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Silly question, but did you open the door handle after the timer clicked off at the end of the dry cycle? Opening the door at the end of the cycle causes the timer to reset for the start of the next program.

Don't thank me... thank the other people on this site who helped me fix my dispenser. All I did was ask a question and gather some information, then write about my experience. Hope your KDS-58 comes roaring back to life real soon!

Hi Doug. I'm not sure if the 17 behaves the same way, but my KDS-58 (a portable version of the KDS-18) behaves this way. With the Normal cycle selected, after the last rinse fill, the next timer interval stops the wash motor and turns the sump heater on. After 90 seconds, the following...

You were close toploader55, VERY close if it were a KDS-18. Included with the KitchenAid 18 Series Owners Manual I purchased was a chart entitled "Top of the Line Dishwasher Comparison (Based on Information Available 5/1/79)". The last row of that chart is the "approximate net weights (lb) (No...

Silly question, but what is the 3rd program besides Normal and Short? Because it is only a one speed, I'm guessing it's not Delicate?

I have a newer, electronic control panel version of this dishwasher, and was my daily driver until the KDS-58 came along. I rescued it from a barn that was part of my brother's last house purchase, and restored it. Had an issue a couple of months later with it pumping small amounts of water...

Hi pierreandreply4. This is nearly identical to my daily driver, except it has the 2nd rinse option where mine does not. Also, my water temperature selection is done with a rotary knob, where this one has buttons. My tub is also a gray color instead of white. I'm pretty sure I have a spare...

I might have asked this question before, and if so, forgive me, but in what year did RCA switch from a Whirlpool to a Westinghouse design, or vice versa? My grandmother had an RCA washer from around this time frame, and it definitely wasn't Whirlpool "under the hood", but was more like the...

What is the buzzing that I hear in some of the videos right after the fill for the rinse completes before the motor starts? It doesn't happen all the time, and is of random duration, sometimes lasting 2 seconds. It is also preceded by a pause of random duration whenever it occurs, otherwise...

Just curious... why is the orange wire connected to the timer spade labelled "Brown", while the "Orange" spade isn't connected?

Seth! My sincerest apologies! WOW... I just happened to click upon this thread from another thread posted recently, and see my old postings here and realized that I never got back to you about my inquiry for hinges! I am very sorry for that Seth. In the end I decided to continue to use my...

Interesting looking front panel... I guess someone peeled off the wood grain trim.

Nice machine... identical to the one I picked up a couple of years ago. Hope that the pump is good in it, but at least you have one you can swap out from your other machine if you want to. I had to replace the one in mine when I got it as it was seized. Still have the old one-some day I'm...

There should actually be two drain periods at the end of the final rinse before the dying cycle starts. The last four 90 second increments of the timer before dry should be, according to the service manual: RINSE (WITH HEAT) DRAIN DWELL DRAIN (SCAVENGER) The main motor should stop at the...

Many thanks!

Can you let us know nickers where you are able to get it at $65? The lowest I've been able to find was a few web sites listing it at $79.

Ack... that totally sucks. Sorry that this happened to you. I know what you mean though about Kijiji-it's always a gamble. Sometimes, people can be so nice, and other times they can be real jerks. I had a really good experience this past week. I am a collector of Commodore computers, and...

I believe your diagnosis is correct in either the pressure switch or timer being at fault, with my hunch being the pressure switch. It would depend on how the 17 normally operates that would determine which is to blame. If the 17 works the same way as an 18 does, with the obvious difference in...

Regarding the date of manufacture... someone else should be able to narrow it down, but according to the chart in this thread, the KD-20 series were manufactured between 05/1981 and 04/1984. http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?44358

I'm surprised nobody has answered your question. Best place to get an owner's manual as well as a service manual is the Automatic Ephemera. Link is below. If the 20 manuals are the same as the 18, there will be a timer chart telling you exactly what is supposed to happen at each increment of...