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Thread Number: 31890
This K/A crawled out of The Pile and came looking for me... HONEST! |
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| Post# 480841 12/10/2010 at 22:13 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Many of my long standing customers know of my habit... errr, HOBBY... and several have promised me their machines when it came time to replace them. This one showed up in the haulaway pile with my name on it. The customer felt that I would rescue it if not at least part it out and help other machines live on. Well, I chose rescue.
Meet the Kitchenaid KDS-18 in all her glory. 
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| Post# 480842 , Reply# 1 12/10/2010 at 22:15 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 480843 , Reply# 2 12/10/2010 at 22:17 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 480844 , Reply# 3 12/10/2010 at 22:21 (4,883 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Congratulations! I am very happy for you. What a wonderful find. | ||
| Post# 480845 , Reply# 4 12/10/2010 at 22:22 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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The money shot... The interior is in decent shape considering this little one spent it's whole life doing 1-2 loads a DAY as the customer had a very large family. I was told that in it's lifetime, there was not one service call! There is one small chip in the inner door and a slight amount of stainage that her new (and VERY eager) owner can take care of.
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| Post# 480846 , Reply# 5 12/10/2010 at 22:25 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 480849 , Reply# 6 12/10/2010 at 22:31 (4,883 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 480850 , Reply# 7 12/10/2010 at 22:33 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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The Hurricane In A Box...
Someone here on AW dropped that description on me in a past thread about a stunning KDS in black that went to the eager adoptive home that this one is going to. I thought it was so right on the money.
Now, right about now, a few of you are remembering that I have a new camera that works underwater and that I had threatened to use it in a dishwasher some day... Well... Hee Hee Hee... Let me prove to you that the 'Hurricane In A Box' title is well earned. Dirty dishes, baked on cookware and people who hate hurricanes should look away now... | ||
| Post# 480854 , Reply# 8 12/10/2010 at 22:42 (4,883 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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This one came to me as many do. Not much wrong with it. The issue this one had was that after any cycle was complete, the timer would not reset for another cycle when the door was opened. All that was needed was to adjust a metal arm that pushes on a plastic actuator that resets the program switch bank and tells the timer to advance to reset position. That's all. This one was destined for appliance oblivion for that. Wow...
The racks DO have a little cancer starting but are quite usable as is. This won't be a problem as the new owner has extra racks I gave him, don't you Dan? I'll let him share his story of growing up with an 18 and his delemma about what to do with two beautiful K/A's. Which to use or just go for it and install this 18 as well and have two! Problems, problems, problems! RCD 
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| Post# 480861 , Reply# 9 12/10/2010 at 23:23 (4,883 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Awesome find Drew! Awesome Video! What part of the cycle were you recording on? Nice camera. You will love this dishwasher in your kitchen if you don't already have one. I have two in my kitchen and would not have it any other way. Brent | ||
| Post# 480875 , Reply# 10 12/11/2010 at 00:26 (4,883 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 480877 , Reply# 11 12/11/2010 at 00:55 (4,883 days old) by Spiceman1957 () | ||
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Good Show I pity any dirty plate or casserole dish to have to go through this and end up in a watery grave lol John | ||
| Post# 480879 , Reply# 12 12/11/2010 at 00:56 (4,883 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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My grandmother had this model in Stainless Steel as a Christmas present from my uncle in 1976. It was my favorite model along with the 17 series counterpart. Thanks for the inside video. Awesome stuff. Have a good one, James | ||
| Post# 480881 , Reply# 13 12/11/2010 at 02:05 (4,883 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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Post# 480884 , Reply# 14 12/11/2010 at 03:40 (4,883 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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What an awesome score! And such a simple fix! Yay for Drew and Dan!
Except, now I know I'll never be able to pawn the KDS-20 off to Dan. Then again, the way things are going with the Thermador, I may need to fix the drain issue and have that Superba 20 evict the Thermador. I'd go after an 18 series if I didn't have the noise issue in this house. I could wring my sister's neck for bailing on her KDS-18 that had nothing wrong with it, just her bad water supply and lack of use made her think it was toast. | ||
| Post# 480893 , Reply# 15 12/11/2010 at 06:26 (4,883 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Simply The Best
Hi Drew.
There is no question in my mind that The KDS 18 was KitchenAids Top Performer and the Best Machine they ever Built and Designed. To me they also have a timeless fashon like A Navy Blue Blazer ,Button down Collar Shirt and Khakkis. Hobart just hit everything right on that Model. Great Find, Good Luck with that one Dan, And Nice to see you posting your incredible finds Drew. Eddie | ||
| Post# 480958 , Reply# 16 12/11/2010 at 12:26 (4,883 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
"people who hate hurricanes should look away now (chuckl
The lateral close-up should be reproduced and framed, #8. What a stunner, with all her glory in full view.
You're a lucky man, Dan. Drew how 'bout another pic of that friendly, pleasant face you've been hiding which we only glimpsed in your last masterpiece. Absolutely amazing what your new camera will endure. Jacques Cousteau would have loved it. "The Inside Washer World of Red Carpet Drew." | ||
| Post# 480987 , Reply# 17 12/11/2010 at 13:09 (4,882 days old) by rll70sman (Hastings, Minnesota) | ||
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Beautiful! I want one to replace the 2002 Whirlpool when it dies! | ||
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Post# 481052 , Reply# 18 12/11/2010 at 20:37 (4,882 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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beautiful machine | ||
| Post# 481215 , Reply# 19 12/12/2010 at 18:45 (4,881 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
This won't be a problem as the new owner has extra racks I gave him, don't you Dan?
Yes, indeed! Actually, the original "minty" racks immediately came out of the KDS-19 and the "seasoned" racks went in. The original racks are far too nice to use for daily driving. Since I'm a big proponent of preventative maintenance, I'll be installing a new Hobart seal and impeller kit in the 18 since I have one kicking around here....somewhere. Hell, I may even install that NOS Hydrosweep arm I got a while ago! Can't wait to mount this thing.....in more ways than one, lol ;) | ||
| Post# 481487 , Reply# 20 12/13/2010 at 19:58 (4,880 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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"The Inside Washer World of Red Carpet Drew."
I love it! Almost as good as the "Jacques Cousteau Of The Washer World"... That little camera is just a kick to play around with. It opens up so many possibilities when shooting my finds. Sooner or later, I'll have to tackle filming a Thumper.
Brent, that camera is a Olympus Stylus 1050SW. 10.1 Mp, shockproof to 5ft and waterproof to 10ft. It's not bad but I'm still tweeking the settings for better video. The only drawback is that I'm stuck with the xD memory card setup and the biggest I can find is only 2gb as this is not the most popular of card formats. Dan, Dan, Dan... What am I going to do with you?!?!? RCD | ||
| Post# 482428 , Reply# 21 12/18/2010 at 06:15 (4,876 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
Front Panels | ||
| Post# 482492 , Reply# 22 12/18/2010 at 11:53 (4,876 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 482570 , Reply# 24 12/18/2010 at 19:26 (4,875 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KA DW PANELS
KA DW did not come with any front panels at all before they went to the Vari Front panel system. The machine came out of the box with no panels at all, The 18s and later did come with temporary cardboard panel because they would not meet ULs standards without some thing to cover the electrical parts of the machine.
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