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Post# 517312   5/12/2011 at 22:24 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Here's the first GM Frigidaire appliance I ever saw when I was a kid. It belonged to friends of mine and I thought they got rid of it many years ago. I recently inquired about it and they told me it was still stored inside one of their garages. It spent the last 15 years there. I got it tonight!

I'd like to have more information about this Dishwasher. Paul already gave me some when I briefly described it but if anyone knows the exact year of production





Post# 517314 , Reply# 1   5/12/2011 at 22:31 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Another pic (My friend who bought it new told me the top used to be white but she glued woodgrain vinyl over it to protect it). I saw it for the first time almost 30 years ago I have always seen it like that (and I think I'll keep it that way!).

Post# 517315 , Reply# 2   5/12/2011 at 22:34 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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I'm guessing it's from the early sixties... And unlike most Frigidaire appliances from this vintage that I saw locally, this one wasn't made in Canada.

Post# 517316 , Reply# 3   5/12/2011 at 22:35 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Another picture

Post# 517318 , Reply# 4   5/12/2011 at 22:37 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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The connectors.

Post# 517320 , Reply# 5   5/12/2011 at 22:38 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Inside

Post# 517321 , Reply# 6   5/12/2011 at 22:40 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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I think I saw a similar dishwasher on this website (but it looks like an Imperial with fancier push button controls).

Post# 517325 , Reply# 7   5/12/2011 at 23:09 (4,731 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Since it's an impeller dishwasher, it's produced/sourced by D&NM most likely, that's where they came from here.  Robert/John/Tom had an impeller portable Frigidaire at the 2002 convention in Maryland!!


Post# 517330 , Reply# 8   5/12/2011 at 23:20 (4,731 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Paul also told me it was a made by D&M. And that these were replaced by the slanted top Dishmobiles. I know it's from the 1960's as it's got the newer Frigidaire badge with the crown over the "F", which I think was introduced in 1960-1961 on most appliances.

Post# 517355 , Reply# 9   5/13/2011 at 05:41 (4,730 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Quite a find! Congratulations

You are certainly in luck that the Bakelite impleller is not broken. Looks like they had a lot of iron in their water. The shape of the plastic timer knob is evocative of their washers of the time. You will notice that there is no wash regulator over the impeller like with Hotpoint & GE plastic impeller models so D&M was really depending on plates in the lower rack to direct the water. Does the timer really say "Double Wash"? SUPER being the bol model, I am surprised it would have a detergent dispenser.

Have lots of fun with it.


Post# 517366 , Reply# 10   5/13/2011 at 07:19 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Double wash?
That's possible (the lettering is faded on the timer knob). It does have a detergent dispenser at the back.

My friend advised me not to use liquid detergent in this dishwasher as she tried once it resulted in a lot of foaming!


Post# 517417 , Reply# 11   5/13/2011 at 10:46 (4,730 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Don't you suppose she meant liquid detergent for hand dishwashing? The gel-style detergents for dishwashers are not known for making foam. I use them with added phosphate and have no foam problems.

Post# 517419 , Reply# 12   5/13/2011 at 10:48 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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That's possible! She rarely used the dishwasher, she probably used hand washing detergent once!

Post# 517421 , Reply# 13   5/13/2011 at 10:53 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Dispenser

Post# 517424 , Reply# 14   5/13/2011 at 10:55 (4,730 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Phil, it's a beauty!  I can't wait to hear and see more about how it works!!   I hope that when you test it that all goes well!!

 

Just remember the old 'bucket of hot water' rule and you should be fine. 

 

I am curious about the cutlery basket - was that intened to sit in the gap between the two upper rack sections?   Do the other upper rack sections lift out for loading the lower rack (like the KA KDP-2 models)?

 

Great find, Phil!   Your hunting skills are coming along nicely!!  LOL


Post# 517425 , Reply# 15   5/13/2011 at 10:55 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Heater

Post# 517428 , Reply# 16   5/13/2011 at 11:04 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Post# 517429 , Reply# 17   5/13/2011 at 11:07 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Paul, I haven't loaded it with dishes yet. The inner parts of the upper rack fold up to load the lower section. I haven't tried to place the cutlery rack between the two sections but it might be it's place.



Post# 517447 , Reply# 18   5/13/2011 at 12:26 (4,730 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Woo-hoo!!  Congratulations, Phil!! 


Post# 517478 , Reply# 19   5/13/2011 at 14:20 (4,730 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

The cutlery bsket probably sits along the front tub wall on the lower rack for easiest loading, but it probably needs to be down there for best cleaning. The original machine like Robert's and ours had a support structure that came up from the center ring of the lower rack that had a square opening to hold the square Bakelite silver basket. My father had worked for Union Carbide's Bakelite Division after WWII and told us to be very careful of the silver basket because it sat over the impeller and heating element and would be very hot when the machine completed the dry cycle. It would stay hot and hot Bakelite will shatter if hit or dropped so we were to unload the silver basket while it was in the machine. It got hot all right. We had some steak knives from the gas station or grocery store, who knew. Back then there were give aways all the time. Well after the first run through the machine, the handles started to curve from the heat. Then as time went by, the plastic dried out and became rough, very non-slip if you will. In the 50s and 60s, people found out that many everyday things did not stand up well to dishwasher washing. The newer basket in your machine held more and was far cheaper to injection mold.

Post# 517588 , Reply# 20   5/13/2011 at 23:57 (4,730 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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I had a closer look at the timer knob and it does (or should I say "it did") say double wash and single wash.

Post# 517788 , Reply# 21   5/14/2011 at 15:33 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
more details

for 1965!

Post# 517789 , Reply# 22   5/14/2011 at 15:34 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
and more

two models!

Post# 517790 , Reply# 23   5/14/2011 at 15:35 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
even more

second half of page

Post# 517791 , Reply# 24   5/14/2011 at 15:38 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
Here's how

cover

Post# 517792 , Reply# 25   5/14/2011 at 15:39 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
inside

how to load

Post# 517793 , Reply# 26   5/14/2011 at 15:40 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
top rack

flip center

Post# 517795 , Reply# 27   5/14/2011 at 15:41 (4,729 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)        
cycles

lots on that little dial!

Post# 517841 , Reply# 28   5/14/2011 at 18:05 (4,729 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Wow! I didn't think that impeller dishwashers were still available in 1965!

Thanks a lot Steve!


Post# 517890 , Reply# 29   5/14/2011 at 22:19 (4,729 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Leave it to Steve to have the literature. Thanks, friend.

All things considered, especially compared with the upper rack in the GEs between 57 and 60, the upper racks in these machines were pretty poor.


Post# 518255 , Reply# 30   5/16/2011 at 12:06 (4,727 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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So cool - thanks for posting the manual and product information Steve.  

Phil, I am trying to figure out when I will have access to the car again to come see this one in person!!  Have you done a real load of dishes in it yet??


Post# 518265 , Reply# 31   5/16/2011 at 12:48 (4,727 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Of course I did! There's a small leak from the left side of the cover that doesn't sit tight on the gasket but otherwise, it's fine.

Post# 672761 , Reply# 32   4/14/2013 at 17:58 (4,028 days old) by kgd7966 ()        
My "new" Frigidaire Crown Dishmobile has many things

...and I am clueless. Is it totally straightforward how to connect the water supply to the sink? It seems to have the same type of connection, but I don't want to hook it up until I know it's not going to explode.

I hope you see this, and that maybe you can help! I sure appreciate your time.

- Ken


Post# 672814 , Reply# 33   4/15/2013 at 00:14 (4,028 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Hi Ken,

What's the exact model of your dishwasher?

You need a male adapter that replaces your faucet aerator so the female quick-connect fitting on your fill hose fits on it.


Post# 672819 , Reply# 34   4/15/2013 at 00:43 (4,028 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
and an automatic water temp booster

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What a great find, PhilR...really like the literature posted by Steve. Does your have the temp boost, too? Love the portables/mobile units.

Phil


Post# 672823 , Reply# 35   4/15/2013 at 01:17 (4,028 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Phil, 

 

There is no temp booster on this model. The Deluxe model (which was a spray arm model rather than an impeller model) had it. 

 

As you probably noticed, this is a two years old post... I got 5 other dishwashers since! This one is the first GM/Frigidaire dishwasher I had and it's also the very first GM/Frigidaire appliance I ever saw when I was a kid!

It belonged to people I know since I was a kid. I since became friend with them and I visit them quite often. One day, I asked them what had happened to their old Frigidaire dishwasher and they told me they still had it and it was stored inside a huge refrigerator in one of their farm buildings where they used to store eggs.  It still took a few months before I had the chance to see it and soon after, they gave it to me!

The dishwasher was in the same condition when I was a kid back in the eighties with wood grain vinyl covering already added by it's owners to protect the lid from scratches and I didn't remove it to keep it just like it was when I first saw it about 30 years ago!


Post# 672967 , Reply# 36   4/15/2013 at 16:38 (4,027 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)        
that's pretty special Phil...

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to actually own the exact same one owned by friends and that you saw so long ago... and probably was directly resopnsible for your catching the disease that we all share here! Love to see that sonmetime.

Post# 673286 , Reply# 37   4/16/2013 at 21:41 (4,026 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
What a time warp

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All I can say is aw.org members have more fun! :-) Great story.


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