Old General Electric air conditioner
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25 to 30 bucks.....maybe closer to 50 if in great condition...and working!
that's about going rates of what a few of us here have purchased ones at a flea market or CL
that's about going rates of what a few of us here have purchased ones at a flea market or CL
norgeway
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Where in Virginia
If fairly close I may be interested.
If fairly close I may be interested.
Go for it Hans!! I would if I was in the vicinity!!
OMG. The air used to come out of the vents so cold it dropped to the floor like liquid nitrogen. They didn't have a powerful fan, but, they sure could turn a room into a refrigerator!
toploader55
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We had a 1970 GE 15,000 BTU in our living room.
Steve is correct. No thrust to the fan but Man... that thing did drop Ice Cold Air.
Steve is correct. No thrust to the fan but Man... that thing did drop Ice Cold Air.
Neat 60s GE A/C
This looks like some sort of built-in model so it might be difficult to use.
At only around 6.5 EERs the power company will love you, LOL
John
This looks like some sort of built-in model so it might be difficult to use.
At only around 6.5 EERs the power company will love you, LOL
John
240V / 12,000 BTU !
Yeah, a 12,000 BTU AC on 240V? All new 12K ACs do that on 120V now with higher EERs. John's right, the electric utility will love sending you the bill on this unit.
Yeah, a 12,000 BTU AC on 240V? All new 12K ACs do that on 120V now with higher EERs. John's right, the electric utility will love sending you the bill on this unit.
when was 12,000 btu used with 240?....unless it offered heat
a regular 120 volt outlet was all that was needed for sizes up to 12,000.....later on your could find 14,000 and 15,000....
anything above that in BTU's had to go to a 240 on a dedicated double 30 amp circuit
for a true CHILLED COLD A/C, you want to pick one with a low EER value, the higher the number, the warmer the air output...EER is not a better built unit, all it means is you can't turn down the thermostat as low as older units...
a simple allen wrench on the back of the thermostat will change it back to a deep freeze....
that's why I prefer non digital models....
a regular 120 volt outlet was all that was needed for sizes up to 12,000.....later on your could find 14,000 and 15,000....
anything above that in BTU's had to go to a 240 on a dedicated double 30 amp circuit
for a true CHILLED COLD A/C, you want to pick one with a low EER value, the higher the number, the warmer the air output...EER is not a better built unit, all it means is you can't turn down the thermostat as low as older units...
a simple allen wrench on the back of the thermostat will change it back to a deep freeze....
that's why I prefer non digital models....
cfz2882
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I have an older version...
...from 1958:same 3 round vents,but tube and fin instead of spine fin seen on the subject unit.My 1958 version has 4-pole,1725 RPM compressor and 12,000/240 rating
superb running machine worth using a little extra power to experience
...from 1958:same 3 round vents,but tube and fin instead of spine fin seen on the subject unit.My 1958 version has 4-pole,1725 RPM compressor and 12,000/240 rating
superb running machine worth using a little extra power to experience 12,000 BTUs are 12,000 BTUs whether it is in 1958 or 2018. A lot of the air temp drop depends on CFM. Per #6 above, the slower the airflow across the coil, the colder it will become, and the faster the less cool it will be. I just think many of the older units had slower airflow, therefore it was definitely colder coming out. [this post was last edited: 4/2/2019-13:36]
We had a 1966 WH with those specs. Yes, it used a lotta Watts.
cfz2882
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plugged evap
when I got the 1958 GE,airflow was weak because the evaporator was badly plugged with lint and dust-this design very prone to that.Fan motor is shaded pole and mounted in the return air path-adding it's heat to the cooling load
when I got the 1958 GE,airflow was weak because the evaporator was badly plugged with lint and dust-this design very prone to that.Fan motor is shaded pole and mounted in the return air path-adding it's heat to the cooling load
cycla-fabric
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GE Thinline AC
Thats a GE Thinline model from the early 1960's. GE made the tall Thinline unit as you have and another unit that was not as high and had 5 vents across the top of the unit for air discharge. These units very good units for the day. I would tip that unit so it sits as it would as if it was in the window so that the oil in the compressor stays as it should. There is a guy on Flickr (The Air Conditioner Guy) that may want that unit as he is a collector of vintage Air conditioners. It would go to a good home with this guy.
Doug
Thats a GE Thinline model from the early 1960's. GE made the tall Thinline unit as you have and another unit that was not as high and had 5 vents across the top of the unit for air discharge. These units very good units for the day. I would tip that unit so it sits as it would as if it was in the window so that the oil in the compressor stays as it should. There is a guy on Flickr (The Air Conditioner Guy) that may want that unit as he is a collector of vintage Air conditioners. It would go to a good home with this guy.
Doug
good-shepherd
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wrench on the back of the thermostat will change it
"a simple allen wrench on the back of the thermostat will change it back to a deep freeze....
that's why I prefer non digital models.... "
Whoa, wait minute.. You can do what to the thermostat on non-digital window A/C's??
"a simple allen wrench on the back of the thermostat will change it back to a deep freeze....
that's why I prefer non digital models.... "
Whoa, wait minute.. You can do what to the thermostat on non-digital window A/C's??
