Thread Number: 27171
This is the end...my friends...KUDS220T1 retires......... |
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Post# 417353   2/21/2010 at 13:01 (5,176 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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We were so excited to have finally found a Superba a few weeks ago. Got her installed, advanced the stuck timer, cleaned her up, reattached the top rack sprayer connection... And she washed OK. OK as in, not as well as our 1966 KA top-loader with the bottom impeller and nothing else. Cleaned filters, checked that the pump was pumping, etc. Still cleaned...OK...but not as well as the 1962 MobilMaid we said goodbye to last year... So, this is a picture of her running her last load. Temporarily, she'll be replaced by (don't gag) a Triton which cleans just as well as the 1966 KA does. If anybody is desperate for parts let us know SOONEST as my partner is very hard up for space and, given the choice between long-term storage of the 66 KA and this one, there is no choice at all. Eventually, we'll find a pure chrome, bells and whistles gen-u-whine Hobart KA in better condition. Drop us a line at: panthera_pardus@gmx.net and we'll try to help you. Please note that shipping will be from Colorado and not Germany, still, nothing is light on a KA... |
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Post# 417384 , Reply# 2   2/21/2010 at 17:09 (5,176 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Thanks. We haven't pulled her yet. This one doesn't have the soft food disposer, in many ways, she is a mixture of the good old and the really rotten new. The lower spray arm is working perfectly, tho' the epoxy tip is going into my files, thanks. The top rack cleans from below, but the tops of stuff have enormous food residue left on them and nothing to clean them off. It's just not quite what a KA should be, not even one from 1991. Thanks, again for the good info - I copy and paste such tips into my little 'someday, someway' book...incredible what I've learned here since the yahoo days! |
Post# 417411 , Reply# 4   2/21/2010 at 19:59 (5,176 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)   |   | |
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Sorry about the blur. Can't seem to get the focus right on this digital cam! |
Post# 417416 , Reply# 5   2/21/2010 at 20:22 (5,176 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I trust your greater knowledge than mine - I have yet to find that macerater in this machine, maybe it was removed... Screens cleaned already, yup, totally limed up when we got it. I'll try the slit trick. I don't pre-rinse, coming from the world of Miele. My partner and his guests are all members of the "wash it in hot water with suds, rinse then load" side of the dishwasher isle and it doesn't matter. You've given me some leads and I appreciate that, I'll look again before pulling the plug. |
Post# 417430 , Reply# 7   2/21/2010 at 20:59 (5,176 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 417454 , Reply# 8   2/21/2010 at 22:22 (5,176 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Now I get it. Macerater working. Pumping water out great. Water level correct. Upper-rack spray arm whirling merrily. Lower spray arm working great. Water temp when sure-temp reached: 145F. Still washes worse than any KA I have ever used in my life. It's below zero here right now and we have 8 new inches of snow so this one is going to have to wait until July. I've made a note of all this great info and will post on her again then. For now, the GE Triton XL is back in place and, yes, in the 107 year old kitchen it does not look nearly as good as the KA did...but it is also washing and cleaning perfectly and that is a consideration. Thanks everybody, this story is not over...unless someone desperately needs parts. For that, we'd be happy to say goodbye to her. |
Post# 417835 , Reply# 9   2/23/2010 at 08:29 (5,174 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The little slit that was cut in the water supply for the top arm on 19 & 20 KAs was so they could say it still has the very effective constant rinse feature that the 16-17-18 KAs had. While I am sure it helped a little it was no where as effective as the spinning arm in the middle. The biggest complaint I have with my KDSS20 is the bits of food residue on the tops of the glasses in the top rack.I have the feed tube with the slit. I have been tempted to install something like the main pump and motor from an asko DW etc in the water feed tube to the upper wash arm. Next to the main motor to really get a decent amount of water pressure to the top rack to see if this helps the particle problem. I never considered having any KA after the 20 as the 21- 23 only have one final rinse and any one who knows me knows I an not a nut when it comes to excessive rinsing when doing laundry but I do like my dishes rinsed twice after they have had detergent on them. KA went to one rinse with the 21-25 series to save water they also felt very thrightened by Asko,Bosch,Melle as they were starting to sell DWs here in the 1980s. Its to bad that we spent so much time trying to make DWs like the European machines as none of these machines has ever been able clean the amount of food soil or hold as many dishes as what we had already. Having to pre-rinse dishes and having a machine run over two hours and still end up with wet dishes doesn't save energy. They are quite.
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Post# 418051 , Reply# 11   2/23/2010 at 22:10 (5,174 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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