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Thread Number: 37545
POD 11/21/11, Frigidaire mid 50s DW |
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Post# 558230 11/21/2011 at 05:40 (4,532 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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To quote W.C. Fields regarding the claims made in the text, "Bushwah." | ||
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Post# 558232 , Reply# 1 11/21/2011 at 05:47 (4,532 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 558256 , Reply# 2 11/21/2011 at 08:27 (4,532 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I concur... | ||
| Post# 558335 , Reply# 3 11/21/2011 at 14:13 (4,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
Paul, is there any difference in the washing action (water pressure, the number of jets or number/length of rinses) between the early spin tube models and later ones, like the 1962 you gave me (other than the added wash arm at the top on the even newer ones?) or is it just the shape of the racks that changed? Do you know when detergent dispensers were introduced on higher end models?
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| Post# 558341 , Reply# 4 11/21/2011 at 14:43 (4,532 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
All of the above The holes in the '63 were large and slot-like, and there was the constant rinse on the top. Later models would forego the nice, flat, arched top rack, in favor of a many-tined monstrosity that gave extra space for loading bowls and saucers, but lost forever the nice place to put deeper dishes and mixing bowls/pots/pans.
I had excellent results from my Custom Imperial with the double-wash and double (covered, triggered) dispenser, but I had soft and steamin' hot water. I even got to where I could load pots and pans in the bottom and they'd get clean.
However, the only way eleven-inch plates would fit in that thing would be if we were talking AOL inches. I had some 10" plates, and they would hang up on the top rack, so I had to pull out the bottom rack, pull out the top rack, lift up the top rack, stand up the plates, let the top rack drop back down, push both back into the dishwasher, and voila.
Needless (needle-less?) to say, that lost its charm after a while. | ||
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Post# 558376 , Reply# 5 11/21/2011 at 18:25 (4,532 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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detergent dispensers were introduced in the Custom Imperial models in 1959. It was an exclusive feature on Custom Imperials only, until the 1966 line, when the Imperial model was introduced. It wasn't until 1968 when all front-loading Frigidaire dishwashers featured a dual detergent dispenser. | ||
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Post# 558386 , Reply# 6 11/21/2011 at 19:08 (4,532 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I remember seeing two different wash arm + tower Frigidaire dishwashers that had a single, screen covered recess in the door for detergent. | ||
| Post# 558440 , Reply# 8 11/22/2011 at 02:37 (4,532 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 558627 , Reply# 10 11/22/2011 at 20:52 (4,531 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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No purge? | ||
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Post# 558635 , Reply# 11 11/22/2011 at 21:35 (4,531 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Nate, the 1963 Custom Deluxe that friends had, I do remember the purge before the 1st (only) wash. but I don't remember if there was a purge before the first of the 3 rinses (which would have really been the 2nd wash on the Custom Imperial.) Now mind you, I cannot remember the exact phrasing on the dial, but that was also the beginning point for the short wash cycle (or the similar concept of the shortened cycle) , so there could have been a purge there too. | ||
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Post# 558641 , Reply# 13 11/22/2011 at 21:46 (4,531 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Correct, Tom So one wash and 4 rinses-- Yes and each rinse was only 2 or 3 minutes long. Same was true for the Custom Imperial except it has 2 washes and 3 rinses. And those washes were only 4 minutes long. | ||
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Post# 558836 , Reply# 15 11/23/2011 at 19:08 (4,530 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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The "J" Super model ? It didn't even tell you what part of the cycle it was in. "Just press the button" for a full wash. They did add a little in the 67 & 68's with an outer dial to correspond to the line on that chrome button. I don't care, though, I still love 'em. | ||
| Post# 560264 , Reply# 16 11/29/2011 at 19:43 (4,524 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Steve,
Do you have pics of the "J" super model? The only "J" Super model I have ever seen is my top-loading D&M, and I don't think it has much in common with it! Was 1965 the first year for Frigidaire Super dishwashers (other than the D&M sourced top-loaders)? BTW, I haven't connected your former 1964 DeLuxe spin tube yet but I did a few tests with non-rinsed dishes in the 1962 (which lacks the upper spray arm of the newer ones) and I think I'm getting better at loading it properly! I just can't figure how to load things like tall Mason jars so they get washed! I think it's probably just impossible to wash these in it! If you ever come across some Custom Imperial parts (drain valve motor, inner/outer door, timer...) that you don't need, let me know! | ||
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Post# 560675 , Reply# 17 12/1/2011 at 16:59 (4,522 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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65 Super Dishmobile I think back to 1965 and any kind of dishwasher would have been great, no matter how plain. 
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Post# 560676 , Reply# 18 12/1/2011 at 17:01 (4,522 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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cost savings I've always wondered how much was the manufacturing cost savings difference to justify such a no frills model? 
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| Post# 560911 , Reply# 19 12/3/2011 at 05:22 (4,520 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 560919 , Reply# 20 12/3/2011 at 07:43 (4,520 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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65 Super Dishmobile! | ||
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