Check this guy out

[everythingold]

I got a call from a guy who wanted me to replace the speed heat switch in his Flair. This is what I found...

 

[everythingold]

He has 5 Flairs, including a matching coppertone stove/fridge, a matching pink GMFR fridge and stove, an avocado 1-18 set, Leonard stove and freezer and more. I am going back, more pictures to follow. It was wild walking into all this.

 

[everythingold]

Actually 2 GMFR fridges. The bottom freezer in the picture makes a squealing noise for a few minutes every once in awhile. I did not hear it.

 

[hydralique]

A squealing noise on the Frigidaire bottom freezer is probably worn bushings on the freezer fan motor that pulls cold air from the evaporator located below the freezer floor and then pushes it up into the refrigerator. On my '67 it was located in the center of the back wall of the freezer, not hard to get to but you did have to remove a number of plastic panels. The motor itself was a little square thing.

 

The squealing can be remedied at least for awhile by pouring a little oil onto the motor shaft. After some experimentation I ended out using Citroen LHM hydraulic fluid because I had it laying around. It's pretty similar to Dexron ATF but thickens up less with cold temperatures. The best fix is undoubtedly a new fan motor but mine worked for nearly 20 years with a few oilings.

 

[everythingold]

Thank you

that is very helpful.

 

[jeffg]

+1 on the appliances.

+2 on the thread title lol

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Never seen a bottom mount Frigidaire like that! It's beautiful!

 

[norgeway]

Thats a 60

I think those had a seperate evaporator for the fridge part, and a seperate fan, I think 63 was the first year for the air duct from the freezer.

 

[jetcone]

Gawgeous Flair

I love the back lit panel light! Were you able to repair it?

 

A collector indeed he needs to come on board here!

 

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Jon, with a collection like that, I'd have been surprised if he wasn't one already!

RCD

 

[frigilux]

Three cheers for that 1960 Kenmore model 80 dryer! It's the one I grew up with.

 

[everythingold]

I was able to fix the flair, he has plenty of spare parts. He actually got that face plate for his Flair from Electrolux? or whoever owns the rights to the part. He paid $600 for 2. He had been on AW but is not a member (yet).

The fridge does have 2 evaporators, and hopefully the squealing sound is just a fan.

Impressive collection.

 

[philr]

I really like the FPI-15B-60 in aztek copper.

 

Like Hans said, these pre-1963 fridges have a cold plate behind the refrigerator wall and two fans. The one in the fridge cycles with it's own thermostat while the one in the freezer cycles with the compressor. <span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span>

 

[frigilux]

Having no recall of seeing this thread before, I was about to create an exuberant entry about the 1960 Kenmore Model 80 dryer pictured in the original post. Imagine my surprise at seeing Reply #10 above. #seniormoment

 

[davey7]

Is the whole house like that? If it is I wanna see it too!