(1970s) 24,000 BTU Friedrich Quietmaster Air Conditioner || (First time ever run!)

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

if this was a modern airconditioner and it was sitting for 40 yrs, say u turn it on in 2057, i bet the compressor would not work. vintage stuff rules!!

[@thedogememesproductions6354]

Dead facts

[@thedogememesproductions6354]

NO WONDER WHY THE GOLDSTAR LOST ALL ITS FREON

[@josefagonzalez9673]

We just junked our AC. We moved here 21 years ago. The previous owners left it. Here in San Antonio,TX we once had a factory. That air-conditioner worked great till 2nites ago. I knew it was a good AC unit I thought it was from the 60s. It was a Quitmaster. Served us well it did die finally. We loved it.

[@margaretmahony131]

I wish my Friedrich were one of those older ones......

[@chevyfan9853]

Ahhh the good old recip compressors! Awesome sound, cool great, and tough as nails! Nice vintage unit!

[@petermaz701]

This was a great find for you. I had this same air conditioner and it was by far the best I ever had. It cooled the top floor of my house underneath the roof with no problem, turning it into a refrigerator. This brought back many memories!

[@UQRXD]

Oh it did not turn house into refrigerator. Be honest. Refrigerators are like 40 to 45 degrees F.

[@petermaz701]

@@UQRXD lol yes I guess that was a bit of an exaggeration. It was to make a point but it really did cool super fantastic!

[@air_conditioner_man]

This Quietmaster series was made from 1976 through 1983. Your particular unit, an "E" modification from the original "D", was made in 1980. The compressor is a Copelaweld "S" line, twin cylinder, 2-pole, hermetic design. Overall you have an excellent unit which, if maintained, should last for many years. My family had a 1967 Friedrich window unit which, when replaced with central air conditioning, was still running perfectly after 44 years. It never broke and was steam cleaned about every three years. After 44 years of service, it was sold to a neighbor who still uses it. It is amazingly free of rust. Keep your unit clean, especially the condenser coil. I don't recommend drilling any holes in the basepan. Creeping rust, as it is called, will certainly start in drilled holes and will undermine the correct operation of the unit. The unit's design is for condensate to accumulate in the sump below the condenser fan and allow the fan's slinger to vaporize the condensate in the superheated condenser air stream. This provides an additional evaporative cooling of the condenser. Some units even have a superheat coil mounted in the basepan which needs to be submerged in condensate. Friedrich units have very good rust protection, unlike most other brands, and if kept clean should last for years. Good luck with your Friedrich!

[@JoshuasRecordings]

Thanks for the info!

[@atmyhouse478]

Can you find me the Quietmaster? sniff

[@mattfoley6082]

How does one clean a wall unit like this?

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

@@mattfoley6082 Matt, Very cool to see you here! To clean a slide out chassis through the wall air conditioner, one must remove the chassis from the sleeve. Take the unit itself outside and apply coil cleaner to both the condenser coil and evaporator coil, let that sit 5 minutes and wash everything down with a hose. This results in better efficiency and a lower electric bill. Do you have a wall unit that needs to be cleaned?

[@mattfoley6082]

@@arcticarrowhvacr Not possible for one man to remove chassis and take outside for cleaning, too heavy. I had to figure something out and came up with this: put stepladder in front of unit, slide chassis out about halfway and rest on top of ladder, run garden hose from laundry room, spray coils. Water drains outside. Slide chassis back in. Run fan only for several minutes to dry. Fortunately the ladder is the correct height, just a few inches lower than the a/c. How do you clean the styrofoam where cool air comes out? Mold can form there.

[@mikeluongo537]

They are the Best I had one, turned it into a central with duct work, homemade. Cooled over 1000 sq feet residential. My AC tech took pics, and could not believe how well it worked. Have a new 14k know in 700 sq foot condo...Works wonderful. All I will buy!

[@petermaz701]

These are amazingly made air-conditioners I used to sell them years ago I owned one in my own house I dare any air-conditioner built today to compare to the quality and strength that these vintage air-conditioners had. Had this same 24,000 cool The top floor of my house which was under a flat roof it had no problems only issue was that we really could not sit in the living room where the air-conditioner was because it was freezing some of my friends ran out.

[@feddersairdude]

Looks great! Compressor sounds good, especially for not running in around 40 years

[@JoshuasRecordings]

Yea. I sort of expected it to take a bit to start on the first try, but it fired right up!

[@mikemoyercell]

That is a lovely ac. i love how close it sits to the window. VERY FLUSH. You should see the 1964 Hotpoint I have. Its really weird. The window goes down through the middle of the unit.

[@nextg5062]

It sounds kind of like a carrier Superweathermaker starting up. Congrats on the find!

[@JoshuasRecordings]

Thanks!

[@willthetrill4849]

Can’t wait for the spring startup of this unit of 2018

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Great video and incredible find! Can't believe those temperature readings, jeez :)

[@willthetrill4849]

Very cool! Notice the compressor slowed down a little bit during the first ever startup? I guess that was from never running for 40 years. This thing blows colder than airconguys's Philco Ford Noiseless!

[@JoshuasRecordings]

I did notice the compressor running slow for a bit. It doesn't do that anymore, guess it was just the first run. and yea, this thing blows ice! You can't hold your hand in front of it for long!

[@rickmontgomery3037]

By the way, I agree with the others on the year, it's likely late 70's/early 80's. I was hoping to see a print year on one of manuals/cards in the fine print but there wasn't one. But what I did see was on the warranty card it lists Public Law 94-163; I looked it up and it's a conservation law enacted in 1975, so that eliminates the possibility of the unit being manufactured in 1970.

[@Kidd-nq4fg]

Gotta love the sound of a reciprocating compressor because I know I do!

[@UQRXD]

I like the warning sticker on the compressor. As if any one will ever see it with the case on.

[@ESDI80]

Has that nice Copeland recip sound! Sounded like my old Goodman central A/C which had a Copeland recip in it. :-)

[@JoshuasRecordings]

It is a cool sound, that's for sure.

[@jeffgrant6914]

Nice I like the pep that the Copland compressor has

[@CompactHVAC]

whats the compressor serial number? i can decode it to find the year of mfg on this unit. couldn't really see it on the footage

[@lindazee]

I have a similar model that, if I read the model # correctly, it appears to be SL19C30 (?), and it just died. Mine was 18,500-19000 BTU. Having the hardest time replacing it because of the existing hole in the wall, (newer units are not the same size even though Friedrich claims the sleeve sizes haven't changed in 45 years), the new units are mixed to poorly reviewed, and the new replacement model "equivalents" are expensive but have less than ideal track record. :'(

[@axlrose7668]

Can these old acs be taken to some ac guy and be recharged if not cooling no more?

[@airconditioningcollectioni1596]

Hello can we do buying model FRIEDRICH best one for a $52.28??!! TAHNK

[@musicisitall]

you need to close the caps above the ac and at the side with more insulation material. leaks are not welcome !

[@josephpuchel6497]

Hey It’s been awhile how’s it working ? Nice video

[@atmyhouse478]

I wish I could find an old Quietmaster... :(

[@fluttershyamy]

Looking awesome 👍👍👍💯

[@vanni9283]

Sounds a little different from many of the recip compressors of the day.

[@romariobrown6195]

It looks pretty new

[@danieljackson4266]

How the fuck did you get this, so lucky. I have that model and am looking for parts. Any advice?

[@JoshuasRecordings]

I found it on Craigslist actually. For parts all I can recommend is eBay or FB marketplace and you might get lucky. There's also a forum on FB for vintage air con collectors and you could ask them.

[@Alco16-251F]

Love the Copeland!

[@hvacjay3201]

That temp reader you used does not read air temp just objects to get a good reading you need a different temp probe

[@marka2831]

28° damn and I thought my old Pontiacs ac was cold. About the same as my ac in my car. And I am running R-134a nice

[@eman8920]

For sale?

[@vintageairconditionerenthu2357]

Thats awesome man!!

[@mattfoley6082]

EER?

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

Energy Efficiency Ratio. The higher the number the more efficient :)

[@mattfoley6082]

@@arcticarrowhvacr Yeah, I know that. You didn't tell us what it is for this unit.

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

@@mattfoley6082 sorry. I didnt know that's what you meant. You could clarify and say: "What's the EER for this particular unit?" Anyways I'm not sure. Josh does not seem to be replying so I'll look back for you in the video later :)

[@mattfoley6082]

@@arcticarrowhvacr You guys don't seem to talk much about efficiency of these old units.

[@arcticarrowhvacr]

@@mattfoley6082 ah trust me we do you just dont see it. The reason it doesn't matter that older units are less efficient is because the new ones being so cheap and going into the landfill every 2 years will hurt the environment more than these using like 2 more watts.

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

😊 Best 👌 👍 you could get !!

[@GoatzombieBubba]

Next time you install it or turn it on you should play some Jungle Boogie by Kool and the Gang.

[@CWM030]

"QUIETMASTER" I think not lol. That compressor is LOUD. haha

[@CWM030]

PS never knew that it was pronounced "FREED WITCH" I've always thought that it was pronounced "FRIED WITCH" HA HA.

[@Kasey1776]

Nice!

[@jefferyb304]

That old compressor sound :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5a0ZoOlm76Fb7cm2s

[@mattfoley6082]

You need to seal around it, you're wasting energy.

[@musicisitall]

stop that satanic music please it is unbearable !

[@JoshuasRecordings]

This one amused me. This song was actually made by a Christian artist. If you think this is bad maybe I'll post some of the heavy metal I listen to.