The condensate is used for evaporative cooling, that's how they increased the efficiency of the unit, the lil port on the bottom of the shroud is designed to help pull the water up on the fan to spray it into the coil, I used to work for SEARS and have been in the field over 20 plus years.
@@TheAirConditionerGuy Yes, I know; that's the downfall of those units, now you can't even get em to last over 5 years. I have an old Carrier 2 ton with heat, I got when I worked for the school district, the only thing that happened to it was the compresssor rusted out at the bottom, other than that, every thing worked on it, by me being knowledged in HVAC, I changed the controls to work from a wall thermostat. In the 90ties, I had a huge window unit I worked on while in Tech school, it had a separate condenser fan and Evap motor I think it was a 2.5 ton I remember 25,500 BTU ON THE Label
@@soulfultenor there would be a few ways we could get around this. I feel like plastic base pan, or have everything made out of aluminum or galvanized steel would work too. Or something as simple as what Sears Coldspot units had (Whirlpool technically) and have a plastic tray for the evaporator and condenser to sit in, thus allowing the condensate to still do its job but still prevent the base pan from rotting out. Of course this wasnt always bulletproof but it 100% helped!
@@soulfultenor excellent units, always loved the pull down fronts. I got lucky with mine. Drove 4.5 hours one way to Albany New York to pick it up. I had a grill for it and i got it cheap because it didnt come with one. Its used in the guest bedroom and is fully restored. Great little unit. Blows cold!
My mother had an old Westinghouse for sliding windows when we lived in an apartment complex back in the early to mid 80s. It was most likely made in 1966. It had a number of problems since my stepfather bought it used at an appliance store. Once you turn it on, the compressor made a very loud and horrible rumbling noise, and at times it would rattle. It also would spit water from the louvers on very humid conditions and you could hear the water droplets hit the fan blades. Also when it is running and the compressor would kick in it would make that horrible rattling noise for a good minute before it would stop. We also used it in an older lower apartment in a house for 2 years until it finally decided to stop running. It also was VERY heavy. It was 8,000 BTUs.
My grandmother wouldn't have anything but a Westinghouse when I was growing up. She lived in Columbus, Georgia which is a very hot and humid town. She hd a 1956 unit in her living room with an O. A. Sutton compressor. It lasted for over 25 years. And a. 62 in the upstairs. This unit of yours is like the one in my fifth grade school classroom.
That's not a condensation line, the fan blows air through it so the thermostat can sense the change in temperature and signal the compressor to turn on and off.
I have one that is about a couple of years older. Got it from an old apartment building being renovated in Mass. It was extremely dirty but took it a part, repaired the rusted pan and it's blows colder than ice!
My favorite feature of this era is the fully controllable air direction louvers up down left and right. These seem to have a lower CFM than most air conditioners of this era but the air coming out is far cooler so it does the same work.
Nice unit there! Over here in Singapore , it has similar design, but marketed with various brands, Pan-Electric,G.E.C, and of course Westinghouse itself, except for a Tecumseh compressor and our iconic 50Hz hum of course, haha.. Overall its a good designed air conditioner, similar to hotel ducted air conditioner, blow thru design instead of draw through design.. I'm using a 1976 ones, salvaged in 2018, still using it for my day to day air conditioner 😎👍
There is an old hotel in Norfolk VA that had / has a bunch of these installed. I haven't been there lately so not sure if they still are, but most likely they still are. The tube in the front that you thought was a condensate tube is to blow air on the thermostat.
That little loop at the bottom of the fan guard is designed to create sort of a vortex to suck the condensate up and the shield around the compressor is meant to block the splashing water from hitting the compressor housing direct, I never said anything up to this point, no disrespect at all, it's just my opinion, I know all you guys love your drain hole mods but I typically cringe because that splashing water on a hot condenser drastically increases the life of the compressor because it helps cool the hot gases tremendously. I say if the pan looks like it's going to outlast the unit I wouldn't worry about a drain hole mod if you keep them clean they don't really rust that bad.
Looks great for its age. Maybe it was inside a wall sleeve. Those units always blew ice cold air. I remember them from my friends parents house when we were young they had a woodtone front.
F-22 is the same as R-22. The F refers to Freon, which was a trade name owned by DuPont at the time. I guess that unit uses genuine DuPont Freon That is a really nice looking unit. I am definitely a fan of having the evaporator on the output side rather than the input side. although if someone ran it without a filter, that may be a bit more of a pain to clean. I hope I can find some more vintage units. The only really vintage one I have is the Philco noiseless, and I can't even use it. Obviously I am going to restore that and I will find somewhere to use it. all of my other units are from the 80s and have rotary compressors. they are good ones and not modern junk, but I would like to get a nice truly vintage model to use in the bedroom. But it seems like most of the vintage units are more wide.
These old westys are awesome, my neighbor used to have one of these but it met a unfortunately violent fate sadly involving being thrown out of the wall, on a lighter note I bet it probably has a Westinghouse made Bendix recip inside of it, I wouldnt mind finding one of these one day but I definitely have to clear out some space lol
I can't find the video for reference but I seem to remember the compressor on these being surrounded by a baffle that directs air out of the condensor. As for what compressor is in this, it doesn't sound like any Tecumseh I've ever heard. My money is on Bendix or Copeland. I gotta get me one of these at some point. If only they weren't always 4+ hours away!
Yea energy efficient because they barely work. The old ones cool better so they don’t have to run as long to cool a room. The new ones just run and run to cool a room and yea they may pull less power but that money you saved in electric will go towards a new unit after it fails in about 7 months to a year so there goes that money you saved the very little. Have a great day👍.
The condensate is used for evaporative cooling, that's how they increased the efficiency of the unit, the lil port on the bottom of the shroud is designed to help pull the water up on the fan to spray it into the coil, I used to work for SEARS and have been in the field over 20 plus years.
Yes, it cools the condenser down, it also rots the chassis out over time.
@@TheAirConditionerGuy Yes, I know; that's the downfall of those units, now you can't even get em to last over 5 years. I have an old Carrier 2 ton with heat, I got when I worked for the school district, the only thing that happened to it was the compresssor rusted out at the bottom, other than that, every thing worked on it, by me being knowledged in HVAC, I changed the controls to work from a wall thermostat. In the 90ties, I had a huge window unit I worked on while in Tech school, it had a separate condenser fan and Evap motor I think it was a 2.5 ton I remember 25,500 BTU ON THE Label
@@soulfultenor there would be a few ways we could get around this. I feel like plastic base pan, or have everything made out of aluminum or galvanized steel would work too. Or something as simple as what Sears Coldspot units had (Whirlpool technically) and have a plastic tray for the evaporator and condenser to sit in, thus allowing the condensate to still do its job but still prevent the base pan from rotting out. Of course this wasnt always bulletproof but it 100% helped!
@@TheAirConditionerGuy I worked on alot of Coldspots !!
@@soulfultenor excellent units, always loved the pull down fronts. I got lucky with mine. Drove 4.5 hours one way to Albany New York to pick it up. I had a grill for it and i got it cheap because it didnt come with one. Its used in the guest bedroom and is fully restored. Great little unit. Blows cold!
My mother had an old Westinghouse for sliding windows when we lived in an apartment complex back in the early to mid 80s. It was most likely made in 1966. It had a number of problems since my stepfather bought it used at an appliance store. Once you turn it on, the compressor made a very loud and horrible rumbling noise, and at times it would rattle. It also would spit water from the louvers on very humid conditions and you could hear the water droplets hit the fan blades. Also when it is running and the compressor would kick in it would make that horrible rattling noise for a good minute before it would stop. We also used it in an older lower apartment in a house for 2 years until it finally decided to stop running. It also was VERY heavy. It was 8,000 BTUs.
My grandmother wouldn't have anything but a Westinghouse when I was growing up. She lived in Columbus, Georgia which is a very hot and humid town. She hd a 1956 unit in her living room with an O. A. Sutton compressor. It lasted for over 25 years. And a. 62 in the upstairs. This unit of yours is like the one in my fifth grade school classroom.
Id love to find me a 50s westy!! Theyre gorgeous!!
That's not a condensation line, the fan blows air through it so the thermostat can sense the change in temperature and signal the compressor to turn on and off.
Makes sense! Thank you!
Such a nice unit, I like the Fedders like pushing the air through the coil rather then sticking through, makes for better sound.
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I have one that is about a couple of years older. Got it from an old apartment building being renovated in Mass. It was extremely dirty but took it a part, repaired the rusted pan and it's blows colder than ice!
The Westys are no joke!!
I'm pretty sure that consensate tube is actually just there to feed room air to the thermostat
Yep
My favorite feature of this era is the fully controllable air direction louvers up down left and right. These seem to have a lower CFM than most air conditioners of this era but the air coming out is far cooler so it does the same work.
That’s cool that it blows through the evaporator that’s neat
Nice unit there! Over here in Singapore , it has similar design, but marketed with various brands, Pan-Electric,G.E.C, and of course Westinghouse itself, except for a Tecumseh compressor and our iconic 50Hz hum of course, haha.. Overall its a good designed air conditioner, similar to hotel ducted air conditioner, blow thru design instead of draw through design.. I'm using a 1976 ones, salvaged in 2018, still using it for my day to day air conditioner 😎👍
My aunt and uncle had two of those, they literally cooled an entire trilevel with both of them. They were amazing units, and very quiet
There is an old hotel in Norfolk VA that had / has a bunch of these installed. I haven't been there lately so not sure if they still are, but most likely they still are. The tube in the front that you thought was a condensate tube is to blow air on the thermostat.
That’s a real nice unit !!!!!!
That little loop at the bottom of the fan guard is designed to create sort of a vortex to suck the condensate up and the shield around the compressor is meant to block the splashing water from hitting the compressor housing direct, I never said anything up to this point, no disrespect at all, it's just my opinion, I know all you guys love your drain hole mods but I typically cringe because that splashing water on a hot condenser drastically increases the life of the compressor because it helps cool the hot gases tremendously. I say if the pan looks like it's going to outlast the unit I wouldn't worry about a drain hole mod if you keep them clean they don't really rust that bad.
Looks great for its age. Maybe it was inside a wall sleeve. Those units always blew ice cold air. I remember them from my friends parents house when we were young they had a woodtone front.
F-22 is the same as R-22. The F refers to Freon, which was a trade name owned by DuPont at the time. I guess that unit uses genuine DuPont Freon
That is a really nice looking unit. I am definitely a fan of having the evaporator on the output side rather than the input side. although if someone ran it without a filter, that may be a bit more of a pain to clean. I hope I can find some more vintage units. The only really vintage one I have is the Philco noiseless, and I can't even use it. Obviously I am going to restore that and I will find somewhere to use it. all of my other units are from the 80s and have rotary compressors. they are good ones and not modern junk, but I would like to get a nice truly vintage model to use in the bedroom. But it seems like most of the vintage units are more wide.
These old westys are awesome, my neighbor used to have one of these but it met a unfortunately violent fate sadly involving being thrown out of the wall, on a lighter note I bet it probably has a Westinghouse made Bendix recip inside of it, I wouldnt mind finding one of these one day but I definitely have to clear out some space lol
Nice vintage ac 👍🏾
That unit may have a Bendix compressor in it. Those are rounded shaped recips
I didnt even think of that, thats probably what it is.
It sounds like a Tecumseh AK
I can't find the video for reference but I seem to remember the compressor on these being surrounded by a baffle that directs air out of the condensor. As for what compressor is in this, it doesn't sound like any Tecumseh I've ever heard. My money is on Bendix or Copeland. I gotta get me one of these at some point. If only they weren't always 4+ hours away!
I looked it up and f 22 is the same as r22
I figured it was just another way of writing it
Try using a heat gun or a hair dryer to actuate the thermostat without having to take it apart
Very nice unit
That sort of Eric and get to the thermostats by meditate
Give yea 23.88 for it and you have to bring it to me
Ill give you 23.88 too to go piss up a rope 😂😂
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Those older AC units eat electricity. The newer models are very energy efficient now days.
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Yea energy efficient because they barely work. The old ones cool better so they don’t have to run as long to cool a room. The new ones just run and run to cool a room and yea they may pull less power but that money you saved in electric will go towards a new unit after it fails in about 7 months to a year so there goes that money you saved the very little. Have a great day👍.
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They dont last 60 years either 😂😂😂, next!