W. W. Grainger might be your friend for parts to repair the S. Z. I have repaired bottle chests (like used in a bar) with parts from them. Home brewing is annother of my passions.
--J. Ray Mitchell Jr. [email protected] (818)324-7573 The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.*Abraham Lincoln <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Abraham_Lincoln/>*, *Annual message to Congress, December 1, 1862* *16th president of US (1809 - 1865)* On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Kirk Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/09/2017 09:16 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > ... snip > > > It turns out, without adding more ice the cabinet actually got cooler by > > 5 degrees. Uhh? > > ... snip > > Roland, Dave, Ray, thank you for your replies. We have had a neighbor in > the HVAC business top up the R-12 and have gotten away with it for quite > a few years. The unit is a Sub-Zero 532 built-in, so it would not be > easy to replace with a standard box. > > https://appliancebuyersguide.com/sub-zero-532-replacing-an- > old-or-broken-subzero/ > > I have been researching the Net to learn how to convert to R-134, find > leaks and replace the evaporator (normally > $800, part ~$110) myself. > After watching a few Youtube videos, I am now an expert :). This seems > to be the best resource so far (click the Look Inside to see the good > stuff): > > https://www.amazon.com/Refrigeration-Conditioning- > Technology-John-Tomczyk/dp/1305578295 > > Good videos: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCv7rCdcXsc (a few in series) > https://www.youtube.com/user/KenTraining/videos (interesting channel) > > I figure the worst case is, I buy a modern used refrigerator and > transfer all the bits to the S-Z. After I acquire all the tools, I can > also fix the Explorer and a window unit. I'm also thinking it would be > cool to add a Linux IoT WiFi thingie with a bunch of sensors to > monitor... well everything. The original refrigerator didn't even have a > thermometer. I only knew things weren't going well when the fresh > veggies went bad after only a few days. I'm keen to fix that. > > Sorry if this is noise. > > -- > Kirk Wallace > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
