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KDS-15 travels to Waterloo! |
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Post# 299008 8/24/2008 at 20:55 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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For quite sometime, a 15 series KA dishwasher has been posted on the Des Moines craiglist. Recently I decided to shoot the owner an offer - and voila, it jumped right up in the back of the truck today! Unfortunately the tank is pretty shot, so before it is installed for permanent use in the kitchen this fall/winter, it will be receiving some 17 series upgrades. For you KA lovers, enjoy. 
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Post# 299010 , Reply# 1 8/24/2008 at 20:58 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Control close-up
There is something very cool about the new 15 series machines, over the previous 14 series machines. They share a very similar control panel, but the 15 boasts some more features, and a newer-styled handle that would last through the remainder of the Hobart lived machines. With this being a factory SS unit, I believe the control treatment was then pink in color. Greg's turquoise portable has a brownish/blackish treatment. 
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Post# 299011 , Reply# 2 8/24/2008 at 20:58 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299012 , Reply# 3 8/24/2008 at 20:59 (5,720 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 299013 , Reply# 4 8/24/2008 at 21:00 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299014 , Reply# 5 8/24/2008 at 21:01 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299015 , Reply# 6 8/24/2008 at 21:02 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Tub shot yet? | ||
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Post# 299017 , Reply# 7 8/24/2008 at 21:03 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299018 , Reply# 8 8/24/2008 at 21:04 (5,720 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Post# 299019 , Reply# 9 8/24/2008 at 21:05 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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New for the 15 series ~ | ||
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Post# 299020 , Reply# 10 8/24/2008 at 21:05 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299021 , Reply# 11 8/24/2008 at 21:06 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299023 , Reply# 12 8/24/2008 at 21:08 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299024 , Reply# 13 8/24/2008 at 21:11 (5,720 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Gorgeaus! | ||
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Post# 299025 , Reply# 14 8/24/2008 at 21:20 (5,720 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Commmercial time - post quick! | ||
| Post# 299033 , Reply# 15 8/24/2008 at 21:55 (5,720 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Ben, I have to agree, the tub doesn't look bad. I love that stainless steel finish. Whoever had this dishwasher took pretty good care of her. How about some shots of your new cabinets? | ||
| Post# 299035 , Reply# 16 8/24/2008 at 22:12 (5,720 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 299036 , Reply# 17 8/24/2008 at 22:13 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post Mad Men
I forgot the timer shots - very cool stuff. (As I rubbed my fingers along the wash tub, I was getting some really nasty white film. Just like if I were to do that to a worn-down Maytag wash tub. Almost all of the blue specks are gone, and I was seeing some metal scrapes like if you were to rub a metal pan against the tub. Thankfully the door is in good shape.) It is funny that the 906 Maytag was recently brought up, this timer works very similar. The chain drive would advance the timer to the position needed for the wash, and the advance motor on the back would advance for each increment. 
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Post# 299037 , Reply# 18 8/24/2008 at 22:14 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299038 , Reply# 19 8/24/2008 at 22:15 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299039 , Reply# 20 8/24/2008 at 22:17 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 299040 , Reply# 21 8/24/2008 at 22:20 (5,720 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Inspected by B
Model identification. Thanks for the nice comments guys. It really is in very good cosmetic shape, on the outside. Story goes this came from a farm house on the outskirts of Oskaloosa, IA, and was used very little. I'm not sure about the shortage on running daily loads, but she certainly kept this in very nice shape. More to come on this machine when time draws nearer for installation. Ben 
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| Post# 299121 , Reply# 22 8/25/2008 at 11:49 (5,719 days old) by fltcoils (South Bend, Indiana) | ||
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Tank is shot? Not to be macabre, but do you have any pics of the shot areas of the tub? I'm always curious how things fail, the plating or the welds or what not. Is it the lip that seals around the door in front, or perhaps the air duct coming in, or perhaps it is the sump? | ||
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Post# 299124 , Reply# 23 8/25/2008 at 11:54 (5,719 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Ben, if it was used very little you might be able to scrub the film off of the tank & door. Don just did this on his Maytag and said it came out beautiful. I think they changed the tank & door opening considerably from the 15 to the 16 series and again in the 17's so you may be getting finding a new friend in Bon Ami! That is a beautiful machine glad you finally got it! | ||
| Post# 299156 , Reply# 25 8/25/2008 at 14:55 (5,719 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Beautiful Machine Ben. | ||
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Post# 299223 , Reply# 26 8/25/2008 at 21:11 (5,719 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Good news! Porcelain Enamel finish lives on!
Today I took a few minutes to have a date with some Ajax, a green scrubber, and the KDS-15, before the quest of bathroom insulation began. I must say, I am impressed. Hiding underneath years of hard water mineral deposits, is a pristine tub. I just wish I had some photos. I would have never guessed that it would clean up - thanks everyone for urging me to give it a shot. So - no KDS-17A tub swap needed. Just a old fashion scrub down! Some of you have experienced these, as well as the 17/18 series machines - and some haven't. The easiest explanation of how the two differ can be related to an automobile. When you close the door of the 15 series, you feel like you are closing the door on a 1960 Cadillac. No frills, just a nice, solid glide. Move over to the 17 series, and it may as well have power steering and a landau top - the doors close just like a 1975 Coupe deVille. Very interesting how the machines of each decade mirror each other - from white goods to autos. BTW - I have all the brochures for this thing, and the introduction repair info, but no parts books. Does anyone have any available to scan in? Thanks a bunch, Ben 
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Post# 299412 , Reply# 27 8/26/2008 at 17:24 (5,718 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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| Post# 299415 , Reply# 28 8/26/2008 at 17:34 (5,718 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Foam Party! ~So: no KDS-17A tub-swap needed. Just an old-fashioned scrub-down! GOOD NEWS! Did that once and thought I had rinsed well. You may have a sudsing issue with the first load or two. | ||
| Post# 299416 , Reply# 29 8/26/2008 at 17:36 (5,718 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Hi Ben. | ||
| Post# 299454 , Reply# 30 8/26/2008 at 22:40 (5,718 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Ben: | ||
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