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We have it tweaked, installed, wired and plumbed!

The portable that it takes the place of shit the bed, and we had the fabulous opportunity, thanks to Greggy (a.k.a. GregM) <wink> to replace it with this oh-so-cool s/s model with the twirling water wand in the middle! All we had to do was ditch the old one at the Transfer Station (thanks Ron and Tim!), build a cabinet for the new one, clean the fill valve out, and hook it up! Works great! Thought y'all might want to see a couple of pix! Thanks again Greg for making it happen!

Would anyone happen to have a photocopy of a manual for this baby?

Happy washing!
Chuck
 
Chuck, SteveD in Albany probably has a copy of the manual. Sorry the GE bit the dust. Why didn't y'all opt for the Insinkerator dishwasher if you ended up doing a "built-in"?
 
Why didn't y'all opt for the Insinkerator dishwasher

Well, 'cause my other half told me we wanted the F'daire???!!! All I do is install the stuff. I don't generally pick it out (though, I'd have picked the oh-so-gay pink one Greg had, but was told that we couldn't mix all the colors like that. I didn't get the decorating endorsement on my homo card!!!).
:-)
Chuck
 
Rich, congratulations, it looks just beautiful in your kitchen! Now you need to be on the lookout for the plexiglass demo door, or build your own viewing window. Those spin-tube dishwashers are FUN to watch!
 
thats just beautiful Rich!

Frigidaire made some beautiful stuff! That looks beautiful!
Enjoy it!

Jeff
 
Congratulations Rich!!! It looks so neat in its new home. I will be interested in hearing how you would compare it's cleaning ability to the old GE.
 
I will be interested in hearing how you would compare it&#39

I won't touch either of these with a 10 ft. spray tube!!! As long as it's loaded correctly, ... It wouldn't survive a BobLoad that's for sure. How do I know? Beccause I used these in real life in suburbia. Modern detergents should help some. but with that one single wash at the beginning of the cycle after the purge.
 
Every one of my mom's friends who had these complained about horrible spots on glass ware. For some strange reason, when I loaded the top rack, no spots. I guess cuz I "understood" the spray pattern. I do love the bottom's back to front loading instead of side to side. I wish more machines had adopted that arrangement. Have seen it on a couple of vintage European dishwashers.

It will be a fun addition to the kitchen. And it does look great with your beautiful range.
 
What a beautiful machine, Rich and Chuck!

Wow, that is one immaculate Frigidaire! I'm such a sucker for stainless!

Congrats!
 
Control Issues

The Frigidaire dishwasher of the fifties had a large rocker handle to lock the door and a "push to start button" like Kitchenaid. The knob was on the lower right panel and indicated what stage of the cycle the load was at. The knob was moved up to the upper right of the door in 60. The knob brought itself to the ready for the next cycle as it completed the drying cycle. When ready to start the next load, you simply pushed in on the knob. There was no door lock on the dishwasher for the next three years. You open the door a bit, wait for water action to stop and then open the door fully, to add or remove items. In the next few years to follow, you could choose a light wash, plate warmer, etc but it was all controlled by turning the single knob to the point in the cycle you wanted and then pressing in on the knob. Some machines had a detergent dispenser cover, rinse aid atc and some simply had one depression in which to measure the detergent. In 64, the design was changed to a conventional wash arm on the bottom, tower shower in the middle as well as a spray from the top of the cabinet. With the advent of that design came the Custom Imperial with push button selections sliding door lock lever just under the handle and motorized timer advance. On lower end models made in the late 60's and early 70's, for rinse and hold, you turned off the heated dry option, place the cycle in the rinse section and allowed the washer to rinse, drain and then wait while the timer advances through the dry portion of the cycle.
The center tube machines did an excellent job. As soon as you learn the dynamic and loading bowls and pans tilted on their side so water can hit the inside surface, it is an easy and effective dishwasher.

Kelly
 
That is absolutely gorgeous! We are in the process of planning a kitchen remodel (well, we are about a week away from the tear out!) and are going to bend and get a dishwasher. I'd LOVE to find something like this. I don't like any of the modern dishwashers we have seen. This one is awesome!

felinefrenzy
 
Oh It's just beautiful Rich, congratulations! I love my Frigidaire Spray Tube dishwasher as well. Not too many of them left out there!

This thread should to into the Imperial Forum so I'm moving it there.
 
Alone with your drawers

Jenn Aire
I remember seeing the Jenn Aire going in and the bare wall when you had it prepped. Have you finshed the look? After the holidays and some time alone with the new range and ovens, can you tell me how you like them and some of the cool features they provide? I have always enjoyed hearing people talk about their new acquisitions and what the new relationship is like.
Kelly

Love cures people...the ones who give it and the one who receives it
 
The biggest problem with the Frigidaire spray tube machines, was that their loading was too unconventional for users to adjust to. Owner's manuals were read by users about as infrequently as they are now. I had a close friend who used to complain about his, and when you looked at how he loaded it, there were dome-shaped items turned upside-down in the bottom rack and worse.
 
A picture is worth a thousand words....

then what does that make of a scan from an owner's manual? Hey Chuck, I have the manual to a '56 scaned. The top rack is different on your later unit, but the principles are the same. If you need any other pages, let me know.

Ben

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Sorry for the delayed reply!

Some of you know that we are dealing with a family crisis (end of life) so we are not at the computer as much. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

I was so thrilled to see so many replies and thank you Swestoyz for the fantastic scans!!! Loading is a real issue. It is going to take some experimenting to get it right :-) The dishes, in the bottom, come out fantastic but the glasses on the top have been a problem. They don't seem to rinse thouroughly. I am trying different glasses at different angles so that the jets spray up into the glasses.

We are using a powder, enzyme detergent. Should we possibly try a tablet for the slower release? Perhaps it would last to the second wash OR does anyone think that a liquid would be better? I'm looking for opinions from you experts :-) We realy can't compare the Frigi with the GE just yet. We will have to give the Frigi a good try. If we can get the top to clean like the bottom then I can say that the Frigidaire is the winner!!! And quiet for it's vintage! I do love the splashing sound that it does make!

I will try to respond to some other questions or comments in seperate posts :-)

Rich
 

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