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hobart lx-18 commercial dishwasher info
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Post# 331781   2/22/2009 at 21:01 (5,512 days old) by soberleaf ()        

there is a guy nearby with a lx-18 hobart commercial dishwasher for sale. anyone have any info to share please? is it undercounter? is it a good one? it also says "low temperature" so i'm assuming it does not have a temp booster??

thinking of adding a commercial model to my collection of hobart kitchenaids and am sure someone out there on the site prob has the scoop on this one!!!!

thanks, appreciate any tips!!!





Post# 331790 , Reply# 1   2/22/2009 at 22:21 (5,512 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)        
Beware of what you wish for!

Peter
It is a commercial undercounter machine which will do the dishes in under 4 minutes. If set up as a low temp machine, it will need chlorine bleach as a sanitizing agent and uses min 120 degree water. You can plumb it to use hotter water whichi will aid in the drying process, but it also will need commercial liquid soap as domsetic products cannot clean in 4 minutes. I has the same foot print as any standard undercounter unit so it will fit in any kitchen, but you need to bring 208 single phase 4 wire power to it as it does have an in tank sump heater.
It is in no way related to any machine you currently have as it uses a separately mounted pump under the tank.

It also has electronic control boards which, while reliable, may fail and are costly to replace and have to be programmed properly to function in the unit. It would be the best conversation piece you can install in your kitchen as a daily driver and remember too, you can only do one rack at a time so you need storage space for the racks..a flat bottom rack and the standard commercial peg rack.
You can see a picture of what the fromt looks like in the post on the SR24 Hobart machine that I posted.

You might want to ask why he is getting rid of it. If it is running, go and look at it and take off the bottom panel and look for leaks and or any corrosion. You don't want to buy someone else's headache. These machines are costly to restore. There aren't hundreds of thousands of them out there like domestic units and as you know, nearly all the parts have to be gotten from Hobart.


Post# 332027 , Reply# 2   2/23/2009 at 22:28 (5,511 days old) by soberleaf ()        
thank you

yea, i'm not really sure about this one, it came out of a restaurant but that's about all i know. i downloaded a user manual off the web and i'm 50/50 on even looking at it. i don't need it, just thought it would be fun to add to my collection since i don't have a comercial machine. the 220 wiring is no problem, i figured it prob would have a hefty water heater in it, i do have space in my elec box for it and do a lot of electric and plumbing repair so that's no problem. the soap i could get no problem. it would not even be my "main machine", prob wouldn't even be used more than once a year as a novelty. i'm guessing i will pass on it and save my dishwasher spending money to either get parts for the one's i have or buy another old more vintage model. i'm still on the lookout for a G.E. mobile maid with that big metal spray arm and those huge water jets, or ofcourse always another kitchenaid will be considered.

actually i have a kd-5 portable i am getting tomorrow! my first top loader!!!!!!!!!! i'm like a kid in a candy store!



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