Thread Number: 44090
Needed: KitchenAid DW door switch actuator
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Post# 648016   12/20/2012 at 20:31 (4,134 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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Does anyone have one of these?...I could make one out of a nut and bolt, but probably would not be a good idea to have metal touching the door switch..my dishwasher has the round hole for the actuator...thanks!




Post# 648121 , Reply# 1   12/21/2012 at 09:50 (4,134 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
KDS-23 door switch pin

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 Jerry It is actually a great idea to just make one with a small nut and bolt, that is actually what KA used to do before they cheapened this part around the time of the KD-18 machines, I do believe that the original part is still available if you want to give some money to WP for the holidays, LOL.


Post# 648125 , Reply# 2   12/21/2012 at 10:30 (4,133 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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Thanks for the tip!.

Post# 648127 , Reply# 3   12/21/2012 at 10:39 (4,133 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)        
SCREW WHIRLPOOL!

Like John said, Hobart/KA used a metal actuator that was bolted in place. I have seen that style, the plastic one in white and black as well as a rubber one. I used a 6 or 8-32 screw held in place with a nut on both sides of the tank on my kdc21d for years without a hitch. Put it in when I got the machine and sold it with it in place nearly 20 years later!

I probably have a spare OEM one if you really want it, so let me know
Steve



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