Thread: Retro Fridge Restoration: Am I Over My Head?

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Thats because your way over your head on this one, you didn't see if it cooled before you got it? Does it even run at all when you plug it in?

Jake

Originally Posted by Jake

Thats because your way over your head on this one, you didn't see if it cooled before you got it? Does it even run at all when you plug it in?

Jake

Had a chance to run to the shop and look this thing over better. Found a tag on the back with some information on it. Called General Electric, and was told it was produced from 1954- 1957. I didn't have time to keep in plugged in and see if it cooled or not, but when I plugged it in, it sounded like the compressor was running. When I stuck my head inside of it, I could hear another part running as well.

Ok, but you felt no cooling?

Jake

How soon would I be able to begin feeling cooling? I only had time to plug it in for about 5-10 minutes. It is sitting inside of an uninsulated shop, so the metal inside of the fridge was already cool too the touch due to the room temperature. This made it hard to tell if it was cooling or not. The door hinges need some repair before I can mount the door and create a good seal, but would like to know if I will be able to get this thing functioning before I spend too much time on the cosmetics. Hopefully this weekend I will have some more time to tinker with it, I didn't want to leave it plugged in while I was gone incase of fire hazard.

Yes, within 10 minutes you should definitely feel cooling.

Yes, thats another thing, the age of it with the old wiring in there can be a factor, brittle wiring is a serious fire hazard.

Jake