Thread Number: 27491
KDS-20 with a new lease on life... |
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Post# 421916   3/10/2010 at 22:21 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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I was dealing with empty nest syndrome as the shipper had finally picked up Gordon's Kenmores. They were fun to play with and video but I think Gordon was crawling the walls, so...
I got a call from a friend at another shop and asked if I'd like a Hobart K/A that was abandoned in their haulaway pile. Sure! Got over there and saw a dishwasher that was unkindly treated. Dropped on one corner and the panels bent as the former owners dragged it with the access panel dragging on the pavement while hanging by one screw. All right, I felt sorry for it and decided to work with it... Here's what I ended up with after a BUNCH of work! |
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Post# 421917 , Reply# 1   3/10/2010 at 22:23 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421919 , Reply# 2   3/10/2010 at 22:24 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421920 , Reply# 3   3/10/2010 at 22:25 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421921 , Reply# 4   3/10/2010 at 22:29 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421922 , Reply# 5   3/10/2010 at 22:31 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421924 , Reply# 6   3/10/2010 at 22:36 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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The lower access panel and the corner of the main panel were also damaged with bent color panels and chrome trims from being dragged accross pavement. Spent time straightening all the above. The chrome trim is kinda beat up looking still but looking mutch better. The lower panel trim is loose and held with metal tape but it came out looking good. This has the changeable color packs. Black, white, almond and harvest gold. I changed from harvest to black.
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Post# 421925 , Reply# 7   3/10/2010 at 22:38 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421926 , Reply# 8   3/10/2010 at 22:43 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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What caused it to anger it's previous owners enough to give it a rude send off? Well... I noticed it wasn't spraying water. My first thought was a problem with the pump. WRONG! The filter you see here was PLUGGED with some kind of garbage and would not let water pass thru. Gave it a good cleaning and re-installed. BINGO! It now tosses the water just like a 'Hurricane In A Box' should. (Man, I LOVE that description!) You can see some residue that I have to get after running a cycle to clean out the system.
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Post# 421927 , Reply# 9   3/10/2010 at 22:45 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421928 , Reply# 10   3/10/2010 at 22:49 (5,131 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 421931 , Reply# 11   3/10/2010 at 22:55 (5,131 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 421938 , Reply# 12   3/10/2010 at 23:14 (5,131 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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I haven't laughed that hard in a while! I think the youngin's are jealous of the superior build quality of ol grampa ;) Show dem young bastards how it's done, gramps!!
Wow, weren't we just talking about finding a KDS-20 a couple of days ago on the phone? We need to start talking vigorously about 700's, 900's, 902's, 906's,........ :D |
Post# 422081 , Reply# 13   3/11/2010 at 19:45 (5,130 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 422083 , Reply# 14   3/11/2010 at 19:51 (5,130 days old) by HooverWheelAway ()   |   | |
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A version of this dishwasher that was essentially the same (looks-wise) but with taller, skinnier buttons? I seem to recall that's what my grandmother had, but haven't seen one like it since. |
Post# 422123 , Reply# 15   3/12/2010 at 07:17 (5,130 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn)   |   | |
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Post# 422193 , Reply# 16   3/12/2010 at 15:02 (5,129 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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