Almost a Bob-Load - Challenging the 66 Frigidaire Custom Imperial dishwasher

[turquoisedude]

It has been a while since I have posted anything. My shaky hands are shakier than ever, but maybe the pictures from a new phone I got last month may help. I found this stunning, barely-used Frigidaire dishwasher last summer. It wouldn't run through a cycle due to timer motor issues. With help, the drive gears on both timer motors were replaced, the machine was tested and eventually installed in the kitchen in St-Liboire. I've been using it regularly and have been very pleasantly surprised by the results I have been getting. The Regular Wash cycle is what I use most but the Pots And Pans cycle has blasted off crud that the Whirlpool would never have coped with. I had a ton of dishes to deal with this morning and I challenged myself to cram them all in...

 

[turquoisedude]

Regular Wash startup

 

[turquoisedude]

60 minutes later...

Sparkling clean everything! I do like having the flexibility of loading large items in the bottom rack, but I have learned a few tricks to get items like bowls into that tiered Frigidaire upper rack.

I am especially pleased with the large cutlery basket and how well this Custom Imperial washes the cutlery. I had a Custom Deluxe top-loader with a Super-Surge was arm and it didn't do anywhere near as good a job!

Even though the 63 Whirlpool is still in the basement (it needs a bit of tweaking to fix a pump leak), I think this Frigidaire will be around for a spell!
Bonus that I have the 62 Flair range and a Canadian Frigidaire Imperial Cycla-Matic refrigerator in St-Liboire.

 

[maytag85]

Dumb question but who coined the term BobLoad? Heard and read about it in various forums in the archives but can’t pinpoint who came up with that term.

 

[DADoES]

 
BobLoad = Appnut/Bob.

 

[gansky1]

 

 

Good use of the top rack, those side rails are a bit dangerous for smaller items.  This baby looks mint, nice find.

 

[rinso]

My parents had this exact dishwasher in the same color. It matched their 40" Flair range, and side-by-side refrigerator.

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire!

My Aunt had a similar model but it was more basic from around 1970. It did a decent job cleaning but was no power clean. The racks held a huge amount of dishes! I used to love to load it.
Best of Luck with it