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Thread Number: 43404
KDS-16 KitchenAid Dishwasher Replacement Door |
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Post# 638188 , Reply# 1 11/11/2012 at 07:40 (4,176 days old) by bajaespuma  (Connecticut) |
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I just did this so... Yes, you can reuse the detergent dispenser round black rubber gasket if it's in decent condition; I did. Ditto for the gaskets on the rinse agent dispenser. Remember to mark the contacts and leads with colored tape or somethings so you know how to reconnect everything.
The pushbutton PIECES themselves are held onto the pushbutton armatures by friction only, so you can carefully remove them by pulling them straight back but why would you need to? The pushbutton cycle assemply is attached to the inner door with a couple of screws. They're interchangeable so if you remove the plastic/metal buttons, you should be able to put them back in any order. As far as the "inner door seal", do you mean the light blue colored rubber gasket?
It would be helpful and entertaining if you could post some pictures of the panel and parts in question, the control panel and the machine in general. | ||
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Post# 638304 , Reply# 3 11/11/2012 at 18:00 (4,176 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 638680 , Reply# 8 11/12/2012 at 23:55 (4,174 days old) by washermatt () | ||
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KDS-16 Dishwasher Replacement Door This is a photograph of a portion of the wiring diagram on the back of my existing porcelain-damaged KDS-16 interior door. Please notice that the diagram indicates that my KDS-16 machine is with the soak cycle. --Matt-- 
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Post# 638707 , Reply# 10 11/13/2012 at 07:30 (4,174 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Do you own the new door? If so, just invest the time and see if everything fits. As far as I know, the configuration of the rinse dispenser holes will make no difference. My KDS-16 has the vertical holes as in your replacement door, and the machine does have the Soak cycle, but the terminals are configured like the ones in your old door. Go figure. If you find someone who can do porcelain-on-steel baked refinishing, would you please let us all know? I have about 4 washbaskets that I'd love done. Also, are the plastic collars and fronts of those Rinse-Aid dispenser fill and outlet ports actually blue or have they discolored? If you're going to change the door gasket I'd do it before you install the door. | ||
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Post# 639181 , Reply# 13 11/15/2012 at 06:43 (4,172 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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is there anything I can use to help to seal the existing use Yes, go to Home Depot or a great NY hardware store and bring the old gasket with you. Use it to find the closest sized toilet or other plumbing rubber gasket for 2 bucks, buy it, bring it home and punch holes in it with a stationery hole puncher, the old kind that looked like a pair of scissors. That's what I did. You could also look in an auto parts store. | ||
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Post# 639183 , Reply# 14 11/15/2012 at 06:54 (4,172 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KDS-16 Detergent Dispenser Gasket If the old gasket is mostly in one piece I would carefully clean it let it dry and just coat both sides with 100% silicone sealant [ you can get all kinds of great products like this at auto parts stores ] then reassemble the dispenser into the door opening, I have done this at least a hundred times with no problems. | ||
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