You know. "Frigidaire Undercounter Dishwasher!"
Oh, FUD!
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It's not a Custom Imperial...
It's not a Custom Imperial...
...but it does...
...get the five-level wash...
...get the five-level wash...
I dream in Plastisol...
...only it's usually nightmarish.
Déjà Dishmobile, no?
...only it's usually nightmarish.
Déjà Dishmobile, no?
The goods
GM loved that top-rack design, didn't they? You can almost see where the spin-tube would go.
GM loved that top-rack design, didn't they? You can almost see where the spin-tube would go.
Wash arm
Yay, I finally am reunited with the long-lost twirligig Frigidaire dishwasher of my memories (Ross, Roger, and I found one in Phoenix on our first trip, but I only gave it passing notice--and of course, it was long gone the next time we were there).
This gets my vote for scariest-looking wash arm yet.
And yes, we have some grind/sand/patch to do on the ever-lovin' Plastisol. I truly do hate the stuff, and what it does to machines.
Yay, I finally am reunited with the long-lost twirligig Frigidaire dishwasher of my memories (Ross, Roger, and I found one in Phoenix on our first trip, but I only gave it passing notice--and of course, it was long gone the next time we were there).
This gets my vote for scariest-looking wash arm yet.
And yes, we have some grind/sand/patch to do on the ever-lovin' Plastisol. I truly do hate the stuff, and what it does to machines.
Up above
Interesting constant-rinse disc. Note the detent where one portion is lower than the rest. Weird. This thing begs for a Plexiglas door. (Good thing I brought my jigsaw!)
Interesting constant-rinse disc. Note the detent where one portion is lower than the rest. Weird. This thing begs for a Plexiglas door. (Good thing I brought my jigsaw!)
Tower
Interesting. Note the bellows on the bottom wash arm from the earlier pics, that--kind of like a Whirlpool--mate the wash arm to the tower. Only, the tower has a bearing surface partway up, so the force from the bellows on the wash arm actually lifts it up and spins it against the metal bearing, so that it rotates at the same speed as the wash arm.
Interesting. Note the bellows on the bottom wash arm from the earlier pics, that--kind of like a Whirlpool--mate the wash arm to the tower. Only, the tower has a bearing surface partway up, so the force from the bellows on the wash arm actually lifts it up and spins it against the metal bearing, so that it rotates at the same speed as the wash arm.
And, for the value-added portion...
...we always like receiving doctrine!
...we always like receiving doctrine!
...and, of course...
...the requisite user guide, complete with Frigidaire's "Helpful Suggestions for Ways to Embody the Seventies."
Oh, that dress.
Oh, those cabinets.
Oh, that wallpaper.
Oh.
I'll make a day of scanning the docs in--you won't believe it. Wait until you see the decorator panels. You'll wish you had the KitchenAid hooter instead.
This machine was apparently procured from Davis Appliance in Redwood City on January 17th, 1974. The gentleman who had it said he only used it maybe five times a year...which probably explains why it didn't summarily dissolve and float away.
I'll install this in the kitchen so that I can have the entire Frigidaire suite upstairs (with the impeller D&M and the Dishmobile to join it), but it will need some serious teardown restoration first, before it gets to be permanently installed. (Ain't nobody peeing on my floor.)
...the requisite user guide, complete with Frigidaire's "Helpful Suggestions for Ways to Embody the Seventies."
Oh, that dress.
Oh, those cabinets.
Oh, that wallpaper.
Oh.
I'll make a day of scanning the docs in--you won't believe it. Wait until you see the decorator panels. You'll wish you had the KitchenAid hooter instead.
This machine was apparently procured from Davis Appliance in Redwood City on January 17th, 1974. The gentleman who had it said he only used it maybe five times a year...which probably explains why it didn't summarily dissolve and float away.
I'll install this in the kitchen so that I can have the entire Frigidaire suite upstairs (with the impeller D&M and the Dishmobile to join it), but it will need some serious teardown restoration first, before it gets to be permanently installed. (Ain't nobody peeing on my floor.)
gyrafoam
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Hey Nate, that looks like a fun machine. Those top racks were wonderful for all those oversized items----jumbo iced tea cups,sauce pans,etc.
LMAO over the "Twirligig"! I had a brand new CI installed in a place I had back in 1972.(Loud isn't it?!) It had one of those wash-arms.
IMO they did a good job of cleaning ALTHOUGH that miniature "Twirligig" up on top was pretty useless at getting the coffee grounds/sediment, etc. that would pool-up in the undersides of things. My gripe with all filterless machines.
LMAO over the "Twirligig"! I had a brand new CI installed in a place I had back in 1972.(Loud isn't it?!) It had one of those wash-arms.
IMO they did a good job of cleaning ALTHOUGH that miniature "Twirligig" up on top was pretty useless at getting the coffee grounds/sediment, etc. that would pool-up in the undersides of things. My gripe with all filterless machines.
laundromat
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DWCIPW
Mine had the same 5 level Super Surge wash system with the auger type spray arm on the one side of the bottom arm.It also had the white polymer interior not the old blue rubber lined one.
Mine had the same 5 level Super Surge wash system with the auger type spray arm on the one side of the bottom arm.It also had the white polymer interior not the old blue rubber lined one.
Hey Nate!!!, wow the 1974 version of what we would have gotten in 1970 or 1971 for the lake house, if we hadn't gotten the roto rack. This is the first time I saw the non-protruding tower version of this wash system--i.e. your stationary tower in the rack instead of having the large cut-out in the bottom rack like a Maytag reverse-rack. The majority of my exposure to this style was based on like 1969 through 1972 or 1973 models. I didn't know they offered the little twirly arm version on this style. I only saw that type of wash arm on the next control panel style which came out in 1975 or 1976 and did away with the huge Frigidaire dial that had been around since the 1960 or 1961 spin-tube debut. If your dishware dinner plates weren't too big, you could turn this into a reverse-rack and put all plates and such in top rack and bottom rack for cups, glasses and such, lol.
laundromat
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Vidio filmage on Super Surge Dishwashers
The information video they had regarding the Super Surge dishwashers claimed that the Super Surge wash system,the racks and cycles to use were all developed using a computer they fed information into.It supplied them with images to help complete their mission of having a great wash system. Now,I also heard that these same dishwashers from FRIGIDAIRE were made not by GM but by D&M who is now owned by Electrolux.They are now completely different from the original design and my old Custom Imperial dishmobile got all my dishes,glassware,pots and pans,casseroles,coffee mugs and silverware a lot cleaner in less time. Yes, the bitch was almost unbearable to be in the same room with due to the volume of noise it produced but with The Doors blaring as well as The Rolling Stones on my 8 track tape player(Aiwa),I was able to drown it down a bit.
The information video they had regarding the Super Surge dishwashers claimed that the Super Surge wash system,the racks and cycles to use were all developed using a computer they fed information into.It supplied them with images to help complete their mission of having a great wash system. Now,I also heard that these same dishwashers from FRIGIDAIRE were made not by GM but by D&M who is now owned by Electrolux.They are now completely different from the original design and my old Custom Imperial dishmobile got all my dishes,glassware,pots and pans,casseroles,coffee mugs and silverware a lot cleaner in less time. Yes, the bitch was almost unbearable to be in the same room with due to the volume of noise it produced but with The Doors blaring as well as The Rolling Stones on my 8 track tape player(Aiwa),I was able to drown it down a bit.
Computer-designed?
Really? Space-age, and this is what they came up with?
"Bob! I've got a solution hot off the teletype. It says...it says...'wash tower...no filtration'...amazing. Simply brilliant!"
Really? Space-age, and this is what they came up with?
"Bob! I've got a solution hot off the teletype. It says...it says...'wash tower...no filtration'...amazing. Simply brilliant!"
Sooooooo,
...tell me, Bob, was this the model with the cavitating pump that didn't work so well, or was this a pretty decent machine?
The twirly-spray arm threw me off, too...it's so similar to Peter's lovely portable in other respects.
...tell me, Bob, was this the model with the cavitating pump that didn't work so well, or was this a pretty decent machine?
The twirly-spray arm threw me off, too...it's so similar to Peter's lovely portable in other respects.
Whee!
Steve--LOL You are so right. How many times have we all kvetched about the yiblets on the coffee mugs? I have no doubt that this machine would not prevent that, unless you became a fan of coffee cups (two, count 'em, two tiers to load!), since you can angle them really well in the side rails (cereal bowls work really well there too, btw, or at least, they did in the spin-tube).
Chuck--that's interesting...I almost would prefer a plastic tank to this mess. But, it's history, and worth preserving in its very, uh, oxidizable state, right?
The motor is very quiet but the wash action is roughly like pelting a barn, covered in corrugated metal siding, with six pressure-washers. Holy crap, I am blanketing this thing in fiberglass before it gets installed.
I wish I had the CI--rapid advance timer and forced-air drying, oh my!
Steve--LOL You are so right. How many times have we all kvetched about the yiblets on the coffee mugs? I have no doubt that this machine would not prevent that, unless you became a fan of coffee cups (two, count 'em, two tiers to load!), since you can angle them really well in the side rails (cereal bowls work really well there too, btw, or at least, they did in the spin-tube).
Chuck--that's interesting...I almost would prefer a plastic tank to this mess. But, it's history, and worth preserving in its very, uh, oxidizable state, right?
The motor is very quiet but the wash action is roughly like pelting a barn, covered in corrugated metal siding, with six pressure-washers. Holy crap, I am blanketing this thing in fiberglass before it gets installed.
I wish I had the CI--rapid advance timer and forced-air drying, oh my!
wow! another one!
what a great portable dishwasher! looks just like the one i picked up (almost). same tub, same drying calrod unit, never seen that type of spray arm except on a g.e. that i have, that whirligig! love it! and your's doesn't have the tower like mine, i take it your's is a later model?!
all in all it's great to see another of these beautiful old dishwashers preserved! i loved the old frigidaire appliances! too bad frigidaire is such junk now a days (in my book). good luck with it!
pete
what a great portable dishwasher! looks just like the one i picked up (almost). same tub, same drying calrod unit, never seen that type of spray arm except on a g.e. that i have, that whirligig! love it! and your's doesn't have the tower like mine, i take it your's is a later model?!
all in all it's great to see another of these beautiful old dishwashers preserved! i loved the old frigidaire appliances! too bad frigidaire is such junk now a days (in my book). good luck with it!
pete
gotta double dip here!
that brochure is priceless! we had wallpaper that looked almost the same, i put it on the kitchen myself! to go with the avacado sink and appliances!
and the outfit that broad has on! she looks like she just stepped out of "love story"! prob has ryan o'neal waitin for her in the bedroom! after she finishes loading her new dishmobile ofcourse!
that brochure is priceless! we had wallpaper that looked almost the same, i put it on the kitchen myself! to go with the avacado sink and appliances!
and the outfit that broad has on! she looks like she just stepped out of "love story"! prob has ryan o'neal waitin for her in the bedroom! after she finishes loading her new dishmobile ofcourse!
Hi, Pete!!
I know, I was loving your Dishmobile the other day, and then this showed up. Quick--what else can we think of at the same time that will then cause it to pop into being? :-D
This one's a built-in, so, after the restoration, I'll build it in. Yours is soooooo pretty with no rust under the Plastisol (blue coating)--this one is in good shape but will not stay in good shape for long unless I fix the rust spots it has.
I'm waiting to hear back as to whether this was some sort of evolution prior to the late-seventies models, or where it falls on the mechanism timeline.
I love your spray tower!!!! It is so cool. Mine's awfully plain, though I'm guessing it does the job.
Thanks so much--enjoy your Dishmobile, too! And yes, let's not talk about modern Frigidaires. Ew. (I had a new AquaSurge Pro Series that could, on a good day, sometimes clean cereal bowls. Sometimes.)
Nate
I know, I was loving your Dishmobile the other day, and then this showed up. Quick--what else can we think of at the same time that will then cause it to pop into being? :-D
This one's a built-in, so, after the restoration, I'll build it in. Yours is soooooo pretty with no rust under the Plastisol (blue coating)--this one is in good shape but will not stay in good shape for long unless I fix the rust spots it has.
I'm waiting to hear back as to whether this was some sort of evolution prior to the late-seventies models, or where it falls on the mechanism timeline.
I love your spray tower!!!! It is so cool. Mine's awfully plain, though I'm guessing it does the job.
Thanks so much--enjoy your Dishmobile, too! And yes, let's not talk about modern Frigidaires. Ew.
(I had a new AquaSurge Pro Series that could, on a good day, sometimes clean cereal bowls. Sometimes.)Nate
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