dishwashercrazy
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Frigidaire Dishwasher Use & Care Guide (4/56)
Page 16 and Inside Back Cover
Page 16 and Inside Back Cover
Dishwasher Collection Update 2
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Cool!
Mike, that manual is a great help!! Greatly appreciated!!
Mike, that manual is a great help!! Greatly appreciated!!
dishwashercrazy
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You are welcome.
Loved seeing all the photo guides for loading the racks. Interesting! Thanks for posting the manual.
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.
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.
rollermatic
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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?
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...
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...
The portability frame for the freestanding model gives me ideas!
toploader55
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Oh Paul...
What a Beauty.
When are you building the "Annex Shed" in Ogden ?????????
LOL. Congrats on another Beauty. Eddie
Still coming to the Cape or are you Full ? LOL !!!
What a Beauty.
When are you building the "Annex Shed" in Ogden ?????????
LOL. Congrats on another Beauty. Eddie
Still coming to the Cape or are you Full ? LOL !!!
dishwashercrazy
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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
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
dishwashercrazy
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Tom (Tomturbomatic):
Here are the pages from the 1956 Tech-Talk book showing the Portable conversion kit and installation.
Here are the pages from the 1956 Tech-Talk book showing the Portable conversion kit and installation.
dishwashercrazy
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Tom (Tomturbomatic):
Here are the pages from the 1956 Tech-Talk book showing the Portable conversion kit and installation.
Here are the pages from the 1956 Tech-Talk book showing the Portable conversion kit and installation.
rollermatic
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that is all so interesting!
it's a quick lesson in frigidaire dishwasher history which i knew little about. i didn't realize the spin tubes were frigidaire's ist line of dishwashers.
when i visited larry in parma last year he did have a motor and pump for a spind tube in his shop at that time. he may have parts for them still if you guys need any.
i would love to see a spin tube dishwasher in action with plexiglass for a dor to observe the action.
mike, you're great with videos, maybe this will be your next project?
it's a quick lesson in frigidaire dishwasher history which i knew little about. i didn't realize the spin tubes were frigidaire's ist line of dishwashers.
when i visited larry in parma last year he did have a motor and pump for a spind tube in his shop at that time. he may have parts for them still if you guys need any.
i would love to see a spin tube dishwasher in action with plexiglass for a dor to observe the action.
mike, you're great with videos, maybe this will be your next project?
dishwashercrazy
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Pete:
Sorry, but as of March 9th, I purchased from Larry at Modern Parts, the used Frigidaire dishwasher pump and motor, dirt and all. He even included a new pump bearing. I believe it is different than the one currently on my model DWUW dishwasher, but I am not convinced that the one that came loose with my machine when I picked it up from Ben, is the correct pump/motor assembly. Why do I think that? Now that I compare depth of mine and the used one from Larry, the one from Larry is about 1/2 inch shorter, now that I have measured it. But before that, as soon as I attached the one that came with the machine, the whole cabinet then rested on the bottom of the motor. I had to install additional leveling bolts to the underneath of the frame to get the machine off of the motor. If you look in the above photos, there clearly are no leveling bolds. The machine rests on the frame itself. For the time being, the mystery will remain unsolved. I will be anxious to find some spare time to clean and check out things and decide what I am going to do.
For clarification, I water tested the machine in late October, and I discovered that I have a pump bearing leak. In early November during my second wash party, we ran the dishwasher with a piece of Plexiglas mounted in place, so we could watch the action. Unfortunately, I did not make a video of the action, which I am real sorry we did not take the time to set up. Anyway, I have the Plexiglas, and I plan to make a video of the machine in action as soon as I can resolve the pump bearing leak issue - water poured out of the weep hole/tube - which is in place for just such a bearing failure.
Mike
Sorry, but as of March 9th, I purchased from Larry at Modern Parts, the used Frigidaire dishwasher pump and motor, dirt and all. He even included a new pump bearing. I believe it is different than the one currently on my model DWUW dishwasher, but I am not convinced that the one that came loose with my machine when I picked it up from Ben, is the correct pump/motor assembly. Why do I think that? Now that I compare depth of mine and the used one from Larry, the one from Larry is about 1/2 inch shorter, now that I have measured it. But before that, as soon as I attached the one that came with the machine, the whole cabinet then rested on the bottom of the motor. I had to install additional leveling bolts to the underneath of the frame to get the machine off of the motor. If you look in the above photos, there clearly are no leveling bolds. The machine rests on the frame itself. For the time being, the mystery will remain unsolved. I will be anxious to find some spare time to clean and check out things and decide what I am going to do.
For clarification, I water tested the machine in late October, and I discovered that I have a pump bearing leak. In early November during my second wash party, we ran the dishwasher with a piece of Plexiglas mounted in place, so we could watch the action. Unfortunately, I did not make a video of the action, which I am real sorry we did not take the time to set up. Anyway, I have the Plexiglas, and I plan to make a video of the machine in action as soon as I can resolve the pump bearing leak issue - water poured out of the weep hole/tube - which is in place for just such a bearing failure.
Mike
rollermatic
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looking forward to seing that video
sometime and if i can make it to your next wash party that you recently invited me to i look forward to seeing the machine itself.
i agree, the dishwasher should not rest on the motor/pump. larry is pretty much right on when it comes to knowing his machines, i would also assume that the pump/motor he sold you would be the right one and maybe the one that came with the machine was not.
personally i would not run that motor at all if you have a leak. hopefully you have a new seal? i would imagine between larry in parma or mark michaels with his huge frigidaire part stock and connections one should be available.
i found the same problem with that kd-14 kitchenaid i drove to cleveland and picked up last week on my week off from work. it seems that the motor/pump goes completely to the floor and the machine basically rests on it. i have not had time to post any pics yet but i do have it completely torn down and outside of that issue all else looks very good including the pump and seal. gonna get to it later this year, for me it's rollermatic time right now. finishing up 2 machines that i hope will be running very soon.
back to those wonderful spin tubes, they are so unique! i've seen impeller machines, spray arms, even that tappen roller machine with the large roller in the bottom to fling water, the younstown kitchen type central apray tube, and the frigidaire spin tubes? are there any other styles out there?
you and paul both have a very unique and classic vintage dishwasher there! looking forward to more pics (and videos) from both of you!
sometime and if i can make it to your next wash party that you recently invited me to i look forward to seeing the machine itself.
i agree, the dishwasher should not rest on the motor/pump. larry is pretty much right on when it comes to knowing his machines, i would also assume that the pump/motor he sold you would be the right one and maybe the one that came with the machine was not.
personally i would not run that motor at all if you have a leak. hopefully you have a new seal? i would imagine between larry in parma or mark michaels with his huge frigidaire part stock and connections one should be available.
i found the same problem with that kd-14 kitchenaid i drove to cleveland and picked up last week on my week off from work. it seems that the motor/pump goes completely to the floor and the machine basically rests on it. i have not had time to post any pics yet but i do have it completely torn down and outside of that issue all else looks very good including the pump and seal. gonna get to it later this year, for me it's rollermatic time right now. finishing up 2 machines that i hope will be running very soon.
back to those wonderful spin tubes, they are so unique! i've seen impeller machines, spray arms, even that tappen roller machine with the large roller in the bottom to fling water, the younstown kitchen type central apray tube, and the frigidaire spin tubes? are there any other styles out there?
you and paul both have a very unique and classic vintage dishwasher there! looking forward to more pics (and videos) from both of you!
Got some work done on the Frigidaire this weekend...
Sunday was warm enough to be working out in the garage on this latest project dishwasher, so you can guess where I was... LOL Hubby had found some material that I think is going to work fine a new door gasket (I sent him out to get a new snubber for the Inglis washer, but that will be a whole other post!) but before trying that, I figured I'd give the tub a scrub out.
Here's the before picture...
Sunday was warm enough to be working out in the garage on this latest project dishwasher, so you can guess where I was... LOL Hubby had found some material that I think is going to work fine a new door gasket (I sent him out to get a new snubber for the Inglis washer, but that will be a whole other post!) but before trying that, I figured I'd give the tub a scrub out.
Here's the before picture...
And here's how it looked after some scrubbing. Still have a bit more to do (Geez they had lots of minerals in the water in Hamilton).
I had a very happy discovery with the racks, too. Thought the black stuff was 'rack rot'...
But whatever it was washed off (the same kind of gunk was on one part of the lower rack, too). So, it turns out the racks are in really great shape - bonus!!
With predicted highs in the mid-70s this weekend, you can bet I'll be doing the first water tests... Wish me luck!!
With predicted highs in the mid-70s this weekend, you can bet I'll be doing the first water tests... Wish me luck!!
