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Post# 348079 5/11/2009 at 13:40 (5,460 days old) by volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
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what is the model and does it have turquoise panels, or is just my imagination? It's $75.00 in Cincinnati. Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO volvoguy87's LINK on Cincinnati Craigslist | ||
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Post# 348083 , Reply# 1 5/11/2009 at 13:43 (5,460 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Oh my yes!  | ||
| Post# 348087 , Reply# 2 5/11/2009 at 13:50 (5,460 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Dave:
Could be the divine Turquoise, but it could also be a custom spray to match a metal-cabinet kitchen like a St. Charles installation. That used to happen a lot. St. Charles kitchens used to be very popular and very pricey. Unlike other metal cabinets, they were very solid (with MDF between the inner and outer panels of doors, super high-quality hardware, and more convenience features than you could shake a stick at). The St. Charles kitchen I had in a former house was a $20K installation - in the early '80s. I miss hell out of it. Whirlpool bought the company sometime in the '90s, and they're gone now. Sad. Metal cabinets are better than any other kind, if you have good ones. They wipe clean, their drawers and doors stay square and true, they have adjustable shelves, and St. Charles' upper cabinets had lighting built into the bottom of every unit, so that every square inch of your counters could be illuminated. Roll-out pots 'n pans shelves, swing-out corner shelves, you name it. The floor of the cabinet under the sink was stainless steel, impervious to rot, rust and invading rodents. After that kitchen, wood cabinets feel like going back to the Dark Ages. Even those with decent convenience features take a lot more maintenance than I think kitchen cabinets are entitled to. | ||
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Post# 348091 , Reply# 3 5/11/2009 at 14:10 (5,460 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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That my friend | ||
| Post# 348110 , Reply# 4 5/11/2009 at 15:42 (5,460 days old) by soberleaf () | ||
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how beautiful i live here and it is gorgeous and i hope to be able to grab it tomorrow! i love those kds-17's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 348116 , Reply# 5 5/11/2009 at 16:22 (5,460 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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IIRC
At one point in the early seventies, KA offered a zillion choices for front panel finishes on all of its dishwashers. One of those choices was simply a set of primed panels that would take any of those colors. I wouldn't be at all surprised, however, if turquoise enameled was offered as a choice early on.
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Post# 348118 , Reply# 6 5/11/2009 at 16:28 (5,460 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 348126 , Reply# 7 5/11/2009 at 17:19 (5,460 days old) by magic clean () | ||
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Sandy you can still get St. Charles cabinetry. Whirlpool had them in the middle to later 1980's along with a few other lines of kitchen cabinet brands. CLICK HERE TO GO TO magic clean's LINK | ||
| Post# 348210 , Reply# 8 5/11/2009 at 21:02 (5,460 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Leslie: | ||
| Post# 348249 , Reply# 9 5/11/2009 at 22:40 (5,460 days old) by davek () | ||
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If that one in the middle isn't a breast, you'll have a hard time convincing me otherwise... | ||
| Post# 348256 , Reply# 10 5/11/2009 at 23:20 (5,460 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
KDS-17 with a similar wood grain panel as in the ad above
I just picked this one up today......I stopped in the local Habitat For Humanity - ReStore this afternoon, and was surprised to see this KDS-17 sitting amongst several other newer dishwashers. The Tub date code is 041273 which, as I understand, would be April 12, 1973. The rack is badly rusted, plus some rust on the sides of the tub from rubbing against the rack, and some rust in the pump area. Underneath looks in good shape. 
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| Post# 348304 , Reply# 12 5/12/2009 at 09:09 (5,459 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Post# 348358 , Reply# 13 5/12/2009 at 13:47 (5,459 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 348361 , Reply# 14 5/12/2009 at 13:48 (5,459 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 348413 , Reply# 15 5/12/2009 at 17:24 (5,459 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Glad you got it Soberleaf.
We have a Hobart 21 series Supurba sitting in our basement here. I have never been able to test it and my housemate HATES dishwashers and refuses to let me hook it up. I say he is nuts and he can hate dishwashers all he wants if he would only wash some dishes every now and then! Eventually I will have my dishwasher, and maybe a KD-12 someday, Dave | ||
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