Thread Number: 57175
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Maiden run of the KDI-17 |
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Post# 794792   11/18/2014 at 20:22 (3,417 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Well after a couple of painful challenges I have run the first real load of dishes in the Imperial 17. I am impressed given how quickly it completes the cycle and the fact that it has no heating element. My water comes in around 140 and really doesn't seem to cool down much. There is a lot of steam when I open the door.
On this machine I had the issue of the damaged base so the machine would not roll. Until I can have it repaired I removed it and built a base with wheels. This is also the machine that had a broken roller. That sure was a pain to replace. I had to peel back the side of the dishwasher to get to the screw because it could not be replaced from inside the dishwasher. This is a bad design choice in my opinion and I think later models could all be replaced from inside the dishwasher. Thanks to SteveT for sending me a replacement roller I'm now good to go.
Not exactly a Bob Load but on these one arm wonders once the top rack is full you sometimes have to run it with additional space available on the bottom rack.
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Post# 794859 , Reply# 1   11/19/2014 at 04:54 (3,417 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Yes Chach you're right.
These are great machines for top rack full and just plates in the bottom. I use my Regency as the "Utensil" machine when doing a lot of cooking and baking. But you just can't beat an 18 series machine for BobLoading. In my opinion, you can't beat a 15-18 series for speed in completing a cycle and cleaning. (Big Blues are fast too). |
Post# 794881 , Reply# 2   11/19/2014 at 08:06 (3,417 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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