Thread Number: 48352
KitchenAid Superba leaks due to rusted sump |
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Post# 700688 , Reply# 1   9/2/2013 at 18:57 (3,859 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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....That machine as well as some others, but a bolt-and-washer repair sometimes works on holes in tubs.
Essentially, what you do is to get two stainless washers large enough to cover the hole, plus a stainless bolt that fits through the hole in the washer, plus a stainless nut that fits the bolt. You also need some rubber sheet material, not too thick. You cut two pieces of rubber a little larger than the washers, with holes cut in the middle of them, then put one washer on either side of the hole, with a piece of rubber underneath each washer. You then put the bolt through the washer holes, fit the nut to the bolt and tighten everything up. The rubber pieces act as gaskets, so that water doesn't work its way around the edges of the washers. This might or might not work, depending on clearance for moving parts in the sump, and on the curvature of the area. If there's much curvature, sheet stainless, with holes drilled in each piece, might also work. Hard to say. The only really "factory" repair would be a tub transplant from a donor machine. Laborious as all hell, but it would restore your baby to perfect shape, if you can find a donor machine with a good tub. |
Post# 702333 , Reply# 5   9/9/2013 at 18:05 (3,852 days old) by epixstar128 (toledo)   |   | |
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Dont use the stick get the two mix tubes if u can |
Post# 702409 , Reply# 6   9/10/2013 at 05:29 (3,852 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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Epicstar: The tube putty looks kind of stiff. Does the two tube mix have better flow? Bobby in Boston (who's really getting sick of washing dishes by hand!) |
Post# 702410 , Reply# 7   9/10/2013 at 05:41 (3,852 days old) by epixstar128 (toledo)   |   | |
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Yeah mix and hardener much easier to work with |
Post# 702411 , Reply# 8   9/10/2013 at 05:43 (3,852 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Have you seen the thread on the free, just-come-and-get-it 20-series machine in Oklahoma? It's a long way away, but it has what appears to be a pristine tub:
www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... Transport would be an issue, I grant you, but this could be the donor machine that puts yours back in shape for the next thirty years. To say nothing of the fact that said transport would not cost as much as a new, nearly worthless dishwasher. If any members have a way to help Bobby, that would be great. |