Thread Number: 32343
KitchenAid KDS 20 manuals? |
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Post# 487745 , Reply# 1   1/9/2011 at 20:56 (4,855 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I bet the panel has Soak'n'Scrub/Pots'n'Pans, Heavy Wash, Low Energy, and Sani Wash as well as cancel/Drain, Rinse & Hold, and Energy Saver Dry. Pots & Pansa is obviously what it says. Heavy Wash is most likely what is the equivalent of Normal Wash. Low Energy is the equivalency of Light/china. That cycle label was used as the "defacto regular" to meet energy conscious consumers desires at the time. Sani Wash simply adds the final rinse temperature to be either 180 degrees or 155 degrees. Soak'n'Scrub ends up with 3 detergent washes (the two hidden doors on the dispenser cup slid closed as well as the 3rd opened indentation on the dispener once those two little doors are slid closed. The first wash is a series of washews (water circulation and puases (soaks). during this time the heater is on heating the water. It's about a 20 minute to 30 minute phase. (I believe on the 18 series it was up to 40 minutes long). Also bear in mind there are a couple of pauses during the Heavy Wash where the water is heated (the machine is just sitting there and should have the heating light indicator on). Low Energy Heats the water once right before the main wash phase. Rinse & Hold is a one-wash prewash. My suggestion is to try Low Energy and see if it gives you the rseults you want. If not, move up to Heavy Wash. Those are the main highlights. I may have missed a couple of nuances. I had friends that had one of the early KDI20 machines. It paused to heat the water for the first wash in Soak'n'Scrub plus two other tiems. For the regular cycle it heated for the first prewash and main wash. For Low Energy it heated only for the main wash after an initial prewash.
also, see thread 32321 KitchenAid Superba 21 Monteray. I bet it's similar looking for the button arrangement except the 21 uses Normal for your heavy Wash and Ligh/China for your Low Energy. |
Post# 487797 , Reply# 2   1/9/2011 at 23:17 (4,854 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 487842 , Reply# 3   1/10/2011 at 03:53 (4,854 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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There is a Sears Repair Center literally right down the street from me. I called them to see if they had a set of Belts for the 806 Maytag. They wanted $68.00 for a set of Belts. I called this guy off Cape and he was $39.00.
I am pretty sure I have an extra Fill Solenoid. If you need it e-mail me and we'll figure it out. I'm going to look right now. The KDS 20 as I always say "Will scrub the rust off a trailer hitch". In my own opinion The KDS 18,19 and 20 were the best Hobart Machines ever made. Noisey...Yup, but I can't think of a time where I ever opened the machine and was disappointed. |
Post# 487855 , Reply# 4   1/10/2011 at 06:56 (4,854 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Part # 417000 is the correct valve to use this valve can be adapted to almost any non tall tub dishwasher, we buy them by the case dealer cost is around $15 if you have any friends in the business that can get one for you. The valve comes with instructions for adapting the wiring to the single solenoid valve. Only KA, MT and a few TD dishwashers ever used the dual valves it was a good idea in theory but in reality it just caused us to replace twice as many inlet valves as they had about twice the failure rate.
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Post# 487864 , Reply# 5   1/10/2011 at 07:43 (4,854 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)   |   | |
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I have this service manual scanned in pdf format. If anyone wants it, just send me an email and I will shoot it right out to you. Should be just as good as the owners manual if not better! Steve |
Post# 487893 , Reply# 6   1/10/2011 at 11:17 (4,854 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 489207 , Reply# 8   1/15/2011 at 21:17 (4,848 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Doug, I just sumpled across the elctronic version of your dishwasher. All the basic cycle desriptions and purposes should be the same.
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Post# 489308 , Reply# 9   1/16/2011 at 10:39 (4,848 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Bob thanks for posting this manuel as many might remember I have one of these in my kitchen that actually still works. As far as I can tell it may be the last surviving one, most of the ones we saw had control problems sooner or later and the parts were either too expensive or NLA. We converted a few to mechanical controls by transplanting a door assembly from a KUDS-20 when the machine was still in good shape. But it was neat to see the manual as I don't think I ever had the actual manuel Thanks John.
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