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10-19-2018, 05:04 PM
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At the end of August I found this "General Freezer" model GC7L-1 deep freeze. Its capacity is about 6.7 cubic feet. It was sitting at a curb nearby with a sign on it saying "Works. Free." This is a street with a lot of fancy houses, and we know how wasteful the wealthy can be, but it's because of such people that I have much of what I have now. I finished my errand and then went home to fetch my trolley in very great haste as this place is crawling with scrap metal dealers. I cleaned it up and replaced the flickering power light with the "bag full" light from an old Electrolux. I was really stoked to find this as we needed one and there are very few out there that I consider worth having.
The top isn't yellowed, that's just an effect of my low-quality camera. 
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10-19-2018, 05:10 PM
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Edit: Holey Mackeral this is my 10,000th post!... I spend too much time here.
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10-20-2018, 09:40 AM
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10-20-2018, 04:35 PM
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10-26-2018, 11:23 AM
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The freezer you have is possibly a private label model from one of the Canadian retailers. 
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10-30-2018, 10:32 AM
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The Wood's brand was sold by Menards in the states. The Sanyo compact fridges are made in Mexico. They're starting to sell compact fridges at Wally world that use Peltier modules. Also, those fancy wine fridges with the glass door. They take 24 hours to come down to proper temperature. 
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10-30-2018, 03:42 PM
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I hadn't heard of Peltier modules, I'll have to see just what they are. My freezer uses R12, it takes between 4 and 5 hours to cool down. A red light just below the amber power light stays illuminated until the unit has cooled. Someone curbed a junky 2003 Whirlpool side-by-side fridge/freezer across the street. I took the cord, the tempered glass shelves, a coil of plastic hose and even the light bulbs, one of which I used to replace the one in our oven. The plastic shelf frames were a dog to separate from the glass and support brackets. I used one of those brackets on a music stand I modified for my mom so it will hold her iPad while she sits on the couch; now it just swings away whenever she wants to get up. I have the original height adjustment just snug enough to prevent it from moving involuntarily, and used a big washer from that fridge and a spring clip from the blower in another air conditioner to hold it at the proper height. I also used a 15-inch steel car rim that had been left by a dumpster for ballast and cut about 3 1/2 inches off the end of each leg so they sit just under the edges of the rim and allow it to sit closer to the floor. Finally, I have used one of the panes of glass as a mixing board for Bondo, it works quite well. Last edited by Jon A.; 10-30-2018 at 03:47 PM.
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