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Thread Number: 12028
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| Post# 212855 5/28/2007 at 20:14 (6,175 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA) | ||
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KDS-17 
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| Post# 212856 , Reply# 1 5/28/2007 at 20:16 (6,175 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
OoOoOoOoh!!! | ||
| Post# 212857 , Reply# 2 5/28/2007 at 20:16 (6,175 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA) | ||
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Superba Of Course Logo 
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| Post# 212858 , Reply# 3 5/28/2007 at 20:18 (6,175 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA) | ||
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Interior Mint 
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Post# 212862 , Reply# 5 5/28/2007 at 20:31 (6,175 days old) by gadgetgary  (Bristol,CT) |
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Congrats on your excellent find | ||
| Post# 212866 , Reply# 6 5/28/2007 at 20:43 (6,175 days old) by danelto (State College, PA) | ||
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Great Dishwasher!! This baby will wash dishes like a beast. My wife and I had one exactly like it for many years. Replaced it with another Superba. Let me know about the soap dispenser. Ours had a tick--it wouldn't open. Sooooo, we just added soap intermitently. dan | ||
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Post# 212875 , Reply# 7 5/28/2007 at 21:02 (6,175 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Very nice - and free!! | ||
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Post# 212877 , Reply# 8 5/28/2007 at 21:07 (6,175 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Ours had a tick--it wouldn't open. Sooooo, we just added | ||
| Post# 212878 , Reply# 9 5/28/2007 at 21:09 (6,175 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA) | ||
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Pressure Switch Info Thanks for the info. I was thinking it was a 2 stage switch, one point for a reg fill and second if it was over filling, but now I know. Also I am estimating its manufacture year around 74 or 75. Does anyone have the details on how to decode the s/n? | ||
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Post# 212879 , Reply# 10 5/28/2007 at 21:12 (6,175 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 212885 , Reply# 11 5/28/2007 at 21:31 (6,175 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Thanks... I got the first K/A dishwasher | ||
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Post# 212957 , Reply# 12 5/29/2007 at 08:29 (6,175 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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I have two of these, taken apart in the basement. One is a KDS-17 and the other a KDS-17a (with Energy Saver button). In my opinion the 17 series were the best dishwashers KitchenAid ever made. I only wish I could find a Superba with the Stainless Steel interior. I've used several Hobart undercounter machines of the same generation that had the stainless tank and all of the "punch outs" for the dispensers and attachments and always wanted one at home. They would do a complete cycle in less than 5 minutes. I've even seen French Superba 17's with built-in water softeners. These are great machines. | ||
| Post# 212970 , Reply# 13 5/29/2007 at 09:12 (6,175 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Oops crap... I bid on and got the first Kitchenaid dishwasher manaual | ||
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Post# 212979 , Reply# 14 5/29/2007 at 09:58 (6,175 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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Post# 213012 , Reply# 15 5/29/2007 at 15:39 (6,175 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 213030 , Reply# 16 5/29/2007 at 17:46 (6,175 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Reversible color panels didn't come along until much later. Until the 19 or 20 series, KitchenAid dishwashers were ordered/sold without panels of any kind and the customer bought the panel, color or custom-panel fram that they wanted. Most dealers would "package" price them with panels and add on for stainless steel, custom frames, etc. The store we've been to quite a few times in Early, IA had a huge stack of KA dishwasher panels - new in the boxes still. That's also where I found my display panel for the 18 series - plexiglass panel, lights and frame kit for the multi-level washing display in the store. That store was a goldmine and a nightmare all rolled into one! | ||
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Post# 213048 , Reply# 17 5/29/2007 at 19:29 (6,174 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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This may sound sacrilegious to some, but I've found KitchenAid dishwasher front panels easy to sand down and take sray paint quite well. Not a powder coating, but, really, good enough. You can also sand them down to the metal, if you're careful, and then sray paint them with a clear coat and you've got something that looks a lot like their original "brushed chrome" finish. If you're lucky enough to find a vintage frame kit for custom front panels(and there seem to be a lot of them out there at appliance parts stores)then you're made in the shade. | ||
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Post# 213404 , Reply# 19 5/31/2007 at 16:47 (6,173 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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