Thread Number: 76538
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Could it be a Mirage? |
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Post# 1003917 , Reply# 1   8/17/2018 at 01:31 (2,050 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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That looks like a KDS23, the first model with the new and much improved power module pump system.
You could not have found a better vintage Superba than this one, except maybe for a KSD18, but yours would look fine in the most modern of kitchens. An 18 series, not so much.
I say if you've been looking for a Superba for so long, install this one and enjoy it for many years to come! Keeping it around as a giant paper weight doesn't make near as much sense. |
Post# 1003922 , Reply# 2   8/17/2018 at 06:52 (2,049 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1003940 , Reply# 3   8/17/2018 at 11:15 (2,049 days old) by vintage1963 (Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 1004141 , Reply# 5   8/19/2018 at 14:27 (2,047 days old) by Duality (Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 1004148 , Reply# 6   8/19/2018 at 15:55 (2,047 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Agreed!
I once was a house-holder for a Mediterranean style place built in 1937 that a friend inherited. The living room fireplace had never been used. I thought to myself that this legacy would continue if I didn't do something about it, so I built fires in there and created some soot. That settled that.
I don't see the logic behind saving something like a never-used dishwasher for posterity. Just what will become of it, and what sense does it make to have something of that size taking up space? As a curiosity many years down the road, nobody is going to care if it's been used or not. Show it off in your kitchen and make good use of it! There are colored panels behind the black one, and you can still get stainless panels for it if you want. |
Post# 1004172 , Reply# 7   8/19/2018 at 22:29 (2,047 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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That's how I found my KUDI23 a few years ago...installed but never used, still had the tags hanging inside with the manual and everything. But I'm using my baby. I found a brand new pump assembly on ebay a couple of years ago for only $75, so I bought it. My mother has the same machine as I do but her's has been used for 24 years. I figure one of us can use it eventually. |
Post# 1004221 , Reply# 8   8/20/2018 at 12:39 (2,046 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I don't like dishwashers that only give one after rinse, but I am happy you found what you wanted. |