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Thread Number: 81154
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
KDI-18 no water or spray |
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Post# 1051714 , Reply# 1 11/20/2019 at 10:27 (1,612 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non Filling KDI-18
Ck the float first to make sure something is not caught under it, it should move freely up&down, after that the inlet is next most likely.
Yes you can poor 2 gallons of hot water in the bottom for each phase of the cycle, you will have to sit there and after each time it drains add another 2 gallons of hot water. John L. | ||
| Post# 1051716 , Reply# 2 11/20/2019 at 11:02 (1,612 days old) by Leon88 (connecticut) | ||
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Thanks for the feedback. Sorry for the dumb question - but where can I find the float? Is it visible once I remove the bottom access panel? | ||
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Post# 1051718 , Reply# 3 11/20/2019 at 11:17 (1,612 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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The float is the blue semi-flying saucer with a steeple-shaped thing under the bottom rack. | ||
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Post# 1051759 , Reply# 6 11/20/2019 at 17:40 (1,611 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non Filling KDI-18
Hi your model does have a float, but indeed it sounds like a bad drain valve or more likely something stuck in it holding it open.
Take the lower panel off and toe plate to gain access, then remove the hoses from the drain valve remove it from the DW and see if it looks like something is caught in it. TURN OFF POWER FIRST John L. | ||
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Post# 1051800 , Reply# 9 11/20/2019 at 22:08 (1,611 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 1051811 , Reply# 10 11/21/2019 at 03:04 (1,611 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
" It's only flaw is that the internal geometry makes it way too easy to break wine glasses. "
I have washed Reidel Wine Glasses and still do in the lower rack of any KitchenAid and my Kenmore Machine. If you angle them on a 45 degrees and do not have plates or anything that can strike them, they will wash just fine. I have broken them taking them out of the machine being the klutz I am but they never have broken during the wash cycle. The upper rack is where they will break most as you always have to finagle them in contorted positions and generally will break sliding the rack in or out. Nice old Machine. | ||
| Post# 1051860 , Reply# 11 11/21/2019 at 12:32 (1,611 days old) by Leon88 (connecticut) | ||
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Yes, the glasses wash nicely but all the angling makes it easy to break them. It's more of an issue if I'm washing oversize red wine glasses vs. white or "universal" wine glasses with a shortish stem. | ||
| Post# 1051863 , Reply# 12 11/21/2019 at 13:21 (1,611 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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This is how I wash my Wine Glasses.
Never broke one yet. Probably just gave myself the Kiss of Death on saying that.
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| Post# 1159732 , Reply# 15 9/17/2022 at 16:31 (579 days old) by Leon (New Haven, CT) | ||
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KDI 16 stainless steel panels. Internal racks are good with no rusty metal.
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