GE Wall Refrigerator - pink - thoughts?

[surfit]

Hey, I’m going back over Wednesday for the fridge. What color would the fabric softener dispenser be? What would it look like? I’ll look, it could still be in the kitchen.

Did they arrive? What do you think about to them?

Great on the manuals, I’ll definitely browse that stuff as soon as I get this thing off the wall and sorted haha

 

[delco1946]

Feel free to DM me! - Christopher

 

[combo52]

Proper way to test And older GE compressor

You use a pinch off tool that pinches the suction line by squeezing it and then you connect your gauge to the suction port that is built onto a GE compressor and you should be able to get the compressor to pull nearly 30 inch vacuum within just a few minutes if it passes this test. It’s a good compressor.

The pinch off tool will compress the copper suction line and then you can turn it around and reform the line. You don’t even have to cut into the system to run this test.

The GE replacement compressors always had a little cardboard tag hanging on the compressor that list the new part numbers for the overload and relay, etc. sometimes the tags got dated as to when The compressor was actually changed.

Compressor design was also slightly different.

John

 

[repairguy]

Shawn I’m not sure if this washer had a fabric softener dispenser or not but if it did it would be a pan approximately 6 or 8 inches around that mounted on the agitator. It would probably have Hotpoint or fabric softener or both written on it. People usually stored them in cabinets close to the machine if it wasn’t used. I looked for a picture to post but really couldn’t find what I was looking for.

 

[bajaespuma]

It looks like this

There's one still available on eBay if it hasn't been grabbed.  There was a link to it in Shoppers Square's eBay Watch. Also, may not fit the agitator cap of a machine this old. FS dispensers weren't very plentiful in the early sixties and were usually for the TOL's.

 

and please post LOTS of pics of that washer (and the other appliances) when they land.

 

[surfit]

Melvin Im going over tomorrow and I'll look for the dispenser and anything else I can find! Will email you.

 

[repairguy]

Thanks Shawn. I appreciate it very much. Hope there are no issues getting the refrigerator out.

 

[kalanikaau1]

“you have made it”

This recalls growing up in the mid sixties, my Father was looking to replace his car at the time, a '56 Chevy 210 4 door hardtop, it was a hand me down from my Grandmother and was kinda worn for the worse, yet it was dependable as a Maytag from that era.
Among one of the cars he was considering was a Rambler American...I kid you not, no 9 year old in the sixties would be caught dead riding in a Rambler...we already had a "dowdy mobile", that was my Mother's '57 Ford Ranch wagon, along with the Chevy.
As it turns out, he special ordered a '65 Mustang notchback instead, a 289 V8 4 speed stick, understandably I sighed a breath of relief.
The Mustang, probably due to it's Falcon underpinnings, proved to be just as reliable as a Maytag...

 

[surfit]

Well, I went over on Wednesday to get the 57 off the wall. Wow, what a process. There were moments when I thought it wouldn't be possible. Had to rip out the soffit above, cut some non-load bearing 2x4s, but after an hour we got er' down, and I'm happy to announce she is saved.

I cannot believe this monstrosity hung on a simple 4' long track, 3 inches wide. Just 8 very long bolts lol

Melvin, I looked and even spoke to the niece who was there and she said that her uncle moved in in the mid 60s, and the appliances were already there. I looked all around but found nothing. Sorry

Here are pics of the compressor and removal process.

 

[launderess]

Not without issues and detractions but General Electric "Wonder Kitchen" design and appliances were rather forward looking for the time. With bit of reworking concept IMHO would work well today in smaller homes or perhaps apartments, anywhere were a more compact kitchen is desired.

https://retrorenovation.com/2013/04/08/ge-wall-refrigerator-freezer/

https://retrorenovation.com/2013/04/08/ge-wonder-kitchen/



Off top of one's head those wall mounted fridges/freezers would have posed a challenge to a woman of say 5'5" stature. With or without wearing her Cha-Cha heels. *LOL*

Then of course having fridge/freezer that high meant no access for children as well.

In Europe and other parts of world many homes manage perfectly well with small under counter fridges/freezers. Think Hyacinth Bucket's kitchen in "Keeping Up Appearances. Of course having such a small fridge means keeping pretty much to old ways of more frequent shopping.

 

[DADoES]

 
There's a dishwasher in Reply 47 Pic 2.  No mention of it related to the sale, perhaps someone would be interested if it's available.

 

[surfit]

I didnt mention the dishwasher because I think its in rough shape and assumed no one would be interested. But here are some pics. Waste King? hmmm

 

[repairguy]

No worries Shawn. Thanks for looking I appreciate that. Glad you were able to get the fridge out. We like old appliances no matter the condition. Someone may be looking for that particular model. You just never know. Thanks so much for your help and posting about these appliances.

 

[appnut]

That Waste King is the late 1950s dishwasher with its large control knob. We bought our comparable model in 1959/1960 because our model was the same as found in the Ephemera and listed as for a 1961 model use & care manual with the smaller knob. WE moved that dishwasher to our new house in September 1961 from our old house.

 

[combo52]

Removing a GE wall refrigerator

Wow, that was quite an ordeal, it looks like they must’ve put the thing up there and then did some drywall above it. They’re supposed to leave an inch or so above it so it can be lifted off the bracket, even though the thing is heavy that metal bracket, and six or eight lag bolts are plenty to hold that as you can see it’s not going to fall off the wall.

Bad news is that is an original compressor. You’re definitely gonna have to replace it if you expect this thing to cool properly most likely why they gave up on it years ago and just used it for storage.

Good news is you can put in a new more efficient compressor, and the refrigerator will actually use almost half as much Electricity. These wall refrigerators used well over 100 kW of power a month. You should be able to cut that down to less than 100 kW with some good rebuilding a more efficient fan motor also helps a lot.

John

 

[turbokinetic]

Wow that was certainly a lot of work to get that down! It's a shame they didn't follow the GE installation guide and blocked in the top area. 

As John L stated, you have the original compressor all of which were faulty in design and have died.  Fortunately, this original condensing unit has a good tube and fin condenser, and metal fan shroud. This will be a good foundation for building a new condensing unit with a new compressor. 

 

My comment above is because the factory replacement compressor has a very inadequate condenser and is not suitable for use with a new compressor. 

 

Sincerely,

David