Thread Number: 77857
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
KitchenAid KDS-20--truly dead? |
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Post# 1018933 , Reply# 1   12/23/2018 at 18:56 (1,948 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA)   |   | |
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I would investigate the issue with the timer and see if it is repairable. It is probably something simple like the grease dried up in the timer motor.
Next, look for a good used timer or a motor which can be adapted to your timer. |
Post# 1018936 , Reply# 3   12/23/2018 at 19:46 (1,948 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Craiglist is a good source for a donor machine. I'd venture to say that considering the shape your machine is in, if you find one on craigslist, yours could end up being the donor for the machine you might replace it with. If you can find a KDS-20 or an older KDS-18, more power to you. Beginning with the 21 series, KA dishwashers offered only a single rinse after the main wash, which some do not consider adequate, and a 21 and later series will have fewer parts -- including the timer (but perhaps not the timer motor) -- that are compatible with a series 20. |
Post# 1018940 , Reply# 4   12/23/2018 at 21:13 (1,948 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 1018946 , Reply# 5   12/23/2018 at 22:23 (1,948 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1019015 , Reply# 6   12/24/2018 at 17:59 (1,947 days old) by drh (Silver Spring)   |   | |
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Hello, many thanks to all who have replied, and all the best for tomorrow's holiday! I'll follow up on some of the leads after the giftwrap blizzard has settled. |
Post# 1019027 , Reply# 8   12/24/2018 at 22:23 (1,947 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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