Window AC

[toploader55]

Few more pics...

I have always loved the style of this Machine

 

[toploader55]

I remeber

Seeing alot of these A/C's hanging out of alot of Homes in New Jersey in the 70's

 

[toploader55]

Controls

Always loved the "Sliding" Controls

 

[toploader55]

Ah......

That Logo... used to see it on all Chrysler made Autos that had A/C back in the 70's

 

[toploader55]

Great Window Mount

No Lower Brackets for support.

 

[supersurgilator]

Ah ha, there is that Airtemp I remember so foundly. Glad to see you still have it and it is running great.

 

[toploader55]

Thanks.

it's a part of my life

 

[jasonl]

Chrysler Airtemp FTW!

Wow, I was gonna ask if you were going to sell it but I guess no chance of that.

I remember in my parents house in Chalmette, it didn't have central air. There was an Airtemp in the kitchen and a Wizard (Western Auto) in the bedroom. The Airtemp had rotary controls and was a nice quiet machine. The WA Wizard had a nice hum as well.

 

[58limited]

Here is a pic of an approximately 1972 Friedrich 6000 BTU custom unit. This was made to fit in place of a pane of glass in a church in College Station, Tx. The windows are the 1950s style metal frame jobs that crank open. The A/C unit is about 10" X 12" and looong.

As you can see, the on/off function of the dial broke and someone added a simple on/off switch.

I have two more of these, they all work fine. I used them in college.

 

[58limited]

Here is an outside shot. I installed this unit in my storage shed - I built the opening to accommodate it. The shed is 10' X 16' with upper storage. It is insulated, built like a tank, and has survived two hurricanes. On a hot summer day the A/C keeps it very cool.

 

[douglasdc6]

Love those vintage Ed Freds.

Love the old friedrichs - Obviously the vintage baby 6,000 btuh units are rare - You don`t see the vintage 6000 btuh freds often or at all .

Thanks guys for posting these .

Nothing like the purring sound of that 1650 rpm tecumseh compressor.

Also for those who don`t know -The 1650 rpm tecumseh compressors can leak freon at the power terminals - Just pop off the terminal cover & take the wires off & slowly tighten each of the 3 nuts - Make sure that internal screw does not turn with the nut

 

[maytagmark]

Nice units everyone, that Packard Bell is one i've never seen or heard of,Nice cabinet,I repaired and sold used window units in the 80's,so I'm familiar with most of them, I remember that particular Airtemp very well,all the ones I've seen were the one ton 110v models,very well built,some friends of ours had one and at the same time a '73 Chrysler New Yorker,I remember that emblem,must have been around '75. Douglasdc6, I had one of those semi-hermetic Carriers,I never got to use it but did get it running,If I remember right it was rated at only half a ton and ran on 220, weighed a ton but was missing the outside cover,was similar to the unit in the in the movie "Seven Year Itch" that they had in the kitchen.

 

[maytagmark]

Good to know about the Tecumseh compressor terminals,If I ever find another one,I just bought two new LG's a month ago and one already died and is going back, The Friedrich that it replaced is back in the window,it's only about 3 or 4 years old,has an LG compressor in it, will see how long it lasts,If it dies I can put the fan motor in the 97 model it replaced,those were still made in USA.

 

[whirlcool]

I think Chrysler was the market leader for casement window a/c units. All the Chrysler Airtemp units I have encountered(home use and automotive) have had very cold air coming out of them. They were really good.

 

[douglasdc6]

Maytagmark,

I forgot to mention, The nut terminals only apply to the old 1650 rpm tecumseh compressors in use from the 1960`s on down.

Its ashame you are having problems with youre L&G units - the L&G `s made for sears appear to be getting very good ratings I`m just wondering if the L&G`s made for sears have higher standards then say the ones made for home depot.

Also if I remember correctly the chrysler airtemp window units had a special coating in the pan to help prevent it from rusting out - Sure wish the old friedrichs were that way.

 

[maytagmark]

douglasdc6, My '59 Friedrich that I retired in '99 lost all it's freon, might have been the terminals but I was thinking it was the condenser coil,It was working one day and out of freon the next,The pan was getting pretty thin from rust, Do you remember the '60's Friedrichs that had the Selectronic controls, I had one in the late 70's,it had three rocker switches at the bottom of the panel,one for on and off,one for fan only or cool and one for automatic or cont. fan,and two thumbwheels,one for the thermostat and one for the variable speed fan. The newer ones seem to have a beefed up pan but what good is that if the compressor is junk,the old ones kept going even with the compressor about to fall out.

 

[douglasdc6]

Yes , I`ve seen a few freds with rockers , They were neat to say the least.

Back in the 50`s 60`s & 70`s it seems like friedrich & fedders pretty much had most of the market.

Don`t know how true this is but I was told Friedrichs cost about 50 percent more then other brands back in the day.

I can relate with you on the new units - I`ve never ben much of a fan of rotory compressors - being they run so hot - there`s no way the motor windings can last.

 

[oldappliancenut]

heres mine

philco A/C

 

[jaytag]

Amana not very vintage

This one has the old style compressor. 1982. I also have an old Emerson Quiet Kool but don t have the pics on here. Would love to see the old Philcos. And love the old GE thinlines.

 

[jaytag]

Amana 8700

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