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Thread Number: 29557
No more filter-chunk dishwashing!! |
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| Post# 449327 7/14/2010 at 23:19 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
End the drudgery of rigid loading--banish filter-crud from your dishwasher! Stop the insanity of rinse water pulled through the breading from your cube steak!
Join the jubilant throngs that fill the streets, dancing their cares away (and taking breaks from the reverberating noise in the kitchen). Feel the frenzied exuberance that comes with real SuperSurge™ dishwashing! Join the revolution now. Run, don't walk, to your Frigidaire dealer. Frigidaire! General Motors' Home Environment Division! Thanks to SteveD for all this gorgeous Encyclopaedia Frigidairica. 
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| Post# 449328 , Reply# 1 7/14/2010 at 23:20 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Need a top-loader? | ||
| Post# 449330 , Reply# 2 7/14/2010 at 23:21 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Five year warranty! | ||
| Post# 449331 , Reply# 3 7/14/2010 at 23:22 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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You can be sure if it's Westinghouse... | ||
| Post# 449332 , Reply# 4 7/14/2010 at 23:25 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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The Scrubber, the Sweeper, the Candlestick Maker | ||
| Post# 449333 , Reply# 5 7/14/2010 at 23:26 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Shop here! | ||
| Post# 449334 , Reply# 6 7/14/2010 at 23:27 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Still not convinced? | ||
| Post# 449335 , Reply# 7 7/14/2010 at 23:31 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Capacity for today's needs...long cycles for tomorrow
You can fit amazing stuff in the top and bottom rack. Here, they show a large-ish platter. Cookie sheets are no problem at all--the rails and wheels of the top rack are miles away. In fact, you can fit your KitchenAid top rack in along the sides!*
And for when detergents become phosphate-free, we've got you covered with a nice, long main wash. Frigidaire. Here for you today. And if you don't scrape the Plastisol, very possibly here for you tomorrow. * Not really. 
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| Post# 449336 , Reply# 8 7/14/2010 at 23:34 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Say "ah" | ||
| Post# 449338 , Reply# 9 7/14/2010 at 23:36 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Specifications and colors | ||
| Post# 449339 , Reply# 10 7/14/2010 at 23:37 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Who says you can't take it with you? | ||
| Post# 449341 , Reply# 11 7/14/2010 at 23:41 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Durable Plastisol and polypropylene door liner!
What, the door vent? The two models we have here (1969 and 1972) are both steel with Plastisol, tank and door. Anyway...
The Custom Deluxe gives you a nice, long wash. The Imperial gives you a Twirligig™ wash arm. The Custom Imperial gives you double washes, sani-wash, soak-'n-hose, rinse-and-hold, chrome headers, fuel injection, and a reason to live. 
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| Post# 449342 , Reply# 12 7/14/2010 at 23:43 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Dishmobiles | ||
| Post# 449343 , Reply# 13 7/14/2010 at 23:47 (5,033 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Cherrywood top!
Don't forget that bottle of mineral oil. And when the folks visit, remind them politely that it really is just for the dishwasher!
When you've made your last move, so has your Dishmobile. Build it in--or just build the countertops high enough to whisk it right under. Right, Ralph? ;-) Remember, just like your GM car, your Frigidaire SuperSurge dishwasher longs to do two things: Become stationary, and rust! ;-P 
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| Post# 449345 , Reply# 14 7/14/2010 at 23:55 (5,033 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Very Funny! Good Reading! Great looking dishwashers! Also...thanks for the laughs! Brent | ||
Post# 449349 , Reply# 15 7/15/2010 at 00:03 (5,033 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Nate, as Brent said, thanks for the laughs. Your marketing pinnache is 2nd to none!! I wonder what the difference is between Rinse & Hold and Pre-Wash & Hold. And you could choose Rinse & Dry or 150 degree Rinse & Dry (I could do the same thing with our rotorack) Or Soak or 150 degree Soak!! Calgon take my dishes away, along with the dirt!!! Nate, they do look wayy underloaded. They just didn't know where to find us back then. (Well, they actually did know where I lived, we had a GM Service VP wholived around the corner from us and he knew how crazy I was about appliances--especially Frigidaire washers. We had arguments about how bad Spin-Tube dishwahers (well Frigidaire dishwashers n general were)--he finally conceded the dishwasher line was their weak link compared to the rest of their appliances
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| Post# 449365 , Reply# 16 7/15/2010 at 01:38 (5,033 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Nate, what a great read. You, can sure write good copy. alr2903 | ||
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Post# 449386 , Reply# 17 7/15/2010 at 06:08 (5,032 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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To hell with the dishwashers. I want what Nate was on when he wrote this. Great fun. I especially love the last frame titled "cherrywood top." Those were some wild times. | ||
| Post# 449428 , Reply# 18 7/15/2010 at 10:19 (5,032 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa) | ||
"demented grandma" wallpaper! | ||
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Post# 449447 , Reply# 19 7/15/2010 at 12:02 (5,032 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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LOL!
Yeah, nothing like requiring 2x4 skids for fitting all subsequent built-in types into a former portable's garage! And not just any portable, but the cheapest BOL MW version of this same vintage Frigidaire.
Speaking of portables, why is it that the world's most spectacular dishwasher lacks a hula skirt? I'm appalled. Should I grab my camera and provide an example of what happens after 5 years and one day? | ||
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Post# 449458 , Reply# 20 7/15/2010 at 12:37 (5,032 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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You're a comedian, you are, Nate!
The Frigidaire dealership was very strong in the town where I grew up, and I saw many of their dishwashers from this era. Most of them had significant rust issues. The layout of the lower racks really limited loading flexibility, and they were certainly not made for loading big pasta pots and that sort of thing. At any rate, while I longed for a Frigidaire washer and dryer, I was quite content with our '74 Lady Kenmore and that whirling upper rack. Although, come to think of it, it rusted out, as well! Thanks for taking the time to scan these brochures---and for the color commentary. | ||
| Post# 449462 , Reply# 21 7/15/2010 at 12:57 (5,032 days old) by Volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
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Post# 449545 , Reply# 22 7/15/2010 at 19:45 (5,032 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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and they were certainly not made for loading big pasta pots | ||
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Post# 449653 , Reply# 23 7/16/2010 at 01:03 (5,032 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Great scans | ||
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Post# 449944 , Reply# 25 7/17/2010 at 06:26 (5,030 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1970s FRIGIDARE DISHWASHERS | ||
| Post# 449984 , Reply# 26 7/17/2010 at 11:31 (5,030 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Vamoose to Vinyl! I do remember that for the last several years of the GM Frigidaires,they finally went to a polypropylene tub and door. Those would be great to have. BTW, that upper rack at least was the coolest! | ||
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Post# 450086 , Reply# 28 7/17/2010 at 17:51 (5,030 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GM BUILT FRIGIDARE DWs | ||
| Post# 450112 , Reply# 29 7/17/2010 at 20:09 (5,030 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Oh that's right. It was just the door liner,thanks! | ||
| Post# 450526 , Reply# 30 7/19/2010 at 16:12 (5,028 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Thanks, everyone ;-)
I'm so glad you enjoyed the commentary--I sure had fun writing it :-P
They are great machines, and are not KitchenAids. Almost anything feels more solid and is quieter, but they're quirky and fun in their own right. Their amazing performance and carefree use is more attributable to the obscene, nearly pornographic amount of water they use. Not only is each fill incredibly full (it fills halfway up the wash arm), but the machine also goes through several water changes. The perfect theory of serial dilution! I love that you caught the inverted picture, Todd. Good eyes! (Especially after withstanding that wallpaper!) Did anyone notice that the five-year warranty covers nothing to do with the tubs or racks--just the wash mechanism (which is, arguably, the only reliable part of the machine)? The comprehensive warranty is only for a year. Yes, these machines always rust at the bottom-right of the door--the 1969 we have is starting to already, alas. And yes, you'll see rust spots on your dishes once they get going. I have a few rack tines I need to treat, since I fitted the machine with the five-level wash system, and the racks from the '72 Imperial are a little further along than the otherwise pristine racks of the '69 Deluxe. Still, considering that the need for capacity trumps most anything in our house, the Frigidaire dishwasher takes its place right next to our early-eighties Whirlies with the Double-Duty Surgilatrix as our most favorite appliances. | ||
| Post# 450527 , Reply# 31 7/19/2010 at 16:16 (5,028 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Next, the showdown
The next big thread for which I'm stockpiling/cropping photos is the comparison of the '63 spin-tube with the '69 SuperSurge. With all the similarities, you'll be surprised at the differences. Plus, anyone who didn't arbitrarily heave their Frigidaire dishwasher onto the curb and actually wanted the next-generation machine would have been immensely pleased with the changes...well, all except the mass exodus away from porcelain and quality materials.
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| Post# 450530 , Reply# 32 7/19/2010 at 16:20 (5,028 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Nate, u r so kewl for all this-thanks-and funny! | ||
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