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Thread Number: 58133
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Frigidaire dble range. i.d.? |
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| Post# 806284 1/27/2015 at 11:52 (3,374 days old) by sel8207 (naples, florida 34117) | ||
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Was wondering what level model this is and what year. No info available from seller but it's reasonably priced. What about reliability and parts availability. Anybody here knowledgeable about this type of range? Les. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sel8207's LINK on Orlando Craigslist 
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| Post# 806285 , Reply# 1 1/27/2015 at 11:54 (3,374 days old) by sel8207 (naples, florida 34117) | ||
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another pic another pic with ovens open. 
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| Post# 806310 , Reply# 2 1/27/2015 at 14:08 (3,374 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 806317 , Reply# 3 1/27/2015 at 15:49 (3,374 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Phil:
I wonder if you might know the answer to a question the above photo brings up:
The left rear burner appears to be a regular Radiantube. However, this is the position that Frigidaire assigned to its Thermizer deep-well cooker. And the Thermizer I was familiar with as a kid (on a 1948 RK-70), had an open-coil burner under it, not a Radiantube. So, does the presence of a Radiantube in that position mean that Frigidaire had already discontinued the Thermizer? Or was a special, raise-able Radiantube being used under the Thermizer by that time? Or was the Thermizer optional? Or is this a "hack," meaning that someone replaced a Thermizer burner with a Radiantube after purchasing the range? It would be interesting to know the answer, and you're one of the few people here who would know for sure. Thanks in advance! | ||
| Post# 806319 , Reply# 4 1/27/2015 at 15:59 (3,374 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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The raisible Radiantube came out in 49 I believe, this definitely is one. | ||
| Post# 806353 , Reply# 7 1/27/2015 at 19:25 (3,373 days old) by dynaflow (rockingham nc) | ||
Hans | ||
| Post# 806354 , Reply# 8 1/27/2015 at 19:35 (3,373 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Thanks! | ||
| Post# 806610 , Reply# 10 1/29/2015 at 15:12 (3,372 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Les:
Your question has kind of a complicated answer, so bear with me here, okay?
If one is talking about late-1940s/early-1950s ranges, I don't really have a preference between GE and Frigidaire; both companies made products with very similar features. And styling was roughly equivalent in quality during that time frame. Later, in the late '50s, I appreciated GE's Straight-Line Design styling more than I did the equivalent Frigidaire Sheer Look styling. This is strictly a matter of personal taste, but I always felt that Frigidaire slightly over-did the glamour when styling their higher-end appliances. GE's styling was also glamorous, don't get me wrong, but it was - for my money - a glamour that was a wee bit more tasteful. So far as my preference on a daily driver, it's for a GE with P*7 self-cleaning, introduced in 1963. Frigidaire responded in '65 or '66 with Electriclean (one of our Frigidaire mavens could supply the correct year), but again, GE had the styling I found the most attractive - to say nothing of windowed oven doors, which Frigidaire didn't have on Electriclean models until the '70s. The other reason I prefer GE is that GEs - for the moment - have better parts availability on the '60s and '70s models I prefer. That may change now that Electrolux is involved, but for the moment, it seems easier to keep a GE range in good repair than it does a GM-built Frigidaire, because when WCI (now Electrolux, which should explain my concern with future availability of GE parts) bought Frigidaire, they changed a lot of GM-engineered design and parts availability for GM-built units is a little spotty. Stuff like burner supports, for instance, which GEs don't even use, because the GE support is part of the Calrod element. So, I like an easy-to-repair driver, and I like GEs styling of their self-cleaning ranges. But that's just me, and I know plenty of people, like Phil philr, who love Frigidaires and would never "turn on" to a GE range in the same way. I told you it was going to be a long answer, LOL. | ||
| Post# 806673 , Reply# 11 1/30/2015 at 02:24 (3,371 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Frigidaire's first Electri-Clean ovens were 1965 J model I don't know the exact date they were introduced but that was probably in 1964. | ||
| Post# 806681 , Reply# 12 1/30/2015 at 06:11 (3,371 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Very Nice!
Phil:
I own two Toast-R-Ovens, both four-slice models. One is '70s with the chrome-framed door and the top browning feature, and the other is '80s with the all-glass door and the broiling feature. I love that blender! I've been looking for one in black, but no luck. Cory cadman found one here locally, though, so perhaps there's hope. | ||
| Post# 806787 , Reply# 15 1/30/2015 at 19:50 (3,370 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Les:
Your comment about the pushbuttons is another reason I prefer the late-'60s/early '70s GE models that I do; GE started transitioning to infinite rotary controls in that time frame.
However, there are plenty of pushbutton GEs that would work very well with your pressure cooker; I refer to high-end models with Sensi-Temp. If you have never used an electric range with Sensi-Temp, you would be in for a treat. You just set a temperature, and Sensi-Temp holds it with no further work on your part. The only thing about Sensi-Temp is finding a range where the Sensi-Temp still works. You can sometimes find repair parts, as well. My 1972 GE J 370 range has Sensi-Temp, and I love it. I also have Coil Select, a feature that lets me heat only as much burner as I need - I can heat only the innermost 4 inches of coil, or the innermost 6 inches, or all 8 inches, to accommodate different sizes of cookware. There is also a "Griddle" setting for use with the optional griddle (which I have); that setting heats only the outermost two inches of coil, giving perfect heat control across the griddle surface. A pic is below: 
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| Post# 806802 , Reply# 17 1/30/2015 at 23:00 (3,370 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Les,
The concern you have with the lack of infinite control with your 1969 5 heat GE burners would be the same with the 1954 Frigidaire, as these, just like your 1960 GE, have 5 heat settings for their burners. That gradually changed from 1955 to 1959 as some models began to offer infinite heat (on the front "Speed Heat" in 1955) and thermostatic burners and by 1958-59, some models did have 4 infinite heat switches for their burners but it's in 1960 that infinite switches became standard on most Frigidaire ranges for the 4 burners. Phil | ||
| Post# 806910 , Reply# 20 1/31/2015 at 16:47 (3,370 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Suggestion:
What about going to Automatic Ephemera and buying/downloading the owner's manual for the range you're interested in? It's available at the link below. I've done this on appliances I've become interested in, and it's a great way to figure out whether you really want to live with a given make and model, or not.
The manual for your range can be purchased here: www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.... | ||
| Post# 806920 , Reply# 21 1/31/2015 at 17:57 (3,370 days old) by sel8207 (naples, florida 34117) | ||
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thanks Sandy I just did that. For five bucks it' enlightening. thanks again. Les. | ||
| Post# 806923 , Reply# 22 1/31/2015 at 18:34 (3,369 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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You're Welcome! | ||
| Post# 806964 , Reply# 24 1/31/2015 at 22:26 (3,369 days old) by sel8207 (naples, florida 34117) | ||
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RT-70 John; Even though I purchased the 52 through 54 frig range owners manual @ ephemera, I read it, and realized it didn't include the RT70 model, but it did include most of the upper model features though. Thanks for the information. Les | ||
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