I got a discarded AC unit from a neighbor because it stopped cooling. He never cleaned the filter, and after I did it ran fine for another five years until the fan motor stopped. The motor bearings had worn down and the rotor was hitting the stator. Took the motor out and gave it a half turn and put it back. It ran for another fifteen years util the bearing wore down on the other side.
It's amazing that after 40+ years, the refrigerant (R-22) hasn't leaked or the run capacitor hasn't degraded. You won't see that kind of quality on modern units.
No definitely not. I have a Sears 10,000 BTU unit I bought new in 2003. Around 2018 it developed the same fan motor problem. I took it apart thinking I could fix it. Much of the interior brackets, fan blades, shrouds, and motor mounting bracket were all plastic. It was a huge job taking it apart to get at the motor, only to find out the motor is sealed so I can't take it apart and service it. Tried looking for a new motor and couldn't find it. I oiled the bearings really well and put it back. Worked great for a week then the bearings started squealing and the fan motor seized up again. The thing is that window A/C units are disposable commodity items now. Most new homes built in last 40 some years have central air, so people don't buy them as much now as back then. This is why they make and sell them cheap now, they used to be really expensive, even a small unit. They're still common though in older inner cities like New York or Chicago where I live, in older homes that use hot water or steam heat, or space heaters.
Well, if you have an old unit, if it does leak, you can find someone to find and fix the leak as well as recharge it. The killers of these units seem to be rust and lack of lubrication. With newer units, it's no telling. I had a newer unit start leaking for no reason and then it decided to crap out on the electronics (started smoking). Wasn't worth fixing due to poor quality. I had another newer unit that had a bearing go out and it sounded like a helicopter. Very annoying, also not worth fixing. My current unit is a little older, but seems to be holding up. However, due to the many plastic parts, it's only a matter of time. I'd much prefer to replace it with a unit from the 60s-80s, but I haven't even seen any units from those decades since the 1990s. If I knew then what I know now, I would have grabbed a few and put them into storage and kept them repaired over the years.
@@NotSoCrazyNinja Sometimes you can find older window units on craigslist, facebook marketplace, offerup, maybe a few other places. I managed to find a Kenmore and a GE from the mid to late 80's and a Philco Ford from the very late 60's. All work and get super cold. The Kenmore and the Philco are both all metal construction. The GE has lots of plastic but it is built very sturdy. I'm thinking about starting a collection.
I think it's because they were made more simple I have an 1990s carrier window unit and it have way more parts that this admiral ac and most of the carrier parts are plastic, the only reason that it's still working its because it's brand new, the moment my parents were about to install it they had some financial problems, so it was stored until summer last year
Glad you'd saved this vintage air conditioner, this definitely lasts way longer than today's modern air conditioner 👍 Great Job! Regards from Singapore 😁
I have one of those, dims the lights when turned on but it is freezing cold . It was my grandmothers and she has been gone since the mid '90s. I always just take a garden hose to it to clean it. 10k btu model
I love the way the condenser fan has a ring aground the edges to fling water from the condensate pan onto the condenser coil! Always found that a smart desin:)
love your channel! Just discovered it! A great eclectic variety of projects! I like how you don't edit out the casual cussing that goes with any good revival engineer's workday!
@@5roundsrapid263 from Wikipedia... "In 1991, Maytag contracted with Montgomery Ward & Co. for the exclusive use of the Admiral brand on its consumer electronic goods. Montgomery Ward later went bankrupt and closed all its stores. After Maytag's sale to Whirlpool, the brand became exclusive to The Home Depot. During the 1990s, the Admiral brand name was being used on Zenith products. "
Actually those A/C units were industrial strength. Sears carried the same units for a spell. The lights in the house will dim when that thing kick in. LOL
I have found that the best way to clean an AC unit is to pressure wash the unit and just blow it out with a leaf blower. Then you are really clean and no smell too. NIce job fella too. VF
I'm glad you were able to get that air conditioner running. I'm not surprised that someone would throw that out, instead of putting some tlc into it, and use it longer. That particular model never had a thermostat in it. It only had on and off buttons on it, and the compressor ran full time. I hope you get many years of service out of it. Those were made to last a good long time, as long as the maintenance is kept up.
Old air conditioner : 40 years non stop working Missing some parts Corroded, abused by weather and usage Still works 👍 Modern "SMART" air conditioner : Simply died after warranty runs out
You might just be surprised at what people throw away, especially richer households. Someone could probably make a living reselling rich people trash if they have a large enough number of richer people in their area.
Mark Reaves I cleaned out a garage in a very rich neighborhood. The guy paid me, and let me take anything I wanted. I got several garden tools, furniture, and a big floor fan. It was a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff!
Where I live, we have dumpster-type bins and you would not believe the stuff that I have seen turfed into those. Big flatscreen TVs, other appliances and stuff that really should be taken to the tip. Madness.
Oh, an admiral. No wonder it’s built so well. They don’t make them like that anymore. Really. Sorry for the really dumb questions, but what’s a “Skookum Ave Choocher”?
I believe you have a brass bristle brush. It works perfectly on those 20:25 feathers and saves time. It will clean as well as straighten them instantly.
I have a new "5000 BTU" window unit that can barely cool a small room. I've seen older (70s and 80s) units that can literally cool an entire house. I currently use an "8000 BTU" unit to cool my living room, but it barely keeps up if it gets hotter than about 80F. If I ever come across an old unit, I'm getting it if I can. I bet that unit cools a lot better than a new "5000 BTU" unit.
I think that the newer units have a higher efficiency. Look at the labels that show the amperes consumed. The newer units seem to require less power for the same BTU rating. Unless the newer ones are rated in Chinese BTUs.
admiral was a small appliance distributor from 50's -80's made tvs radios, ac's fridges, stoves Very big company, sucks there not made anymoreanother reason you see so many old ac units being scrapped/ thrown out is because that ac unit will use more electricity in a couple months than buying a new high effency one, i did the same thing your doing with my old unit, , i bought a new cheap high effency one and saves me around 70 bucks a month,or about 500 in the 6 or 7 months i use it. keep up the good work, ill watch
Impressive! I bet the air conditioners now won't last that long. Im putting duct hoses in my attic roof( heat rises) that will suck the hot air out. Might want to try that. Also, try a small well insulated shed with Styrofoam with a air conditioner on that. Like a bed pod or a 8x10. Smaller places cool easier making a cool night sleep more possible
thanks, yeah i'm in a better place in life than in years past, but all the experiences of the past helped me be where i am now. i mean that emotionally, but i guess even compared to 6 months ago i've physically gotten my workspace in order even more and grown my capability. funny how workspace effciency grows along with emotional/personal stability, i guess it makes sense that those two are linked.
extension cord is the thickest i could find, its fine. your house is on a 500 foot extension cord, why do you trust your house's power and not a thick cable made for running a welder?
ive always found that the ugliest units are built the best. I see far more of the 70's and 80's units still in use than the 90's and 00's ones. Just sort of a weird thing.
@@TheAirConditionerGuyI've still got a decent old 90's R22 unit. Better than today's R410a units with double the pressure, thinner pipes, and easily acidic oil.
Great find and fix there , The nest things inside looked dangerous at first but then again i blame "new Vegas cazador" nests for that. Great to see mom too :-)
Hi Rinoa, you have very pretty compressed air blower :) Very nice job with the unit, if you wash the radiator (even with engine cleaner spray and water) it should help as a bonus. Of course pressure washer would be better. You spent a lot of time with fixing radiator blades by knife, from aliexpress or whatever you can get 'straightener-coil-comb' how they call it for 3 bucks, it will do the job. Take care ! BTW - the yard looks impressive, with these birds around it kicks.
I think that the newer units have a higher efficiency. Look at the labels that show the amperes consumed. The newer units seem to require less power for the same BTU rating. Unless the newer ones are rated in Chinese BTUs.
Australian here. Just finished replacing a Window AC unit with my dad. A Lemair 2400W (no other information on the internet i can find). Specs: R22 Refrigerant, 240V, 6A. Probably from 1984ish according to a capacitor inside the unit. Sure aren't built like they used to be.
Make sure that the "Motor Run Capacitor" for the fan is good. Common for those to fail and the fan won't run. They are like 5uF @350VAC rating. The Admiral brand was a good brand.
And i don't know about your country but look if there is a mini split a/c somewhere in the trash and look if it works! They are more efficient and cool a room better. And you can place it with a normal hole for a couple of cooling lines.
I had an ancient 4000 BTU unit a few years back- Carry Cool I think. It was designed to be one of the more portable window ac units. Seemed to get quite cold, and it was a chunk, a lot heavier than its 5000 BTU modern contemporaries. I never used it in the house because it used a few hundred watts more than the tiny frigidaire in the bedroom, which cools very well. The old units are interesting though, because they are so overbuilt.
The electical consumption of an old air conditioner isnt worth the time. The amount it will cost to run each month, you could buy a new one and it would pay itself off in less than a year. Those old ones use over 5 times the electric. Not worth the time. Same goes for old freezers, etc.
@@RinoaL A little more than 5%. My new 5000 btu unit uses 650 Watts. But, I don't think achieving maximum heat pump efficiency was at all the point of today's project anyway.
Yeah, my newer A/C unit's used far less power then the mid '80s units they replaced. That and the digital controls are a lot nicer to use than the old numbered thermostat dials they had.
I don’t know for sure but… your mum is very smart. Also as an so called “expert” i would say that an AC should not be installed on a door. Either reinforce the door with some heavy duty wood or you put some steel reinforcement. It won’t vibrate and resonate anymore and also prevent it from falling
Likely that shaft was pressed into the bearing. I would have put three blocks of wood around the non-windings area of the coil ring, rest the casing on the wood pieces, then used a punch on the center shaft to push it out of the bearing.
Get a spraycan of white lithium Grease, and a spray can of rake cleaner. The grease will come out more readily.WD40. is a protection, to prevent rust. It only Propels moisture.
@@RinoaL no it's more of a right tool for the job, and a Swiss army knife probably isn't. I'm impressed you got as far as you did. I normally end up with a screw too big or small, or in a hole too deep, and just generally end up wishing the fish scaler would be replaced with something I'm actually likely to use.
no such thing as right tool for the job, just different levels of compatibility. sounds like you not only suck at mechanics but you are also one of those fools who thinks more about your tools than about what you do with them and thus isnt very flexible when creativity is needed. as a professional, i can tell you a victorinox super tinker is perfectly fine for many many things.
well its a common thing that people hate my tool choise and ive drawn a lot of hate before for using my super tinker. so you seemed to be one of those people since your comment wasnt obviously funny. it seemed like a poor joke with an insult wrapped inside
@@RinoaL you could put a bullet piercing valve on it, i know people say they leak but i put one on my x star to recharge and it was 3 years ago and it is still a champ.
@@RinoaL yes, and all i can say is that if you clean the copper line before putting it on, and make sure when you close the valve you do it very tightly, i have done it twice, one on an AC and one on a fridge and neither have leaked yet. you just want to make sure whatever you clean the line with does not scratch it up so it can make a good seal, (you already know that because you are smarter than me, i just like to make it seem like i am helping to make me seem like i know more than i do.)
One thing I've always found interesting is your often lucky if a car doesn't leak it's freon (in the old days) in 10 years or less, yet an old fridge or ac unit rarely does. Often when you find a broken unit be it ac or fridge its the motor not the freon.
The fridge and AC unit aren't going down the road getting pelted by rocks at 70 MPH like an automotive condenser would. They don't have their compressor and lines located in an area where they're baked at a couple hundred degrees every single time the car runs. And finally a refridge/AC unit are typically hard-lined with copper, that uses braised connections between fittings. An automotive system uses a mix of aluminum, and rubber lines with many individual connections (for serviceability) being sealed with rubber O-rings.
To me that thing looks like 1960’s… just look at that motor design, i think it was maybe stored somewhere because the fans spinning slowly. After maybe a decade or two they threw it away.
real nice uuunit what did older units like this use for a compressor was it helical scroll like modern units or a swashplate set up like a car or something else i wonderr
@@Alexander-jr8nw thats interesting, i wonder if magnetocaloric refrigeration will ever be viable for consumer stuff, it would be cool to have a silent ac/heatpump
@@Alexander-jr8nw yes they are becoming very common here, we call them ductless mini-splits here. i believe they mostly use helical scroll-type compressors. it would be nice to have some kind of solid state refrigeration either magnetocaloric or thermoelectric, maybe in the future. im aware of one company that has produced a magnetocaloric refrigerator for consumer use, a company called BASF. it would be cool if they can make it commercially viable
I got a discarded AC unit from a neighbor because it stopped cooling. He never cleaned the filter, and after I did it ran fine for another five years until the fan motor stopped. The motor bearings had worn down and the rotor was hitting the stator. Took the motor out and gave it a half turn and put it back. It ran for another fifteen years util the bearing wore down on the other side.
Nice. I hate seeing perfectly good equipment go to waste.
It's amazing that after 40+ years, the refrigerant (R-22) hasn't leaked or the run capacitor hasn't degraded. You won't see that kind of quality on modern units.
No definitely not. I have a Sears 10,000 BTU unit I bought new in 2003. Around 2018 it developed the same fan motor problem. I took it apart thinking I could fix it. Much of the interior brackets, fan blades, shrouds, and motor mounting bracket were all plastic. It was a huge job taking it apart to get at the motor, only to find out the motor is sealed so I can't take it apart and service it. Tried looking for a new motor and couldn't find it. I oiled the bearings really well and put it back. Worked great for a week then the bearings started squealing and the fan motor seized up again.
The thing is that window A/C units are disposable commodity items now. Most new homes built in last 40 some years have central air, so people don't buy them as much now as back then. This is why they make and sell them cheap now, they used to be really expensive, even a small unit. They're still common though in older inner cities like New York or Chicago where I live, in older homes that use hot water or steam heat, or space heaters.
Well, if you have an old unit, if it does leak, you can find someone to find and fix the leak as well as recharge it. The killers of these units seem to be rust and lack of lubrication. With newer units, it's no telling. I had a newer unit start leaking for no reason and then it decided to crap out on the electronics (started smoking). Wasn't worth fixing due to poor quality. I had another newer unit that had a bearing go out and it sounded like a helicopter. Very annoying, also not worth fixing. My current unit is a little older, but seems to be holding up. However, due to the many plastic parts, it's only a matter of time. I'd much prefer to replace it with a unit from the 60s-80s, but I haven't even seen any units from those decades since the 1990s. If I knew then what I know now, I would have grabbed a few and put them into storage and kept them repaired over the years.
Sounds like survivorship bias to me
@@NotSoCrazyNinja Sometimes you can find older window units on craigslist, facebook marketplace, offerup, maybe a few other places. I managed to find a Kenmore and a GE from the mid to late 80's and a Philco Ford from the very late 60's. All work and get super cold. The Kenmore and the Philco are both all metal construction. The GE has lots of plastic but it is built very sturdy. I'm thinking about starting a collection.
You rarely see it on vintage ones. Every older unit I find always has a leak because the drain gets clogged and the water sits in it
Just can’t beat those old ac units, it never ceases to amaze me just how overbuilt these machines are.
I think it's because they were made more simple
I have an 1990s carrier window unit and it have way more parts that this admiral ac and most of the carrier parts are plastic, the only reason that it's still working its because it's brand new, the moment my parents were about to install it they had some financial problems, so it was stored until summer last year
Glad you'd saved this vintage air conditioner, this definitely lasts way longer than today's modern air conditioner 👍 Great Job! Regards from Singapore 😁
Also the Bill 20 times that of mordern inverter ac 📈📈📈📈
@@fluffybunny510we don’t care
20 times cheaper to purchase and will last 20 times as long as a crappy inverter. So which one saves you more money?@@fluffybunny510
I miss when schematics were printed on the inside of things.
Or stamped-metal spec-plates instead of printed ones where the ink rubs off by the time it needs fixing.
I fully agree with you both!
On appliances they still do. Now they generally just fold it up and tuck it away someplace.
They still are. for appliances I know for a fact.
I have one of those, dims the lights when turned on but it is freezing cold . It was my grandmothers and she has been gone since the mid '90s. I always just take a garden hose to it to clean it. 10k btu model
Change the capacitor and add start capacitor
Should help
Wwhere was this girl 60years ago. I would have married her in a hartbeat. Keep up the good work looking forward to the next vedio.
I love the way the condenser fan has a ring aground the edges to fling water from the condensate pan onto the condenser coil! Always found that a smart desin:)
Yepp its so smart that it rots the base pan away over time. Rust is an air conditioners worst enemy. Drill a drainhole in that so it wont rot away.
This is so rewarding!
love your channel! Just discovered it! A great eclectic variety of projects! I like how you don't edit out the casual cussing that goes with any good revival engineer's workday!
Sweet! A free A.C. Our dad used to have an Admiral TV set back in the '70s/80s. Think they were a Montgomery Wards brand for a spell.
Montgomery Wards was “Airline”. I’m sure they sold Admiral at one time.
@@5roundsrapid263 from Wikipedia...
"In 1991, Maytag contracted with Montgomery Ward & Co. for the exclusive use of the Admiral brand on its consumer electronic goods. Montgomery Ward later went bankrupt and closed all its stores. After Maytag's sale to Whirlpool, the brand became exclusive to The Home Depot. During the 1990s, the Admiral brand name was being used on Zenith products. "
Chez Snailez I didn’t have a Montgomery Ward nearby. It makes sense they’d be brought back as an “undead” brand, though.
Actually those A/C units were industrial strength. Sears carried the same units for a spell. The lights in the house will dim when that thing kick in. LOL
its 5000btu if your lights dim from that call an electrician
@@johnmarquez7413Replace for Rotary compressor.....plug and play installation
The straightening of the fins video portion was strangely satisfying.
I have found that the best way to clean an AC unit is to pressure wash the unit and just blow it out with a leaf blower. Then you are really clean and no smell too. NIce job fella too. VF
i do this too
@@grantorinoaraucaria4487 Got to keep them clean fella for sure.
That was fun and a nice result, you could maybe fit a remote wall mounted Thermostat save messing with the socket. Thanks for the vid.
Watching the fin straightening in fast speed was kind of cool.
Thanks for your videos.
I'm glad you were able to get that air conditioner running. I'm not surprised that someone would throw that out, instead of putting some tlc into it, and use it longer. That particular model never had a thermostat in it. It only had on and off buttons on it, and the compressor ran full time. I hope you get many years of service out of it. Those were made to last a good long time, as long as the maintenance is kept up.
Old air conditioner :
40 years non stop working
Missing some parts
Corroded, abused by weather and usage
Still works 👍
Modern "SMART" air conditioner :
Simply died after warranty runs out
I'm so glad I watched this. The last owners of my house smashed the fins on my A/C now I know how to unsmash them. Thanks.
You are my Hero
Honestly cant believe someone would throw that away.
You might just be surprised at what people throw away, especially richer households. Someone could probably make a living reselling rich people trash if they have a large enough number of richer people in their area.
Mark Reaves I cleaned out a garage in a very rich neighborhood. The guy paid me, and let me take anything I wanted. I got several garden tools, furniture, and a big floor fan. It was a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff!
Where I live, we have dumpster-type bins and you would not believe the stuff that I have seen turfed into those. Big flatscreen TVs, other appliances and stuff that really should be taken to the tip. Madness.
I randomly stumbled upon this. Ha ha, way curiously interesting here.
Straightening fins with a Pocket Knife is quite therapeutic, to many hours doing that.
Admiral was a very old brand, we had an Admiral color tube powered tv
Una bella reliquia ese aire 👍🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴
Oh, an admiral. No wonder it’s built so well. They don’t make them like that anymore. Really.
Sorry for the really dumb questions, but what’s a “Skookum Ave Choocher”?
go watch AvE‘s channel to find out
I believe you have a brass bristle brush. It works perfectly on those 20:25 feathers and saves time. It will clean as well as straighten them instantly.
Love the AvE shirt. Skookum as frig
Thanks for video
I have a new "5000 BTU" window unit that can barely cool a small room. I've seen older (70s and 80s) units that can literally cool an entire house. I currently use an "8000 BTU" unit to cool my living room, but it barely keeps up if it gets hotter than about 80F. If I ever come across an old unit, I'm getting it if I can. I bet that unit cools a lot better than a new "5000 BTU" unit.
I think that the newer units have a higher efficiency. Look at the labels that show the amperes consumed.
The newer units seem to require less power for the same BTU rating. Unless the newer ones are rated in Chinese BTUs.
admiral was a small appliance distributor from 50's -80's made tvs radios, ac's fridges, stoves Very big company, sucks there not made anymoreanother reason you see so many old ac units being scrapped/ thrown out is because that ac unit will use more electricity in a couple months than buying a new high effency one, i did the same thing your doing with my old unit, , i bought a new cheap high effency one and saves me around 70 bucks a month,or about 500 in the 6 or 7 months i use it. keep up the good work, ill watch
ive had their radios but just never heard of their refrigeration branch i guess
I enjoyed watching this video.
It’s good you saved it.
Impressive! I bet the air conditioners now won't last that long. Im putting duct hoses in my attic roof( heat rises) that will suck the hot air out. Might want to try that. Also, try a small well insulated shed with Styrofoam with a air conditioner on that. Like a bed pod or a 8x10. Smaller places cool easier making a cool night sleep more possible
Nice!
I mean no offense to you or your mom but your mom is so cute!!! I've watched your videos for yrs and she just keeps getting better with age.
Awesome great fine
yeah these things are pricey it's always nice to fix those and a good cleaning :-)
Those units are the good ones. You can recharge them and clean them easily if you can find R 22 refrigerant.
WHAT A LADY CAN FIX ANYTHING GREAT
Forgot about your channel for a long time and just found it again. Glad you’re doing ok :)
thanks, yeah i'm in a better place in life than in years past, but all the experiences of the past helped me be where i am now. i mean that emotionally, but i guess even compared to 6 months ago i've physically gotten my workspace in order even more and grown my capability. funny how workspace effciency grows along with emotional/personal stability, i guess it makes sense that those two are linked.
I remember brand new air conditioning window in 1970 I was 6 year old now old and rusty
Got to love mums, always come to the rescue.
It's good that you saved it
Maaaaan, you're so close to 100k.
pulling 7 amps and probably 10 at start up do you really think run off a 50'
extension cord is wise? End up toasting the compressor
extension cord is the thickest i could find, its fine. your house is on a 500 foot extension cord, why do you trust your house's power and not a thick cable made for running a welder?
ive always found that the ugliest units are built the best. I see far more of the 70's and 80's units still in use than the 90's and 00's ones. Just sort of a weird thing.
Thats because the 90s is when things went to complete shit. 70s and older seem to work forever
@@TheAirConditionerGuyI've still got a decent old 90's R22 unit. Better than today's R410a units with double the pressure, thinner pipes, and easily acidic oil.
This is a 1972 model according to the AHAM directory.
Use sandpaper on the shafr before taking out the rotor it's helps
It's so cool that you're fixing an old AC unit!
thanks!
@@RinoaL You are so welcome!
My name is Adam Workey, and I sent you a friend request on Facebook, I love watching all your videos Rinoa!
@@RinoaL Vintage stuff is the best! I remember my parents old Kirby vaccuum, and wish I had it still, it needed a new motor.
i dont use facebook, or at least i havent checked my account since like 2012
Great find and fix there , The nest things inside looked dangerous at first but then again i blame "new Vegas cazador" nests for that. Great to see mom too :-)
You. Should build a room at that end of the shop!
shop is so small as it is though, maybe just a curtain.
Its refreshing to see a female who is into this stuff! THANK YOU FOR THIS!!
no problem :)
Another triumph for "Oh-well" Engineering!
hey i like that. haha
A very cool project. Literally. 🙂
Also I like what you did with the Allen wrench you put a pipe in the handle 4 leverage nice.
Hi Rinoa, you have very pretty compressed air blower :)
Very nice job with the unit, if you wash the radiator (even with engine cleaner spray and water) it should help as a bonus. Of course pressure washer would be better. You spent a lot of time with fixing radiator blades by knife, from aliexpress or whatever you can get 'straightener-coil-comb' how they call it for 3 bucks, it will do the job.
Take care ! BTW - the yard looks impressive, with these birds around it kicks.
combs are more likely to do damage though
I think that the newer units have a higher efficiency. Look at the labels that show the amperes consumed.
The newer units seem to require less power for the same BTU rating. Unless the newer ones are rated in Chinese BTUs.
Yeah and the newest units use like 1/4 the power
Nice work
Nice find and fix.
Nothing beats the sound of a techumseh ae compresor
Ive use a modified comb in the past for straightening radiator thins, just cut the fat ends off but just depends what comb you have.
Australian here. Just finished replacing a Window AC unit with my dad. A Lemair 2400W (no other information on the internet i can find). Specs: R22 Refrigerant, 240V, 6A. Probably from 1984ish according to a capacitor inside the unit. Sure aren't built like they used to be.
Nice job!
Make sure that the "Motor Run Capacitor" for the fan is good. Common for those to fail and the fan won't run. They are like 5uF @350VAC rating. The Admiral brand was a good brand.
6:46 i was like WATCH OUT YOU'RE GONNA BREAK THE PLASTIC!. But it's not a modern unit so they didn't cheap out on these things
And i don't know about your country but look if there is a mini split a/c somewhere in the trash and look if it works! They are more efficient and cool a room better. And you can place it with a normal hole for a couple of cooling lines.
those mini split systems only came around here in the past 10 or 15 years, so they arent in the trash yet. ^^
I had an ancient 4000 BTU unit a few years back- Carry Cool I think. It was designed to be one of the more portable window ac units. Seemed to get quite cold, and it was a chunk, a lot heavier than its 5000 BTU modern contemporaries. I never used it in the house because it used a few hundred watts more than the tiny frigidaire in the bedroom, which cools very well. The old units are interesting though, because they are so overbuilt.
Cycle times are less. Name plate ratings are worst possible conditions. EER is a scam.
20:17 - You should dub the theme to the Benny Hill show over the sped-up segments
PB blaster is way better than WD40. Also ratchet wrenches would make your life much easier.
The electical consumption of an old air conditioner isnt worth the time. The amount it will cost to run each month, you could buy a new one and it would pay itself off in less than a year. Those old ones use over 5 times the electric. Not worth the time. Same goes for old freezers, etc.
bullshit, newer ones are barely 5% better
@@RinoaL A little more than 5%. My new 5000 btu unit uses 650 Watts. But, I don't think achieving maximum heat pump efficiency was at all the point of today's project anyway.
@@RinoaL Live and learn.
Yeah, my newer A/C unit's used far less power then the mid '80s units they replaced. That and the digital controls are a lot nicer to use than the old numbered thermostat dials they had.
my 5,000btu air conditioner from 2009 takes like 800 watts, its about the same as this really. so you are the one that needs to live and learn
I don’t know for sure but… your mum is very smart. Also as an so called “expert” i would say that an AC should not be installed on a door. Either reinforce the door with some heavy duty wood or you put some steel reinforcement. It won’t vibrate and resonate anymore and also prevent it from falling
The AC needs to be directly pluged into the wall
hope you realize thats a bit nonsensical so say in this case
I was the kid that always flattened out the fins on those. I didnt know it was for a purpose lmao
Tooo awesome!
I have a vintage Frigidaire portable air conditioner and I can't find it's existence on the internet and I want to service it. Please help me!
Why not clean the coils?
should take emery cloth and sand the axle before pulling the motor apart. >:)
i used sandpaper and then a file but still didnt work
Likely that shaft was pressed into the bearing. I would have put three blocks of wood around the non-windings area of the coil ring, rest the casing on the wood pieces, then used a punch on the center shaft to push it out of the bearing.
Okay so you seem to favor old, ugly, and cheap (when it comes to A/C units). Glad you got it working.
Cheap but it's still working 40 years later? 🤔
Cheap?? The units from that era and before are the best
COOL
Is it nessecary to straitened the guns tho?
Get a spraycan of white lithium Grease, and a spray can of rake cleaner. The grease will come out more readily.WD40. is a protection, to prevent rust. It only Propels moisture.
how is wd-40 relevant to this video? i dont believe i used nor said anything about it.
So what's it called when you develop a tic, because you're watching someone do DIY with a Swiss army knife?
PTSD?
sounds like you just hate victorinox
@@RinoaL no it's more of a right tool for the job, and a Swiss army knife probably isn't. I'm impressed you got as far as you did. I normally end up with a screw too big or small, or in a hole too deep, and just generally end up wishing the fish scaler would be replaced with something I'm actually likely to use.
no such thing as right tool for the job, just different levels of compatibility. sounds like you not only suck at mechanics but you are also one of those fools who thinks more about your tools than about what you do with them and thus isnt very flexible when creativity is needed. as a professional, i can tell you a victorinox super tinker is perfectly fine for many many things.
@@RinoaL what the hell? You're reading far too much into one comment made in good humour.
Good day.
well its a common thing that people hate my tool choise and ive drawn a lot of hate before for using my super tinker. so you seemed to be one of those people since your comment wasnt obviously funny. it seemed like a poor joke with an insult wrapped inside
Cool!
Probably needs a shot of R12. The new refrigerants are no where near as cold as R12.
Im sure there will be a rebuttal for this suggestion.
its r-22 but sadly i dont think it has any refill ports
@@RinoaL you could put a bullet piercing valve on it, i know people say they leak but i put one on my x star to recharge and it was 3 years ago and it is still a champ.
yeah i bought some, i think itd be better to add one of those valves, then empty the system, solder an outlet connector onto it, and then refill it.
@@RinoaL Did you actually check the spec for it or is it an assumption?
@@RinoaL yes, and all i can say is that if you clean the copper line before putting it on, and make sure when you close the valve you do it very tightly, i have done it twice, one on an AC and one on a fridge and neither have leaked yet. you just want to make sure whatever you clean the line with does not scratch it up so it can make a good seal, (you already know that because you are smarter than me, i just like to make it seem like i am helping to make me seem like i know more than i do.)
the thing vibrates like hell, mounting it into a door will amplify the noise, and rattle the whole door off the hinges
One thing I've always found interesting is your often lucky if a car doesn't leak it's freon (in the old days) in 10 years or less, yet an old fridge or ac unit rarely does. Often when you find a broken unit be it ac or fridge its the motor not the freon.
The fridge and AC unit aren't going down the road getting pelted by rocks at 70 MPH like an automotive condenser would.
They don't have their compressor and lines located in an area where they're baked at a couple hundred degrees every single time the car runs.
And finally a refridge/AC unit are typically hard-lined with copper, that uses braised connections between fittings. An automotive system uses a mix of aluminum, and rubber lines with many individual connections (for serviceability) being sealed with rubber O-rings.
@@erikj.2066Yep, rubber and O-rings, plus the compressor has a shaft seal that leaks especially if its not run every so often.
Wow looks like a Westinghouse fan motor
Hi rinoa very good job and also make a video for ROF cooling system video
Tecumseh compressor
To me that thing looks like 1960’s… just look at that motor design, i think it was maybe stored somewhere because the fans spinning slowly. After maybe a decade or two they threw it away.
beautiful shirt you have on!.
15 amps?
You could use a smart plug and turn it into a modern day air conditioner.
How could that BEAST be only 5000 BTUs??? 😳
yeah i am kinda underwhelmed as well, but maybe its just built better.
Rinoa's Auspicious Travails I bet it’s still better than the $99 5000BTU units at Home Depot. 😎
Use that in the library at the house your restoring.
What boys can do girls can do it to!
How do you know all this stuff? Very impressed
playing around with things and research
Good old-fashioned trial and error. Not enough people have the inclination these days. Just throw it out and buy another... 🙄
*tip* heat the berings and the shaft it should then slide out really easy then. Also fine grit sand paper on the very edges
already tried sandpaper then a file
@@RinoaL Ah did not see that in the video but cool
yeah i was getting frustrated so didnt film the fight all the time
@@RinoaL it happens. Either way that is a awesome little unit.
real nice uuunit
what did older units like this use for a compressor was it helical scroll like modern units or a swashplate set up like a car or something else i wonderr
well it sounds a lot like modern compressors just a bit louder, not sure if that means anything
@@Alexander-jr8nw thats interesting, i wonder if magnetocaloric refrigeration will ever be viable for consumer stuff, it would be cool to have a silent ac/heatpump
i'm thinking thermoelectric will most likely increase in efficience someday to the point of allowing more usage. that coupled with better insulation.
@@Alexander-jr8nw yes they are becoming very common here, we call them ductless mini-splits here. i believe they mostly use helical scroll-type compressors. it would be nice to have some kind of solid state refrigeration either magnetocaloric or thermoelectric, maybe in the future. im aware of one company that has produced a magnetocaloric refrigerator for consumer use, a company called BASF. it would be cool if they can make it commercially viable
the older units have a reciprocating compressor with a piston, the newer ones use the scroll.
Thanks dude great vid :)
Noce Restoration on that 50 year old AC!
Do you have a Fin tool? For straightening radiator fins? Looks like a comb.
no id rather do it manually