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Thread Number: 27175
The KitchenAid KDS-17 - She's Back!!!! |
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Post# 417420 2/21/2010 at 20:32 (5,167 days old) by fnelson487  (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Well, one of my favorite dishwashers is the KitchenAid KDS-17. I bought one new back in Chicago and had it until I moved to LA in 1979. Have had a number of machines including a few later KitchenAids, but have never had one as good as the 17. I am not saying it is the best, but it is definitely my favorite. When I moved back to Chicago, I installed a new KitchenAid tall tub. Not a bad machine, but still not a KDS17. Found one in the desert and shipped it back, and installed it. It ran for years and then the bearings started to go. I reinstalled the KA tall tub until the motor could be replaced. We had a Vacuum gathering here in St. Charles and Robert and Greg came in. Greg replaced the motor and the shaft seal (thanks Steve T!) and she went back in. Here are Greg and Robert putting the old gal back into place!
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Post# 417422 , Reply# 1 2/21/2010 at 20:37 (5,167 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Another | ||
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Post# 417424 , Reply# 2 2/21/2010 at 20:40 (5,167 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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She's Back | ||
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Post# 417425 , Reply# 3 2/21/2010 at 20:41 (5,167 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Terry Lattz | ||
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Post# 417426 , Reply# 4 2/21/2010 at 20:43 (5,167 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Loaded | ||
| Post# 417433 , Reply# 5 2/21/2010 at 21:18 (5,167 days old) by washmeup (scottsdale) | ||
KDS-17 | ||
| Post# 417435 , Reply# 6 2/21/2010 at 21:20 (5,167 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
KDS-17A
is my all time favorite kitchenaid too! i never can get enough of them! and parts are still plentiful if needed! i have several of these machines myself. when i was a teen i used to look at these machines in the stores and compare them to the other brands. they really were in a class all by themselves (i always thought). think it's a combo of that 1/2 hp motor coupled with that 4 way hydrosweep. there was nothing else like it, it was the cadillac of dishwashers in it's day! in fact it still is in my book! you have a beautiful kitchenaid there! | ||
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Post# 417460 , Reply# 7 2/21/2010 at 22:58 (5,167 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 417465 , Reply# 8 2/21/2010 at 23:21 (5,167 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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KDS17! | ||
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Post# 417470 , Reply# 10 2/21/2010 at 23:56 (5,167 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 417513 , Reply# 12 2/22/2010 at 08:08 (5,166 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Here's What She Replaced | ||
| Post# 417516 , Reply# 13 2/22/2010 at 08:22 (5,166 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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I knew you were going to say that Bob!! It's just that it is such a fun machine to run and we wanted to hear that sweet sound of a KDS17 running!! | ||
| Post# 417646 , Reply# 14 2/22/2010 at 17:03 (5,166 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Yay Fred! Now the dishwasher is as good as the washer and dryer. Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 417665 , Reply# 15 2/22/2010 at 18:08 (5,166 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Here's Robert | ||
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Post# 417667 , Reply# 16 2/22/2010 at 18:10 (5,166 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Here's | ||
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Post# 417668 , Reply# 17 2/22/2010 at 18:12 (5,166 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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And the other sister | ||
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Post# 417669 , Reply# 18 2/22/2010 at 18:14 (5,166 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 417675 , Reply# 19 2/22/2010 at 18:28 (5,166 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Thank you for Sharing I really enjoy the comaraderie that the kitchen and it's gadgets inspire. I am warmed by the bonds you have formed and the longevity of friendships. It warms me from the inside out. Thank you for details and pictures! | ||
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Post# 417697 , Reply# 20 2/22/2010 at 19:13 (5,166 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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LEAKY SEALS AND BAD MOTOR BEARINGS IN DISHWASHERS
Hi Fred if you keep running clean dishes in your KDS-17 you will ruin another seal and then motor. If there is one thing I have learned in 30+ years of fixing dishwashers is that the worst thing you can do to any dishwasher is to run it with almost clean dishes. The oils protect the machine and the sugars soften the water also citrus and tomato acids are beneficial to the process. Customers who pre rinse cut the life of the machine in 1/2 buy doing so to say nothing of the rack coating or your dishes which will etch much faster.Enjoy your KDS-17 that and the KDS-16 are two of my all time Favorites I even have two KDSS-16s with the SS tank.
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Post# 417711 , Reply# 21 2/22/2010 at 19:57 (5,166 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 417717 , Reply# 22 2/22/2010 at 20:12 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417720 , Reply# 23 2/22/2010 at 20:15 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417721 , Reply# 24 2/22/2010 at 20:16 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417722 , Reply# 25 2/22/2010 at 20:17 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417723 , Reply# 26 2/22/2010 at 20:19 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417724 , Reply# 27 2/22/2010 at 20:20 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417725 , Reply# 28 2/22/2010 at 20:22 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417726 , Reply# 29 2/22/2010 at 20:22 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417728 , Reply# 30 2/22/2010 at 20:27 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417730 , Reply# 31 2/22/2010 at 20:28 (5,166 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 417901 , Reply# 32 2/23/2010 at 14:22 (5,165 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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First rinse in the 52 Whirlpool, and only a standard measure
Greg, I guess you missed the print ads touting Whirlpool's Suds-Miser as well as their exclusive Suds-Locker. Guaranteed to squeeze and pinch every bit of suds and foam out of your wash water to be used and used and used again, such designed-in thriftiness for the discerning and economizer housewife. That's why so many husbands readily bought for their wives Whirlpool & Kenmore automatic washers!!
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Post# 417992 , Reply# 33 2/23/2010 at 19:02 (5,165 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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You know
these KA were just awesome. Granted you had to load the bottom rack right, but man did they clean, and with such short cycles. I made a friend in a retail store that at worked at when I was 16. She had the Superba KA. I was there for lunch on a Saturday, she made potato soup, and rice pudding. She put both big pots in the bottom rack, face down, loaded everything else in. 50 minutes later everything was sparkling clean, even things she put in the top rack over the pots. don't know how it happened, but that's when I became a KA fan.
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Post# 418006 , Reply# 34 2/23/2010 at 20:00 (5,165 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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PS | ||
| Post# 418011 , Reply# 35 2/23/2010 at 20:32 (5,165 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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And Robert, Just so you know, it wasn't me!!LOL | ||
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Post# 418043 , Reply# 36 2/23/2010 at 21:52 (5,165 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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HEY! Who said it was me! lol | ||
| Post# 418044 , Reply# 37 2/23/2010 at 21:53 (5,165 days old) by HooverWheelAway () | ||
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Perp(s)? Hmmph.. Well, I never! I only pointed it out! I had no physical involvement in the removal of the thing in question. | ||
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Post# 418045 , Reply# 38 2/23/2010 at 21:58 (5,165 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 418053 , Reply# 39 2/23/2010 at 22:11 (5,165 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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