Recent content by tonymark

Todd has shown me the light. My washer is back in shape for another 35 years. A piece of broken glass fell out of the drain valve upon removal. Thanks Todd, you were extremely helpful and a great vintage Kitchenaid resource. You have convinced me to start loitering around appliance stores for...

Wow, what great advice. I never thought about food particles causing the stick. I bet this is it. Todd, the unit will drain with the drain valve wire (D/pink) disconnected. Although, the unit sometimes does works, it will generally screw up a cycle or 2. When it works I here the solenoid at the...

My wife and I purchased an 50's ranch with a KDI-17 and it worked great for 10.5 years that we have owned the house. Now it has a problem. It seems to drain when it is supposed to be washing. (I can actually tell by the sound that something is wrong.) From what I can surmise the same pump does...