Thread Number: 50108
Finally my Dream Machine - KDS15 - Merry Christmas to me!! |
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Post# 723269   12/26/2013 at 19:02 (3,773 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Well, after all these years of hunting and hoping one would come along close to me. It finally happened.
I was checking out some Craigslist ads and this popped up in Texas about 3 hours away. That's the closest to me I have seen. I wrote to them to tell them I was interested but would need to look into shipping. I asked if they would be willing to work with me on getting it shipped out. Well to my surprise they went one step better. They offered to deliver it to me for much less than freight. And here it is. One day later and it's in my utility room. It had been owned by their mother who had it installed it in '66. It came with all the original paperwork and receipts. They were so thrilled it was going to a collector instead of the dump. It's in great shape on the outside as you can see in the pics. On the inside, the porcelain looks good. There is a little rust around the heater connection but I looked underneath and see no signs of leakage. The installer hacked up the Water inlet valve taking it out. They said the hose was crumbling. Not sure what that was about. They said the issue was the "spinner" wouldn't go sometimes and that was really the only problem. It looks to me like the Wash Arm Support needs to be replaced. The racks are in rough shape so while usable I would like to find a nicer set. I will take more pictures as I get into it and I am certain I will need help as this is a new configuration for me. I have downloaded Service Manual and I am beginning to look through that. So if anyone has any of the following for sale I would appreciate hearing about it: 1. Water Inlet Valve (I think I need this replaced but may only need the fill line rubber hose that connects to the inlet valve). I suspect I could use any aftermarket one but I 'd like to get one that fits better if possible. The one I have is the dual chamber and it appears only one side was connected. Can I just connect it to the other side and try it out. They just snipped the wires and removed it for some reason although they handed me the pieces. LOL 2. Wash Arm Support 3. Better Racks |
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Post# 723270 , Reply# 1   12/26/2013 at 19:03 (3,773 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 723271 , Reply# 2   12/26/2013 at 19:05 (3,772 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 723275 , Reply# 3   12/26/2013 at 19:12 (3,772 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 723290 , Reply# 4   12/26/2013 at 19:32 (3,772 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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I hope to Hell you appreciate the condition of that control panel, because it is phenomenal. Even your cycle buttons look great, with the wording still legible.
I'm jealous, LOL. I have a KDS-55 (same machine in a portable/convertible model), but it has the later, Ye Olde Fayke Woode Graine control panel. Your panel is the Antique Gold panel; these seem to have all changed color a little bit so that they are now pink. Still nicer than the later panel! Congratulations, and keep us posted on your adventures. |
Post# 723301 , Reply# 5   12/26/2013 at 21:28 (3,772 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 723329 , Reply# 6   12/27/2013 at 05:32 (3,772 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 723331 , Reply# 7   12/27/2013 at 05:45 (3,772 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Great Machine.
And really like the Pink Control Panel. That's in beautiful shape. I have one with the "Ye Olde Fayke" woodgrain. But none the less, It's just such a piece of Dishwasher history. I had sump issues as well, but can be fixed. It seems most of these machines with that kind of age has the same sump rust. The pic is of my machine first day home before cleaning and detailing. |
Post# 723341 , Reply# 9   12/27/2013 at 08:39 (3,772 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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I know how fortunate I am to have found a machine that is in such good condition cosmetically and I will certainly keep it that way. I agreed to buy the machine from blurry photos so when it showed up I was very surprised over the condition. Those buttons look like they only used the Full Cycle and only on special occasions. The owner's son told me she had been a widow for 34 years so living alone it wasn't used all that often.
He said his father was a plumbing contractor and only put the best in this house they built in '55. He said they sold a Thermador Stainless wall oven to someone in Austin. I don't know if it was someone from here or not. He said the door was loose or needed a new hinge or something like that. I don't know if that sounds familiar to anyone. i don't know if they sold it through eBay or Craigslist. His wife told me someone from Indiana was interested in the dishwasher but the shipping would have been around $500 which was way too much. The packet of docs for the dishwasher included literature for a Waste King Universal dishwasher and I am wondering if maybe that was original to the house and then replaced in '66 with the KA. Sounded like a real nice house. These were good people and did a lot to restore my faith in Craigslist sellers. Yes, the wash arm is the one with the screws. I'll post photos as I go through this journey. Thanks Steve. I'll send you an email. |