fridge - Ad posted by gumgreaser

This is an American-made Philco frost-free refrigerator/freezer that was bought new in 1975 in Pretoria. Philco was Ford's appliance division, competing with GM's Frigidaire and Nash's Kelvinator. The fridge is in good condition over all, with shelving intact and very little rust. The electrical components all run on 120 volt, as is the norm in the USA. To adapt them for the SA market, a substantial 220-to-120 volt transformer was fitted at the bottom rear. The fridge stopped working when (I suspect) the freezer fan's motor packed up. This happened once before, many years ago. At the time I could source a 120 volt motor locally. After fitting that, the fridge performed flawlessly again until a couple of years ago when it again stopped working. This time I could not find a replacement fan motor in Cape Town. (I probably didn't search hard enough.) I had visions of finding a fan motor on eBay, but other work overtook me. I have now decided to rather sell it to somebody who has the time to fix it. I firmly believe it is fixable and it will then again be a spacious, dependable, sturdy fridge with an indestructible American heart.