Who would have manufactured this 70s Sears Fridge?

[combo52]

Whirlpool Seeger rotary compressors

Where are used in most but not all whirlpool built refrigerators till sometime in 1984 when the St. Paul Minnesota whirlpool plant was closed and compressor production of that very good unit quit forever

 

[supersuds]

Thanks, John.

Congrats on a great buy, Ken!

 

[vacerator]

My folks

first new Coldspot was a 1967 Spacemaster 16 bottom freezer. It looked identical inside to the photo, but had an ice maker. Same white and turquoise interior. Same bottom grille.
The compressor failed in it's 4th year, covered by the 5 year parts warranty.

 

[ken]

Compressor

The compressor in the fridge definitely looks like the one in Paul's 1955 Coldspot freezer. Only difference I see on mine is that all three lines (1. discharge to the rear mounted condenser 2. discharge to a small folded, underneath mounted condenser to cool compressor and 3. the suction line) all attach on same side of the compressor. [this post was last edited: 10/28/2016-13:17]

 

[vacerator]

Oh,

I've seen the third line from the compressor, but it was just crimped off, connected to nothing. Is that the one that cooled the compressor?
I thought that was how they charged them at the factory.

 

[ken]

Mike

I believe you're right concerning the crimped line. I don't see one on mine but I didn't get down on the floor well enough to see all of the compressor. Maybe there's a crimped line on it too.

I plugged it in yesterday to test it and got a little concerned for a short time. As soon as I plugged it in I could hear the defrost timer running but the compressor didn't start. I had to take the doors off to get it in the house so I thought maybe it wouldn't run with the light switch in the on position so I tried pushing that in and no difference. I started to get concerned I had done something to it in moving it. I then remembered it wasn't running when I looked at it before we loaded it even though it was plugged in and the seller had made some ice cubes to show it was working correctly. The end of the defrost timer and the shaft was visible beside one of the two light bulbs at the back. I turned the shaft slightly and the compressor started. From the appearance of as much of the defrost timer I could see I think it may have been replaced because it doesn't seem to be mounted but just sitting loosely behind the control panel. I need to remove the panel cover to see all of it and the wires to determine if its a replacement.

 

[panthera]

Overspray/defrost timer

I recollect buying a two-can kit in the mid-70's to touch up some scratches on the hideous harvest gold refrigerator my folks had. So it could be both - factory original and touched up.

We had to put a new defrost timer in our 1967 Frigidaire Custom Deluxe (sunny yellow, last year, I believe) and went with a generic from the local parts store. It works fine (and yes, I know the early-end system isn't used). Sometimes, it's cheaper and easier to replace those dratted timers than to fix them.

 

 

[combo52]

Whirlpool Seger rotary compressors

All whirlpool refrigerator and freezer rotary compressors have four lines connecting to them, and they may have a fifth line which is pinched off which was used at the factory.

A replacement compressor will not have the stub which was pinched off.

The loose defrost timer means it was replaced with a non- Whirlpool timer doesn't make a bit of difference, I've never seen a defrost timer that's worth repairing we always replace them and only cost 10 to 15 bucks

 

[davey7]

I just noticed that in the first picture you can see the reflection of what looks like two people.

 

[ken]

Hope I didn't bring home a possessed refrigerator.