago, Sadly, it's all gone.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?6011
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?6011
Thanks for posting the link. Beautiful pictures.
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That dehumidifier compressor is the same as whats in my Heat pump tumble dryer it even sounds the same
Are you going to be able to make a good AC unit out of those at all ?
Find your fridge repairs really interesting have never been able to fix them due to not been trained other than thermostats and heaters as they are just wires, sadly a bit long in the tooth now to consider doing a course on fridge repairs but I still can learn by watching.
Thanks for sharing
Austin
That dehumidifier compressor is the same as whats in my Heat pump tumble dryer it even sounds the same
Are you going to be able to make a good AC unit out of those at all ?
Find your fridge repairs really interesting have never been able to fix them due to not been trained other than thermostats and heaters as they are just wires, sadly a bit long in the tooth now to consider doing a course on fridge repairs but I still can learn by watching.
Thanks for sharing
Austin
Hi Austin - it's never too late to learn. These machines are just nuts, bolts, valves, and tubing. I'm happy that you enjoy my repair videos! Hope they continue to interest you. That's crazy that they're putting a compressor in a clothes dryer like that. I just don't know what to think of that idea. Just seems so complicated to save a little energy on a machine that gets used so little. But I am not saying I don't like it... just don't understand the economics at play. I think those A/C units both need a fan motor. If I ever find a front cover for them, then I'd get a fan motor and repair one of them. Sincerely, David
Thanks for another interesting video, Dave!
The Airtemp units are a bit older than you guessed — Chrysler sold the Airtemp Division to Fedders in 1975. I would guess these are vintage early Seventies ACs.
An insider’s view of what it was like at Airtemp in the Sixties at the link.
http://https//books.google.com/book...3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=james harbour airtemp&f
The Airtemp units are a bit older than you guessed — Chrysler sold the Airtemp Division to Fedders in 1975. I would guess these are vintage early Seventies ACs.
An insider’s view of what it was like at Airtemp in the Sixties at the link.
http://https//books.google.com/book...3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=james harbour airtemp&f
Supersuds, thanks for the link to the Chrysler article. That was a good, although painful read.
Very cool that these AC's are likely older than I thought. All the more reason to preserve them. I hope some day to locate a front cover. Both of them are back together and in storage. I put Cosmoline on the rusted compressor terminal area to prevent further corrosion, and the rest of the unit was cleaned as you saw.
It's trivial to change the fan motors, so once I find a front panel, at least one of them will be made ready to run.
I can't explain why this interests me, but it just does. Sort of remembering the Good Old Days.
Very cool that these AC's are likely older than I thought. All the more reason to preserve them. I hope some day to locate a front cover. Both of them are back together and in storage. I put Cosmoline on the rusted compressor terminal area to prevent further corrosion, and the rest of the unit was cleaned as you saw.
It's trivial to change the fan motors, so once I find a front panel, at least one of them will be made ready to run.
I can't explain why this interests me, but it just does. Sort of remembering the Good Old Days.
@turbokinetic None of us need a reason to ......
enjoy getting things to work again we just do
1 of the reasons we are all here I guess
enjoy getting things to work again we just do
1 of the reasons we are all here I guess
This is true, Ozzie. I think we just get a sense of enjoyment from these projects for..... reasons!
Can't explain why I find these old window ACs interesting, either. I was always partial to Chrysler and by extension to Airtemp, despite never owning one.
I have some old Consumer Reports which test room air conditioners. Usually Airtemp was one of the higher-rated brands. It doesn't seem there was any question about their quality. There were just too many competitors for them to stand out.
Of course, Philco-Ford and GM-Frigidiare also exited the room AC market at about the same time as Chrysler.
I have some old Consumer Reports which test room air conditioners. Usually Airtemp was one of the higher-rated brands. It doesn't seem there was any question about their quality. There were just too many competitors for them to stand out.
Of course, Philco-Ford and GM-Frigidiare also exited the room AC market at about the same time as Chrysler.
