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Post# 247223   11/8/2007 at 18:48 (5,985 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 247224 , Reply# 1   11/8/2007 at 18:50 (5,985 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 247234 , Reply# 3   11/8/2007 at 19:27 (5,985 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Gary, I have a used rack in pretty good shape...I'll get a pic, if you want. |
Post# 247310 , Reply# 4   11/9/2007 at 10:18 (5,984 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 247316 , Reply# 5   11/9/2007 at 11:07 (5,984 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 247327 , Reply# 6   11/9/2007 at 11:56 (5,984 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 247362 , Reply# 7   11/9/2007 at 15:48 (5,984 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I've seen lots of these do that - the vinyl coating gets hairline cracks in it, or is nicked and pierced by utensils, etc. and water gets in and starts to rust the bar under the vinyl. I would recommend replacing it as the rust will cause a reaction with other metals in the dishwasher - specifically flatware, and you'll start to see small rusty spots on them. There are lots of those racks around, still in good condition so it shouldn't be too hard to find spares for reasonable prices. The drying heater inlet under the lower rack also caused problems by degrading the vinyl coating. I usually try to catch the machine before the dry cycle if it doesn't have the energy saver switch to try to preserve the original racks as long as possible. It's a pity too, were it not for the racks rusting, many a beautiful KitchenAid dishwasher would still be in use.
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Post# 247404 , Reply# 8   11/9/2007 at 20:09 (5,984 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 247411 , Reply# 9   11/9/2007 at 21:12 (5,984 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 247418 , Reply# 10   11/9/2007 at 22:49 (5,984 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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You might try this: Remove rack from DW. Use a drill with either a wire wheel or a Dremel with a wire wheel attachment and remove the rust from the rack. Prime and paint over with an epoxy type paint. Should be almost as good as new again. |
Post# 247915 , Reply# 13   11/12/2007 at 11:34 (5,981 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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