Did anyone see the typo on the dishwasher page...."santized"???
1959 Frigidaire Appliance Line
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wonder how effective such a system was compared to impeller
Laundress, opinions on here about Frigidaire dishwashers range from they were the biggest joke for a dishwasher all the way to they were the best thing since sliced bread. As Toggles said, it seems unnatural you can't put a bowl face down in the bottom rack.
Laundress, opinions on here about Frigidaire dishwashers range from they were the biggest joke for a dishwasher all the way to they were the best thing since sliced bread. As Toggles said, it seems unnatural you can't put a bowl face down in the bottom rack.
Love those ads!
Wow, thanks for sharing those ads and commentary!
FYI there never was any question - I am the queen of our kitchen! lol
Wow, thanks for sharing those ads and commentary!
FYI there never was any question - I am the queen of our kitchen! lol
Santized for your protecton...
I also wondered about "clamminess", but didn't bother to look up that word.
I also bet that the "santizing" which uses "pasteurization temperatures" is predicated upon one turning one's water heater up to 140F or more. No mention of an internal water heater to go along with the "Turbo-Spray Tube".
I also wondered about "clamminess", but didn't bother to look up that word.
I also bet that the "santizing" which uses "pasteurization temperatures" is predicated upon one turning one's water heater up to 140F or more. No mention of an internal water heater to go along with the "Turbo-Spray Tube".
I am the queen of our kitchen!
Toggles, put y'all in a double-wide and you got a hit country song!!
Toggles, put y'all in a double-wide and you got a hit country song!!
No mention of an internal water heater to go along with the "Turbo-Spray Tube".
Frigidaire Spray-tube dishwashers use a large heating element that is under the water line that runs during the entire cycle.
Frigidaire Spray-tube dishwashers use a large heating element that is under the water line that runs during the entire cycle.
I love Catalogues!
Thank you so much for posting this! I've said it before, I'll say it again, nothing, absolutely nothing was better than those thick GM Frigidaire burner coils.
Thank you so much for posting this! I've said it before, I'll say it again, nothing, absolutely nothing was better than those thick GM Frigidaire burner coils.
Feminine Work Saving Appliances
This is a great brochure - the pull-n-clean oven really did make some of that job easier.
International Harvester called their line of refrigerators and freezers "Femineered" - probably to play down the whole farm implement image.
This is a great brochure - the pull-n-clean oven really did make some of that job easier.
International Harvester called their line of refrigerators and freezers "Femineered" - probably to play down the whole farm implement image.
Frigidaire Spray-tube dishwashers use a large heating elemen
Odd that GM didn't see fit to mention that in their sales brochure. Maybe they didn't think an internal water heater was feminine enough?
Or, that most consumers wouldn't understand the concept. It's not been until recently that many American washer buyers understood the importance of internal water heaters in front load clothes washers, either.
In any case, IMHO, the internal water heater gives the Turbo-Spray dishwasher line a definite performance advantage over the competition.
Odd that GM didn't see fit to mention that in their sales brochure. Maybe they didn't think an internal water heater was feminine enough?
Or, that most consumers wouldn't understand the concept. It's not been until recently that many American washer buyers understood the importance of internal water heaters in front load clothes washers, either.
In any case, IMHO, the internal water heater gives the Turbo-Spray dishwasher line a definite performance advantage over the competition.
Would you believe...
I found this brochure in a drawer in the patio kitchen of the home I bought ten years ago? I understand there was a Frigidaire distribution center in town back in the 60's here. I suspect this place was all GM Frigidaire at one point, but the appliances were nearly all changed to GE Harvest Gold ones in the late 70's. The only GM Frigidaire appliance here now is a mid-60's Compact 30 Electric drop-in range in the patio. It does have those big flat coils, and a self-cleaning oven. I still prefer gas, though.
I found this brochure in a drawer in the patio kitchen of the home I bought ten years ago? I understand there was a Frigidaire distribution center in town back in the 60's here. I suspect this place was all GM Frigidaire at one point, but the appliances were nearly all changed to GE Harvest Gold ones in the late 70's. The only GM Frigidaire appliance here now is a mid-60's Compact 30 Electric drop-in range in the patio. It does have those big flat coils, and a self-cleaning oven. I still prefer gas, though.
rich, most dishwashers back then had the heating element run throughout the entire wash phase and on into the dry phase. It just was used to maintain water temp at best. Segments of wash cycles were only no more than 5-7 minutes long at most back then. Rinses were 1-2 minute periods. So the heater was not of much use due to quick water changes. Our TOL 1960 Waste King heated the final rinse water to 150 or 155. KitchenAid I don't think had a SaniWash cycle on their Superbas until the KDS15 series. If you'll notice, I think the Sears Catalog has the Lady Kenmore dishwasher Heavy Soil button heat wash water to 140 degrees. Neighbors across the street had a roll-out Westinghouse dishwasher when the house was built in 1961. That had a switch to select heat-delayed main wash & final rinse to eiteher 140 or 150 degrees. This was an impeller machine. I believe the TOL GE roll-out dishwasher had a red cycle button which implied delayed water heating probably. Frigidaire dind't have an extended wash phase in their machines until 1964 or 1965 Imperial Models came out with their wash-arm based machines. Besides, most people kept their water heaters set at 140-160 degrees anyway.
Bob,
Well, the Hobart/KA (HOKA) dishwashers, with the big heavy cast iron wash arm, didn't have water heaters. They did have heated dry, however, but that's not quite the same. Not sure when the cast iron HOKA's were changed over to the stainless arms, or when the water heaters were added, but my '58 doesn't have an internal water heater - I doubt that any of the cast-iron wash arm models did.
The HOKA attempts to make up for this by purging the water line, sort of a pre-wash, before going into the full wash. The cycles are quick enough that I guess the water in the plumbing between the dishwasher and the water heater doesn't cool down much between purge and wash.
It's interesting that Frigidaire offers its water heaters in both glass lined and the cheaper galvanized tanks. My understanding is that galvanized was a poor option for a water heater tank, which is why you don't find them for sale today. The reason is that at higher temperatures, such as above 160F, the zinc coating reverses its anodic behavior, and instead of protecting the steel, it starts attacking the steel of the tank (the steel becomes sacrificial to the zinc). This may have been more of a problem for gas-fired water heaters than electric ones, since the gas ones probably had more localized hot spots on the tank walls/bottom than the electric ones with their suspended elements. But with temps above 160F, perhaps even an electric water heater might have a short life with a galvanized tank.
Well, the Hobart/KA (HOKA) dishwashers, with the big heavy cast iron wash arm, didn't have water heaters. They did have heated dry, however, but that's not quite the same. Not sure when the cast iron HOKA's were changed over to the stainless arms, or when the water heaters were added, but my '58 doesn't have an internal water heater - I doubt that any of the cast-iron wash arm models did.
The HOKA attempts to make up for this by purging the water line, sort of a pre-wash, before going into the full wash. The cycles are quick enough that I guess the water in the plumbing between the dishwasher and the water heater doesn't cool down much between purge and wash.
It's interesting that Frigidaire offers its water heaters in both glass lined and the cheaper galvanized tanks. My understanding is that galvanized was a poor option for a water heater tank, which is why you don't find them for sale today. The reason is that at higher temperatures, such as above 160F, the zinc coating reverses its anodic behavior, and instead of protecting the steel, it starts attacking the steel of the tank (the steel becomes sacrificial to the zinc). This may have been more of a problem for gas-fired water heaters than electric ones, since the gas ones probably had more localized hot spots on the tank walls/bottom than the electric ones with their suspended elements. But with temps above 160F, perhaps even an electric water heater might have a short life with a galvanized tank.
FABULOUS THREAD thank you for posting!
~I am the queen of our kitchen!
Toggles, put y'all in a double-wide and you got a hit country song!!
DAMN I'VE BEEN DISCOVERED.
Swiped this out of my great-aunt's house. She was a major pack-rat. G-d rest her soul! Colyerism superb!
A POS souvenir from Carson City Catskill, NY but it has value to me!
~I am the queen of our kitchen!
Toggles, put y'all in a double-wide and you got a hit country song!!
DAMN I'VE BEEN DISCOVERED.
Swiped this out of my great-aunt's house. She was a major pack-rat. G-d rest her soul! Colyerism superb!
A POS souvenir from Carson City Catskill, NY but it has value to me!
Did anyone catch the reverse-cycle heating (heat-pump) feature of the air-condtioner?
Amazing that it took so long to go mainstream.
Amazing that it took so long to go mainstream.
Yep, that little plaque reeks of schlock. Not that there's anything wrong with that, LOL.
I did notice the heat exchanger capability of the Frigidaire "Comfort without cost" A/C units. It looks like the GM engineers were determined to cover all the bases. I wasn't aware that heat pumps were unusual in 1959, though. When did they become common in the USA?
I did notice the heat exchanger capability of the Frigidaire "Comfort without cost" A/C units. It looks like the GM engineers were determined to cover all the bases. I wasn't aware that heat pumps were unusual in 1959, though. When did they become common in the USA?
Rich
The regional Frigidaire distribution center was located in your town of San Leandro on 1700 Marina Blvd 94577. I have an envelope from Frigidaire postmarked January 1968.
James
The regional Frigidaire distribution center was located in your town of San Leandro on 1700 Marina Blvd 94577. I have an envelope from Frigidaire postmarked January 1968.
James
I believe that address would now be an auto dealership. About five years ago the city demolished a lot of businesses on Marina Blvd and built an "auto row" on Marina Blvd between 880 and San Leandro Blvd. Gone also is the GM training center on Marina near the Nimitz. Another auto dealership instead.
Wonderful brochure!!!
I'll wear that crown to get those appliances. LOL
I'll wear that crown to get those appliances. LOL
