Originally Posted by
ScrapperNJ26
Gus that's my picture that RD posted for me. LoL now I'm curious between the two. Compressor or water feeder?
Early domestic refridgeators used a belt driven compressor such as the one you have in your picture. The refriderant used was sulfur dioxide as
freon had not yet been invented.
In all likelyhood if you dismantle it you will find that there is a valve seated on the top of the piston with another seated into the head, the givaway is that port located below the cyclinder head. Betwean the cylinder head and crankcase you will see a thin plate, this plate has a set of reed valves also.
This type of compressor does not make a good air compressor as the air has to pass throug the crancase which will eventually suck it free of lubricant.
You have an very early refidgeration compressor not a water feeder pump from a steam engine too bad as the later would have been worth some money.
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