Thread Number: 87915
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Need a part for Vintage Kitchenaid KD-12P |
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Post# 1124844 , Reply# 2   8/3/2021 at 18:21 (967 days old) by marionpasadena (Pasadena)   |   | |
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HI - I don't know what happened to it. This is a replacement dishwasher for an old one I had previously. So sounds like very hard if not impossible to find then? What would I ask for or search for if I want to try to find one? |
Post# 1124847 , Reply# 3   8/3/2021 at 18:36 (967 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)   |   | |
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Maybe you can make one good one out of two of them. Fill us in with some more details. |
Post# 1124853 , Reply# 4   8/3/2021 at 19:36 (967 days old) by marionpasadena (Pasadena)   |   | |
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I only have this one dishwasher --- What is happening is, the water isn't draining and is collecting in the bottom of the dishwasher - and then spilling out through the bottom part of the dishwasher.... |
Post# 1124922 , Reply# 5   8/4/2021 at 18:58 (966 days old) by HobartHero (New York)   |   | |
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Is it possible to service the old drain valve? Perhaps lubricate the valve to get it working again? I’m not entirely sure what the failure point is, but it is possible perhaps to see about repairing the existing valve you have? I’ve never worked on a Kitchenaid this old so I am guessing a little bit as to options. But I’ve repaired some “non serviceable” parts in the past, patients and perseverance is key. Don’t give up on the old girl just yet.
-Shannon |
Post# 1124923 , Reply# 6   8/4/2021 at 19:35 (966 days old) by marionpasadena (Pasadena)   |   | |
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The part is missing. See photo showing where it should be.
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Post# 1124940 , Reply# 7   8/4/2021 at 21:58 (966 days old) by HobartHero (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 1124952 , Reply# 8   8/5/2021 at 00:34 (966 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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So the part is missing completely, I thought maybe the plumber you had come in had taken the machine's front panel off and removed the drain value?
If that is the case the best solution is going to be finding another KD-12 or KD-14 dishwasher and take the best parts of both machines to make one good machine. The part you show from eBay in picture #3 of your first post is from a later KitchenAid dishwasher. The problem is in the early KA dishwashers the drain valve is energized to close off the drain hole during fill and wash/rinse and de-energized to open the hole for drain. The later one's are reversed, they are energized during drain to open up the drain hole during drain and de-energized for fill and wash/rinse. While you could use the newer valve however you'd have to add a reversing electrical relay to it to simulate the original part. Not only that you'd have to find and retro-fit some plumbing to connect it to the pump. This could be done but will take some skill of both plumbing and electricity to get this done. |