Which model dishwasher is this?

[jolhof]

Can anyone tell me which model this dishwasher is? Found this picture on PETERH770's collections. It's a Frigidaire Custom Imperial, but which one?

Thanks

 

[pturo]

FR123brownfront? Sorry, but looks sexy 70's if that helps

 

[SactoTeddyBear]

Re: Brand Model:

This is a Frigidaire "GM" Custom Imperial Dishwasher, around the late 1960's. The one in the Pix is just like the one that I bought for my Parent's and in the 2-Tone Copper-Tone Color. It had the Electric Rapid-Advance Timer and a Vinyl Interior. It eventually had the Vinyl eaten away around the Tub opening, at the Motor/Pump connection, causing it to leak on the Motor. It had the largest capacity of any Dishwashers that we had, up to that time.

Peace and Good Dish Washing, with a Frigidaire, Steve
SactoTeddyBear...

 

[jolhof]

SactoTeddyBear,

Any idea on what model# it was?

pturo, I was lookimg more for the 60's version and model #

 

[laundromat]

It looks to me like a 1966-1967 model.

 

[chachp]

Samantha Steven's had one!

I'd sure like to see the interior. Does anyone have any photos of the inside?

 

[westytoploader]

Peter, where are you?

I know this model is in my Frigidaire parts manuals, and I know I hung onto the dishwasher stuff...will dig into them and check this afternoon. As for the interior, could this one have had the Silver-Shower type spray arm? To my untrained eye it looks too new to be a spin-tube.

 

[jolhof]

chachp, that is why I am trying to find the details on this

 

[peterh770]

It's not a spintube. It has the black washarm with the diamond shaped holes in it. It doesn't have the whirlygig on the washarm, if I remember correctly. The specimen is currently being housed at Steve 1-18's home...

 

[gadgetgary]

Will this help???

I knew I had the brochure somewhere....

 

[gadgetgary]

More information

Dishmobiles....

 

[gadgetgary]

Oh My!

A hurricane on wheels.....

 

[gadgetgary]

And

Just a bit more....It dries like CRAZY!

 

[steved]

1965

This dishwasher was Frigidaire's first or second year of spray arm dishwasher production. DW-IUJ or DW-CIUK should be the model number. These were the two models that didnt have indicator lights showing the cycle progress, just the "on" indicator lamp to the right of the push buttons. I think its a "J" series because of the woodgrain overlay on the handle.
SteveD

 

[jolhof]

Oh GadgetGary, that is just wonderful. That will definitly help a lot, thank you soooo much!

and steved, thank you for the model numbers, that will also help tremendously.

Thank you both.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Interesting...

I see that the Frigidaire Dishmobile "Hurricane on Wheels", has an 'orbital spray system'. This surely pre-dates the European Smeg design!

It's funny the way old technology comes round again.

 

[user 12105]

GE also had some models in the early 90's with orbital spray arms...though they did not keep that design for long.

 

[peteski50]

Gm Frigidaire Dishwashers!

These were awsome dishwashers. My Aunt had one of the more basic models that came with the house they moved into. It held tons of dishes. Even with the tower their was plenty of room. I never really liked dishwashers with towers, but this one was a exception. It did clean decently for a dishwasher from that time. The racking arrangement was superior to many others from that time as well as today.
Peter

 

[toggleswitch]

So who is gonna post a video with sound?

I have never seen one or heard one in person.

Does the motor reverse to drain out or are there fill and drain solenoids and a constant-running uni-directional motor, a la GE and early KitchenAid?

 

[appnut]

Steve, the motor reverses. It has two timer increments per fill. The first one is fill. The 2nd increment starts pump while still filling. They wre somewhat quiet for their day, but then again, it dind't have powerful washing action--compared to GE, KA, and WP at the time, and not to mention RotoRacks.

 

[jolhof]

Thank you all for the information. This has been a tremendous help.

If you have a dishwasher like this (built-in or stand alone) please post some pictures.

Thanks

Mischa

 

[neptunebob]

It kind of looks like a Kenmore dishwasher. Did Frigidaire have their dishwashers made by the Design and Manufacturing Company too?

 

[appnut]

Bob, no not this particular series -- this was still a GM Frigidaire dishwasher.

 

[nmaineman36]

frigidaire dishwasher

NeptuneBob you are right. In the 90's Frigidaire dishwashers at that time were made by D and M. They were made to look something like what we see with the fixed tower on the rack. In fact was bought by WCI in the 90's. I had a White Westinghouse dishwasher in my condo that at the time I didnt know was similar to the Frigidaire PowerWasher series that came out in the late 80's and early 90's. I got rid of that machine for a Maytag. The White Westinghouse was a good machine..had the porcelain tank and the tower on the rack and the plastic wash arm. No top arm. And no filter just the huge screen in the back of the tank to catch large food pieces. That series was the last of the Frigidaire made dishwashers. Didnt clean all that great..but with the new enzyme detergents out there it more than likely would have been good. But I got rid of it before the new Cascade came out...my timing is just wonderful I must say.
In the mid to late 90's I noticed that the new Frigidaires were looking alot like Dand M..plastic tanks and very similar motors and wash systems. I remember going to an appliance dealer in Schaumburg when I lived in IL and they had the plastic clear front so you could see the wash action of the new sytem..fixed tower that they said was Frigidaires patented design. Made for an interesting watch.

 

[laundromat]

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