frigidaire dishmobile pics

[turquoisedude]

Sure is a beauty!

And what a deal! It looks like it was really well cared-for. I am guessing it still runs too.
The wash tower is intriguing. I remember a high-school friend's house had all Frigidaire appliances (all turqoise - sigh!) from when the house was built in 1965 and the dishwasher featured a wash tower similar to this one. I remember the upper rack being different, though.
Anyway, this an amazing vintage machine here - enjoy it!!

 

[soberleaf]

since i'm off today and in a pic taking mood here are some of the frigidaire dishmobile someone gave me last summer. it runs great and doesn't leak a drop. wonder if any parts are still available should i need a pump seal later on? i'll have to check. model no. is DWCDMR

it has to be from the 70's i would imagine. i have several 70's frigidaire ads that someone gave me and they are classic!
this model is included in them. i will try to post them here in the pics!

here's the bottom, looks great!

 

[soberleaf]

another

bottom shot

 

[soberleaf]

gonna put bottom

panel back on now

 

[soberleaf]

panel is back on

gotta few dings in the finish but hey, it's from the 70's! it adds character i say!

 

[soberleaf]

it has a fake wood

laminate top that is in very good condition for it's age

 

[soberleaf]

the inside i love!!!!!

love that blue tub and those white racks! tub is in great shape and racks are too!

also love the unique style of the top rack. frigidaire by general motors dishwashers are my 2nd. favorite after hobart kitchenaid ofcourse. frigidaire today i think is a joke, i have one, it can't even pump enough water to wash both racks at the same time! it's sittin on my front porch and i hope someone steals it!

 

[soberleaf]

top rack

take a bow!

 

[soberleaf]

bottom rack

it's your turn now!

 

[soberleaf]

very unique

love that black pump, spray arm and that huge wash tower with the odd shaped ball on top!

look at the shape of the calrod drying unit! never seen one like it before. wonder why they did that. maybe to add more length to it?

 

[soberleaf]

another

shot, a close up actually of that top spray

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire Dishwasher!

My Aunt had the same exact model and color only she had built in model. Great dishwasher for the time. I loved to load it. Held a ton of dishes!
Best Of Luck with it,
Peter

 

[soberleaf]

one more

of the pump

 

[soberleaf]

all in all

it's a very nice dishwasher, and i love the style of it. i found it sitting in a kitchen of a guy i was doin work for. i ask him if i could buy it and he gave it to me on the condition that i would install his new one when he gets it. just my luck he has bought a new frigidaire, the brand i think stinks the most! and i have to install this peice of junk! that's some weird karma cummin at me!

let's see if i can post that frigidaire ad here

 

[soberleaf]

it runs!

i have used it dozens of times and it runs great, doesn't leak and cleans very well! it is now retired but i will continue to run it ever so often to let it know it is still loved!

 

[mikepaquette]

Very Nice Dishwasher

I miss one Mint also . It was given away before I could get there. Good for you. Enjoy Mike

 

[roto204]

Okay, so I have to know...

The top rack is very spin-tube Dishmobilish. What's the column in the middle with the concentric rings for? Does the spray tower pop allllllll the way up when it pressurizes, or what is that?

 

[roto204]

And is it my eyes, or...

...does the bottom wash arm pass under the Calrod? What's that weird inward bend all about? If it was designed that way, is this to better heat the water, or something, by having it basically spray over the Calrod with each pass of the arm?

 

[redcarpetdrew]

I think the element is shaped like that to go AROUND the perimeter of the whole silverware basket in the lower rack instead of under one part of it. Possibly to provide even drying of the silverware and also possibly to keep from melting the plastic basket.

BTW, from the pics, it looks like you have a few plugged jets on that lower spray arm...

RCD

 

[laundromat]

I had a 1975 Custom Imperial

My Convertible dishmobile had all push buttons and FRIGIDAIRE's pattented Super surge 5 level wash System.Noisy Mother f'r but when I would set the pots and pans cycle and press the 150F option,that bastard did a fabulous job.
7 bladed stainless steel pulverizers worked great too. I had to do a clean out every month with a toothpick to open the holes blocked by food particles.The door would reularly need adjustment too and the wooden butcher block top would warp.By the time my warranty was up,the replacement parts added up to enough money to buy two more machines.Nonetheless,I liked the way it worked.The noise it made had a wash pattern unique from any other dishwasher.

 

[soberleaf]

amazing!!!

what we do and how much we spend on the appliances we love! oh well, that's the spice of life! if i want 6 dishwashers in my kitchen and another 9 in my bedroom what the hell! anyone who comes to my house prob thinks i'm nuts but hey, they'll get over it!

 

[roto204]

I personally...

...consider appliances to be perfectly good furniture. The '64 Dishmobile makes a great kitchen island (in fact, in Missouri, when it went off to a, uh, friend's house, I missed having it in the kitchen).

Roger and I have insisted that they make perfectly good nightstands; I think Greg suggests using them for chip storage.

But in the end, who the hell cares what other people think, anyway?

 

[soberleaf]

that weird bend

i was told by a friend on this site that the weird kink in the calrod was there to keep the front center of the bottom rack from getting too hot to touch if door was opened during dry cycle. i guess these machines really put out the heat he mentioned.