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Well, sometimes these things just fall into place... Mike (dishwashercrazy) was contacted by a person who found his amazing collection of dishwashers and wanted to know more about this one that was in a house undergoing renovations and was up for grabs. The owner thought it was very similar to Mike's 1956 Frigidaire. This is what it looked like while still installed in its original location.
It has been repainted, I guess to match another harvest gold appliance once upon a time.

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What made it interesting to yours truly was the fact that it was in Hamilton, Ontario! Not exactly next door, but feasible to get myself... After a few weeks of emails, plans, schemes, temper tantrums, and my final capitulation on getting a dog, I agreed to drive to Hamilton and buy it.
It was an easy drive (I was accompanied by an ex-co-worker who didn't mind being stuck in a car for 16 hours) but I was bloody tired by the time I got back to Montreal, just after 12:00 AM last Friday. Hubby drove it to work with him and then down to Ogden Friday evening. On Saturday, guess what I did??

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IT WORKS!!! I did a 'dry' test (after cleaing out some pretty scary-looking crud out of the pump and spray tube) and the pump roared into life as soon as the current was connected. Solenoids tested fine, so did the heater. And...are you sitting down?? The TIMER works!! GASP!! I was turning cartwheels in garage where I am now building a new home for wayward vintage dishwashers.
I still need to do a water test, but I am confident, given the condition of the tub and sump area!

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Lower rack looks great - thought that black spot was rust, but nope. It washed right off! Check the original cutlery basket with the mesh detergent cup!

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Now here's a question - the upper rack is good but there is what I think is a removable section that I am not sure how to replace properly. I wonder if there is a section missing... It is totally different from the 62 Deluxe Frigidaire dishwasher of mine.

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Rest of the upper rack. Also good but a little unclear on how to use those fold-down cup racks...
SO, I still need to do at least a bucket test to see how the pump seals are. I will have a few things to 'play' with...
The spray-tube inlet on the back of the tub looks like there was water leakage. The door gasket is totally shot. And I have to decide what colour to make it... It may wind up turquoise - now THERE'S a surprise... LOL
It should be a fun machine!!

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Paul,

I have the Users Guide for my Frigidaire dishwasher. I will scan the pages and post. Please bear with me.

The removable section of the upper rack can be positioned: left, middle or right, depending on the placement of cups - this is the cup holding portion of the top rack.

The guide shows those fold down racks in the up position when large bowls or pans are placed on the upper rack.

Great to hear that you got this machine home and are working on it. How is the condition of the water pressure switch? I know where you can get one if you need it.

More after while.

Mike
 
Wow!

Thanks Mike, that makes sense.
Whenever you get a chance, that user guide will be awesome!! The pressure switch seems good but I haven't tried the machine with water in it yet...
Oh, and I found a date stamp of 1 - 10 - 58!
 
Will you paint it Turquoise ?

Nice dishwasher; glad it seems to be in good working order. A couple coats of Frigidaire Turquoise, and it'll look pretty, too. My friend Brenda had a body shop refinish her white DW in Lupine Blue DuPont Imron enamel, and it looked sharp.
The manual was interesting, too. I've never heard of a brand of DW detergent called Thanx. It must have been short lived or a regional brand.
 
paul, i love your new

dishwasher! the pics are great and so is the manual that dishwashercrazy (mike) posted!

i had no idea the spin tube rotated that fast! i wouldn't mind aquiring one myself someday, it is one of the wash system styles that i don't have yet. and it's frigidaire! hopefully one will cross my path sometime here.

also wanted to tell you i installed the solonoid you sent me on the 1965 custom imperial timer yesterday and it works perfect! the timer now operates in two modes, 50 second increments and 75 second increments, depending on cycle selected. i hope to have this rollermatic as well as another operational by the end of the month! thanks again for the timer! and have fun with ther frigidaire spin tube! love the pink racks too!

what years were the spin tubes produced. i'm guessing late 50's thru 1964?
 
Pete, so glad to hear that solenoid worked for you!! I can't wait to see more of the rollermatic!!
I think the spin-tube dishwashers were made between 1956 and 1964, but I may be off slightly. I don't recall ever seeing advertising for a Frigidaire dishwasher prior to 1956 and I remember an entire neighbourhood in Beaconsfield, Quebec that was outfitted with all Frigidaire appliances (all turquoise, too!) when the homes were built in 1965...
 
When I acquired the 1956 Frigidaire DWUW (Undercounter model) from Ben (swestoyz) this past October 2009, he loaned to me two of his Frigidaire Service Tech-Talk books. I scanned the complete Dishwasher content from both books. One, from March 1956, featured the 1956 line of Frigidaire Automatic Dishwashers, which consisted of three basic models:

DWUW - Undercounter Model
DWFW - Freestanding Model
DWSW - Sink Combination Model

The other book, from December 1954, featured the V line of Frigidaire Automatic Dishwashers. The opening Introduction paragraph reads, in part, as follows: The V line of automatic dishwashers consists of the following four models:

DWV-8U - Undercounter Model
DWV-8F - Freestanding Model
DWV-8P - Portable Model
DWV-8S - Sink Combination Model

The DW denotes the product as a dishwasher, and the V for year of design (1955). The number 8 represents the capacity (place settings of dishes for 8 persons).

I believe that this (in late 1954) was their introduction of their dishwasher line of products. Also, if V stood for the 1955 Design year, then I am presuming that W stood for the 1956 Design year.

Attached is a page from that book showing the construction details for the first models.

Mike

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