General Electric Frost Guard Refrigerator

[circlew]

It is rare to see a GE bottom-freezer model without the pullout drawer freezer. I think that the Canadian versions were all side-swing doors like this.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I too was wondering whether this was a Canadian model. If so, that would make it an even rarer.

 

[combo52]

This was the more basic bottom freezer model in the 30 1/2 " wide cabinet, I have seen quite a few of these over the years.

 

It looks like someone tried defrosting it with a portable electric defroster Etc, the regular hot gas defrost could never get hot enough to do this type of damage.

 

John L.

 

[turbokinetic]

Meltyness..

I was thinking something like a heating gun; as used for paint stripping or shrinking of heat-shrink tube. That could have done it.

 

[oliger]

Good to know about the melted parts. I bought it secondhand from the original owner, they had died and I got it for $40. I was starting to think that it was an outside source too. The defrost timer no longer advances, although the defrost does work.
I will cut a piece of sheet aluminum to replace the melted plastic. I don't want anymore water going into the insulation than is already there.

The refrigerator is not a Canadian model.

 

[oliger]

Today I replaced the fan motor. It is getting much colder than before. It was about 20 in the bottom of the freezer and 35 in the top of the freezer before. It is still cooling and is about 10 degrees (F). I also took out the melted plastic and cut out a new part from sheet aluminum. It looks much cleaner and nicer. I also put a coat of wax on the outside and it looks almost like a new refrigerator.

 

[turbokinetic]

Glad to hear about the improvement!