great jobs you got going on there......nothing like the older units, style and function...
but where are you able to get parts from, I have a whirlpool designer series from the late 90's, needing a master control switch, impossible to find.....
I haven't had to replace any parts besides the Capacitors. I really don't know where to find parts but I think the only website would be repair clinic. Should be able to put in model and serial number and they should at least give you a part number that could led you to one on eBay. That's the best I got and thanks I try hard to keep these old units up and running.
Thanks everyone! I had the Philco ford running again today. Also got my new hot point installed, just need to change the plug out so it can be plugged in lol
Built one in the 60s that was REALLY QUIET, the outside of the cabinet was built so the compressor hung about a foot or more down the wall outside, our neighbor had one and it was about as quiet as a fan running.
The blog linked by PhilR above actually has a picture of a brochure about these unusual Westinghouse units. Looks like a good idea that probably didn't catch on with the spread of central AC.
The name "Continental SS" doesn't seem like a good idea, though, considering the WWII implications.
It's good you're not using an acid base cleaner on those old coils. I made that mistake once. The acid will eat through the corrosion on the coils, especially where they sit in the water, and then the coil is ruined. Do you use a fin comb to straighten damaged fins on coils?
We've had multiple burglaries in the country over the years, and the Fedders that belonged to my grandmother's half sister is one of the things I miss the most. I think "Big Sister" was born in 1888, and the a/c could still make icicles into the 1990s.