Thread Number: 62336
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
"Converting" a KDS-18 into a 17 |
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Post# 849255   11/2/2015 at 10:28 (3,069 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)   |   | |
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Here's a question that I've wondered if anybody else has ever wondered about or even tried... what would happen if some kind of stopper of the appropriate size was placed in the upper spray arm hose of a KDS-18 machine, blocking all water to the upper spray arm, effectively converting it into a KDS-17 of sorts? Is there any danger of blowing off a hose underneath, or destroying the constant rinse spray arm by doing so, due to the increased pressure?
Now of course you are probably asking why anyone would want to do this in the first place. Well, it might be handy if you had a load of really nasty pots that you want to wash by themselves exclusively on the lower rack, which a pre-18 must be better at cleaning due to the increased water pressure coming from the one spray arm. And I guess the other reason is to say that either it can/can't be done. I don't think I'd try it personally and risk damaging/destroying my 58, but have always wondered what would happen. |
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Post# 849275 , Reply# 1   11/2/2015 at 13:13 (3,069 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 849276 , Reply# 2   11/2/2015 at 13:41 (3,069 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 849284 , Reply# 3   11/2/2015 at 14:32 (3,069 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 849467 , Reply# 4   11/3/2015 at 07:07 (3,068 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 849478 , Reply# 5   11/3/2015 at 08:04 (3,068 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)   |   | |
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Cool, thanks combo52. So if the pressure increase isn't much, there's no real point in anybody blocking the arm. That's the exactly the answer I was looking for.
But what about a real 17? I'm assuming if they use the same motor and pump as the 18, then the water flow and pressure out of the wash arm would be the same as an 18 with the upper arm blocked? Also, were there any earlier models that used a different motor/pump combination that had a higher water flow and/or pressure rating? |