Title: Vendo/westinghouse 39 standard
Post by: orpheus on June 09, 2006, 02:37:23 pm
I just bought my V-39 Standard, body in decent shape, but my first concern is the refirgeration unit. I have it in my college dorm room, and we're using it more as a refrigerator (the drum is missing on the inside, so it's just a large cooler). When I first plugged it in last week the coils frosted over, and de-thawed. From then on the coils stay cold, but the bottles inside just cool. The compressor unit kicks in for 30 sec every now and then. No thermostat that I know of (if there is, not aware of the location). Looking for some suggestions, ideas on how I can fix this problem. Let me know if there's any questions I can answer, Thanks...
Title: Vendo/westinghouse 39 standard
Post by: Creighton on June 09, 2006, 09:41:03 pm
Hello orpheus,
Welcome to the board!! Maybe bad door seals?? I don't have a 39 so can't help much. Hope someone can.
Creighton
Welcome to the board!! Maybe bad door seals?? I don't have a 39 so can't help much. Hope someone can.
Creighton
Title: Vendo/westinghouse 39 standard
Post by: MoonDawg on June 10, 2006, 09:54:44 am
The coils provide the cold temperature. Early Westinghouse units were filled with water which was circulated around the coils. This may be what you have.
Later the water idea was replaced with a fanmotor blowing cold air around the box. You can do this too, just look for a fan with some type of finger guard to mount inside and blow air directly through the cooling coils
Later the water idea was replaced with a fanmotor blowing cold air around the box. You can do this too, just look for a fan with some type of finger guard to mount inside and blow air directly through the cooling coils
Title: Vendo/westinghouse 39 standard
Post by: orpheus on June 11, 2006, 08:52:26 pm
I put a fan in, and just after a few hours everything was nice and cold. Thanks for the help!
-Alex
-Alex