Recent content by Geometrictile

Fixerman, Thank you for the help!! I'll go to Sundberg this week and to get the part and see if this does the trick. I don't mind paying retail if they can get the part (but thank you for the kind gesture). From the looks of this discussion on the KA D/w's it looks like mine is a 1979 or 80...

Gregm, mine sounds like it's gonna explode when it takes on water!! The pipes vibrate something fierce and I'm afraid it's going to blow. I have an old house (1896) and would hate to have a pipe burst because of this old dishwasher. But I'dd love to fix it and keep it going. What year do you...

Kitchenaid KDP-18 Patrician when made & parts available? Wow this site is cooool! I have an old Hobart/KA KDP-18 "Patrician" dishwasher s/n 201055303 and I wanted to know how old it was. It still runs but makes a god awful sound when taking on water. I'm thinking its maybe the inlet valve...

OK, where oh where can I get parts for my old Hobart/Kitchenaid KDP18?

So, do you think it's worth repairing?? Are there still many Kitchenaid/Hobart dishwashers running today of this vintage?

Hi all I've got an old Hobart/Kitchenaid "Patrician" dishwasher (model #KDP-18, serial # 201055304) in use that makes quite a bit of racket when washing, especially when the unit requires water. I'm thinking it's maybe the water inlet valve but not sure. I don't know how old it is but maybe...