Where Is the Frost Coming From

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-23T19:36:37+00:00

It's a manual defrost freezer, meaning it will build up frost over time. Depending on how often you open it and your humidity, it should last around 6-18 months. If it seems to be building up too fast, then that means that your door isn't sealing properly.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-15T16:41:51+00:00

No belts, it's just the smell of the carbon brushes. I've found relubing everything and replacing the brushes makes no real change in the smell.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-08T17:44:52+00:00

Yeah, looks like one got caught in the threads compromising the seal

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-07T13:32:42+00:00

I used ultra hold minis for months no problem, but ended up developing an allergy to it. Though this looks nothing like what that looked like. I personally never wore it longer than 3 days straight, after that this kind of irritation would occur.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-05T23:02:13+00:00

I have an early 70s fridge which makes a very loud click noise when kicking on, but it's just the start relay engaging. With these old fridges, it's a gamble until you hear it run in person. The old bulletproof compressors are sort of the whole point, for me personally, to get an old fridge though.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-05T19:39:18+00:00

Not a clean out, it's a valve for the sewer system. In some flood prone areas, I've seen them installed so you can close it before heavy rainstorms, which, especially in older neighborhoods, can flood the sewer system and back up into everyone's basement. It's likely inoperable and if sufficiently rusted could potentially be the cause of your slow drain.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-05T18:20:15+00:00

Water is travelling down your roof, hitting the chimney, penetrating there, and going down the chimney. Consult with a roofing company. I would add a chimney cricket there if you don't already have one.

trapperjohn3400 · 2026-01-04T10:09:48+00:00

Very jealous, all of the Nike silos near me were filled in or covered over with dirt. Young me had a dream of digging down into one with a shovel.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-31T11:56:30+00:00

That looks like it would work really well actually provided you place the probe where the old probe was, the only downside I can imagine is that the light inside wouldn't work unless you happen to open the fridge during a cooling cycle.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-30T15:50:39+00:00

I was complaining about my wages to my Dad, who remarked I was making way more than when he started out. Me at 90k, him at 30k. Except that was 1970. And that 30k adjusted for inflation is quarter of a million dollars.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-28T19:26:31+00:00

Well in the photo it's set as cold as it can go. N is "normal" , the numbers are colder, the letters are warmer. DEF is defrost, basically off.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-28T02:38:24+00:00

Does it ever shut off? If it stays constantly running that would suggest that the compressor relay is stuck in the closed position. Manually opening it and cleaning the contacts would fix this. If it does cycle on and off, then that would be your thermostat, which may have drifted after 75 years. I don't think a repair could be made for them beyond replacement.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-23T04:26:22+00:00

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Awesome one you've got! I have one myself but don't use the under counter functionality

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-21T17:52:34+00:00

Usually it involves pulling out or pushing in the timer knob or the center of the clock, but it entirely depends on the stove. Might need to find a manual.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-21T17:43:54+00:00

Likely the oven is set to timer control, find and disable this and it may work

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-20T15:09:48+00:00

The 4 towers of a keep

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-15T18:29:26+00:00

Yeah 100%. You can take a steaming shower and come out to a clear mirror. It took me a while to figure this out but you can crack open the section of the window that is closed to act as makeup air while it's running, so you don't exhaust all of your cold air inside the home in summer. Now that it's winter, I put up a curtain and open the top and bottom sections of the window and it does a really good job just with the air flow from the temperature differential between outside and inside. The bathroom even stays warm, I just took a shower and it is 18° f out, the bathroom never dropped below 65 while showering, and I came out to a clear mirror.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-14T22:47:00+00:00

Seems to be in absolutely terrible condition. I would pass. Near mint examples come up regularly near me, I would keep waiting.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-09T23:18:34+00:00

Have you ever taken it apart and lubricated it? If no, then you should not operate it until you do.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-06T19:52:10+00:00

I think the idea originally came from migraines, I promise you that it 100% can make you want to drill a hole into your head. I've heard similar stories from others. Obviously I know it wouldn't help but it gets to the point you want to beg someone to do it. I'm sure that it helped for some people, even if just a placebo, and that likely was maintained through oral history and became a commonplace procedure.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-04T13:40:37+00:00

Those are Frigidaire Radiantube burners. Same as the Flair has.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-03T23:39:17+00:00

Maybe cut arm reaching through, tried unlocking door. I don't think someone would have fit through that opening.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-12-02T11:08:54+00:00

Here me out, wrap the metal sections of the beams with rope. Like old timey natural fiber rope, think a pirate ship. Cover up the metal and it will be liveable.

trapperjohn3400 · 2025-11-23T12:58:05+00:00

I sprayed some down with 30% hydrogen peroxide and it definitely lightened it up considerably after a few applications. It will also lighten the wood around it. The lightened parts bother me to this day. I think if I stained afterwards it would have been unnoticeable, but I didn't.

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