What is your dream refrigerator!

yogitunes · Apr 6, 2017

I have a set of those ALL fridge/freezer......

would love to have them in the kitchen like John's.....

I have the Kenmore versions, but I believe their made by Frigidaire/Electrolux

funktionalart · Apr 6, 2017

All Fridge/All Freezer units

Askolover--out here I frequently see units built as all-fridge or all-freezer. Typically what I find in the "under 20 years old" category are SubZero 501f and 501r units…also see several Whirlpool and Frigidaires made in the last 15-20 years. As far as brand new, I'd think most of the U.S. based big players offer these individual units still.

rp2813 · Apr 6, 2017

I just saw an Electrolux stainless all-fridge/all-freezer pair at the ReStore today. I didn't look at the price. Too big for my kitchen, and the door on one was out of kilter.

goatfarmer · Apr 7, 2017

still kick myself

for not picking this up.

Years ago, picking up a load of trade in appliances, there was a Sears Coldspot in Avocado. Looked to be late 60's, early 70's. It was a SxS, but a full size refrigerator on one side, a full size freezer on the other. I've never seen another one like it.

vacerator · Apr 7, 2017

Whirlpool

offered separate fridge and freezer units through out the 70's. I've seen them in avocado. While not built in's, they looked built in when installed with opposing handles next to each other. They had bottom grilles just like all Whirlpool refrigerators.

combo52 · Apr 7, 2017

WP Built All Ref And Freezers

WP quit building these for Sears and their own brand by 1970.

foraloysius · Apr 7, 2017

My mother's best friend had an all fridge and all freezer set from Bosch. Last time I was there, she still had them. They must be around 40 years old now.

Because I have problems with bending I would love two fridge freezers with bottom freezers side by side.

circlew · Apr 7, 2017

Many years ago (1967) I was in the home of a classmate (6th grade), and their kitchen had a matching Frigidaire refrigerator and freezer set in Turquoise. They also had the matching Frigidaire double wall oven and dishwasher. His father was a builder, and the home was completed in '64.

I was to another classmates home in high school, and her family had a set in Tahitian Green (like Avocado) that was installed when they renovated the kitchen in '66.

The high school I attended was built opened in '67, and the home-ec room had one Frigidaire set in White. The other refrigerators were either top or bottom freezer units in various colors.

funktionalart · Apr 7, 2017

John-combo52--KA question...

1st…I LOVE those '87 units of yours. LOVE.

Now, the question…I know at one early point with KA units there was a compressor issue--seems like you've mentioned that in another post somewhere?

Today, I came across a VERY nice Superba 36 Side by Side built in. IMMACULATE. Didn't think to take a photo, but it is the model with ice/water on door, steel (not aluminum) vertical handles which are like yours. Door shelves/bins have thin blue horizontal banding on them.

I'm thinking it was probably made circa 1990. Not much newer than that--possibly mid-late 80s. Do you know the date range the problems existed? Did not spend any time looking for mfg. label/date labeling, etc…is there a clue up in the compressor compartment as to whether this has any dicey/problematic original componentry still in place so I can be prepared? Visually, I already know I want it…but need to be rational!

I Had no opportunity to test it today, but planning on going back to do so soon.

tolivac · Apr 8, 2017

For me--the needs of the fridge are simple-just keep my cold food cold,frozen food frozen-don't need a fridge with pretty lights,gadgets,TV sets,or doodads!I want it to self defrost-though--manual defrost is a PIA!

polkanut · Apr 8, 2017

I would love a Norge fridge like my Mom's cousin Marvel had. It was white, and had triangle shaped handles with a big black pushbutton in each handle. I'm thinking it was from the late 50's or early 60's.

combo52 · Apr 9, 2017

Bad Compressors in WP built refs

Kitchenaids first built-in refs in 1990-about 1992 and some 18 & 20 Cf top freezer refs used a rotary Matsuhito compressor that was a very short lived compressor, these compressors had the same design defect as GEs rotary compressor that GE used from 1985-about 1990 in almost all of GEs refs that caused he compressor to wear out very quickly and clog the sealed system with very fine metal dust.

The Matsuhito compressors were easy to spot, they were horizontal units about the size of a quart jar. These compressors never lasted very long in the bigger refs but sometimes survived 10 years or more in lightly used refs in cool environments.

Matsuhito, I am not sure this name is spelled correctly.

kennyt123 · Apr 9, 2017

Love the GE Wall hung fridge

I always liked GE's wall mount fridge--probably was a bear to repair but I liked that the fridge freed up the floorspace. You could probably install a pair of wall ovens right below it since the counter space was lower under those fridges.

funktionalart · Apr 15, 2017

re: John-combo52--KA question...

John--
I went back today to see the KA Superba 36 Built-in. Got there too late to run any tests, but did get some crappy pix (my camera phone is not great…but photos will give you a general idea). I located the model tag, and as I suspected it's nearly a 1990--April '89. Model is KSRF36DTX03, Couldn't photograph the label on the compressor, but it is labeled as Embraco. Fairly sure it's a later replacement based on what you said about these being made with Matsushita. So, will have to make another trip on Monday and see if I can spend the day testing the unit. BTW--I'm not at all sure this shop has the top grille…do you know if later 36" grilles will fit this early production Fridge?

Allen

newvista58 · Apr 17, 2017

I WOULD LOVE.......

A 1st Generation Kelvinator Foodarama.
I had a '63 which a friend took, when
a crazy landlord told my brother and
I he wanted the barn we rented back
in 15 days, so he could start a
Millwork company at 77 years old.

I'm just glad it went to a great
home.

mikael3 · Apr 21, 2017

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I love the Frigidaires from the mid-’50s. I have a 1954 CTI-130 in Stratford Yellow. It is the fabled ‘large’ model, definitely larger than the more common CTI-103, but still awfully small. If I could find a left-hand partner for this one, I would be happy, but I’m not holding my breath.

I suppose my favorite look, though, is from the next year, the cold pantry with a single door, CP-115—in Sherwood Green!! A pair of these side-by-side (a right- and a left-hand door) would look fantastic. 

Unfortunately, all the units from the ’50s are really small, and even two CP-115s wouldn’t add up to much. The CP-143 is larger, but I’m not as fond of the 2-door models; I’m too much in love with the wall of porcelain on those single-door models.

But... if I could have anything at all, I would have one (or two!!) of the commercial reach-in models from 1954. The number gives the approximate cubic feet.

 RIT-17 is the home-size 2-door.

 RIT-27 is the large 2-door.

 RIT-44 is the 3-door.

 RIT-62 is the 4-door.

The 3-door also came with a glass-door option, RIT-44G. This is the only one of which I have an actual picture—a bad-quality picture of a unit in pitiful condition.

If I could find any of these, I’d snatch them right up. We can all dream, right?

revvinkevin · Apr 21, 2017

My dream refrigerator?

One that keeps cold items cold, frozen items frozen and continues operating at least 25 years W/O any problems!

Kevin

fridgenut · Apr 21, 2017

Love this Thread!

Seeing all of these old beauties brings a tear to my eye. I have many favorite models, mostly from the 20s-40s but my ultimate "dream fridge" is the unobtainable. The very first monitor top that almost nobody has heard of, the OC-2. Apparently they actually sold these things to the general public in limited quantities. Then almost overnight, GE decided to completely redesign it and made the DR model that most people who know anything about monitor tops are familiar with. What I wouldn't give to find an OC-2 though.

As a side note, the picture of the Norge up above posted by Polkanut is exactly the same model that I have and use as my main fridge. It works great! I love the triangular shaped handles with the big black push buttons in the center. It is over the top styling for sure. Kind of a representation of the repressed sexuality of the 50s like all of the cars that we know and love.

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