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Thread Number: 76246
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
KA KDI-15 w/Too Much Water @ End of Cycle |
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| Post# 1000725 7/19/2018 at 06:58 (2,101 days old) by Kenkuhl (Granby, CT) | ||
Hello friends,
I have a nice old KDI-15 that we absolutely love! We re-installed it 3 years ago when we purchased it on CraigsList from an estate. It ran beautifully for 2+ years. However, it began to not "finish" with that whirring sound at the end of the last "rinse" cycle. At first, we thought nothing of it but noticed water still standing in the tub and thus the dry cycle was not as effective. It seems that with each "wash/rinse" cycle, the water is not completely emptied. In fact, it seems to build up to where near the end, the tub is full! Any thoughts out there? | ||
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Post# 1000726 , Reply# 1 7/19/2018 at 07:39 (2,101 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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| Post# 1000729 , Reply# 2 7/19/2018 at 08:01 (2,101 days old) by Kenkuhl (Granby, CT) | ||
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KA KDI-15 w/Too Much Water @ End of Cycle | ||
| Post# 1000730 , Reply# 3 7/19/2018 at 08:02 (2,101 days old) by Kenkuhl (Granby, CT) | ||
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Post# 1000731 , Reply# 4 7/19/2018 at 08:12 (2,101 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It should. I don't have a built-in 15-series (mine's a portable) and the machine was very lightly (if ever!) used when I got it so I didn't do any serious exploration of the pump assembly. I'll defer to the KitchenAid experts for any disassembly of your KDI-15 - I have only ever messed around with a 14 series KitchenAid. | ||
| Post# 1000772 , Reply# 5 7/19/2018 at 19:04 (2,101 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Yes. Any KitchenAid Dishwasher will empty completely at the end of a cycle.
The 15-20 (that's the end of my KitchenAid history particularly have a pump model) all water where most of the 10-14 series would be a gravity drain. I have rarely seen pump models. I did own and rebuild a KD2-P which was a portable and had the drain pump. Strange design but worked. | ||
| Post# 1001030 , Reply# 7 7/22/2018 at 12:45 (2,098 days old) by Kenkuhl (Granby, CT) | ||
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Too much water at the end of each cycle
stevet: We have the luxury of watching the water actually being expelled because it empties into an old GE garbage disposal in full view from the sink drain. The action seems explosive until it suddenly stops before that whirring sound which indicates it is nearing the end of the draining process. The hose is the old black factory original hose I believe... I would love to show a video. I may post one on YouTube and let some of the AW.org friends look and listen to the actual activity. Thoughts?
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| Post# 1004315 , Reply# 9 8/21/2018 at 06:45 (2,068 days old) by kenkuhl (Granby, CT) | ||
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Look like it is the impeller!
I want to thank all of the contributions. They were all valid and worth exploring! It appears after a lot of troubleshooting that broken impeller blades may be the only answer! That's the good news...the bad news is fixing it.
My retired local appliance repair person says it is a big job! If anyone has done this and wants to share their experience I would be interested. In the meantime, we need to manually empty the basin after the cycle. It is a pain but the KA still does an amazing job! | ||
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Post# 1004322 , Reply# 10 8/21/2018 at 07:50 (2,068 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Replacing A Drain Impeller And Seal In a KDI-15, is actually pretty easy I always loved working on these machines [ last week I put a motor seal and impeller on a 1974 KDS-17 for a customer on Capitol Hill ]
If you bring the DW to me I will be happy to do it, but you should be able to find an older tech there that can do it as well.
Good Luck, John L. | ||
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