hoover1060
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What do we have here in the back of my friend Brian's Subaru?
What do we have here in the back of my friend Brian's Subaru?
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hoover1060
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you may remember..
Back in March I won a KDS-17A from ebay. It was coppertone, and I picked it up the same day I picked up my Maytag 608 set.
The Maytag washer came over back in may, and now tonight the dishwasher is ready to move.
Here I am all excited to get this baby home!
(looks like it wouldn't hurt me to skip a couple of meal too!)
Back in March I won a KDS-17A from ebay. It was coppertone, and I picked it up the same day I picked up my Maytag 608 set.
The Maytag washer came over back in may, and now tonight the dishwasher is ready to move.
Here I am all excited to get this baby home!
(looks like it wouldn't hurt me to skip a couple of meal too!)
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As much as I love coppertone...
It would totally not go with my kitchen.
So I sent the panels out to be painted. Black.
Here's the final result. It looks as though it could have come from the factory this way!
A very special thanks to Dave & Jim's Auto Body in Arlington Heights Illinois for the paint job! It loosk smashing!
It would totally not go with my kitchen.
So I sent the panels out to be painted. Black.
Here's the final result. It looks as though it could have come from the factory this way!
A very special thanks to Dave & Jim's Auto Body in Arlington Heights Illinois for the paint job! It loosk smashing!
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sideways
Installation and maiden wash coming soon, probably next weekend. Its month end at work again, so I won't get to installing it this week.
All thats left to be done is replacing the door seal gasket, and some tine repair on the lower rack.
Look at the reflection in that front panel!!
Installation and maiden wash coming soon, probably next weekend. Its month end at work again, so I won't get to installing it this week.
All thats left to be done is replacing the door seal gasket, and some tine repair on the lower rack.
Look at the reflection in that front panel!!
Beautiful job on the black, Jeff! This will look awesome in your kitchen, I can't wait to hear how you like it.
It looks like you have a post-energy crisis Superba with the black DRY HEAT OFF button thrown onto the control panel in a way that did not require them to change the bank of pushbuttons. Hope you enjoy your 17. That's a strong washing dishwasher. For tine repair, I use the two part epoxy repair kit and those vinyl push on caps. The epoxy will cure without air so you can dab the epoxy on and then push the cap on. One set of caps said to use silicone adhesive, but without air the silicone would not cure so that was bogus.
I had that exact dishwasher....
And absolutely loved it.....bought it used in avocado green, had the front panels spray painted to harvest gold(to match my kitchen), and then when I did a kitchen remodel, had the panels spray painted again to almond. The only thing I needed was new racks since the ones that were in the machine were badly rusted. I don't really know, but perhaps that machine is still in the condo that I sold in 1987.
Good Luck with it~!
And absolutely loved it.....bought it used in avocado green, had the front panels spray painted to harvest gold(to match my kitchen), and then when I did a kitchen remodel, had the panels spray painted again to almond. The only thing I needed was new racks since the ones that were in the machine were badly rusted. I don't really know, but perhaps that machine is still in the condo that I sold in 1987.
Good Luck with it~!
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Jeff:
Yes I remember you getting your Maytag's and this story. Glad the machine is home safe and sound. Paint job is great on such an awesome machine.
Steve
Yes I remember you getting your Maytag's and this story. Glad the machine is home safe and sound. Paint job is great on such an awesome machine.
Steve
Hi Jeff, wow that is a beautiful Dishwasher and the new black shiny panels looks fabulous! Welcome back to real dishwashing pleasure, you'll have to post a picture with it installed as well.
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this is very nice...
This dishwasher ran its last cycle the day I picked it up(it was still warm when we loaded it onto the rented van) and the lady who was selling it was having 2nd thoughts and almost in tears. I promised that her very beloved machine would have a good home.
Last night, in addition to the post here I emailed the pictures to this lady's daughter, who'd been the contact person with ebay.
I recieved the following very nice response from the daughter today:
Hi Jeff,
My mom wanted me to thank you for the pictures. She was completely blown away that you took the time out to send us some. She says that it looks fabulous and wishes you the best of luck with it.
We are still getting use to our new one and are just putting the finishing touches on the kitchen. We just joked last week about calling you back and asking to buy the dishwasher back after we were having problems with the new one. All the problems have been fixed, so everything seems to be working good now.
Thanks so much for the e-mail. It was nice to hear that everything is working out for you with the dishwasher.
Kristina
This dishwasher ran its last cycle the day I picked it up(it was still warm when we loaded it onto the rented van) and the lady who was selling it was having 2nd thoughts and almost in tears. I promised that her very beloved machine would have a good home.
Last night, in addition to the post here I emailed the pictures to this lady's daughter, who'd been the contact person with ebay.
I recieved the following very nice response from the daughter today:
Hi Jeff,
My mom wanted me to thank you for the pictures. She was completely blown away that you took the time out to send us some. She says that it looks fabulous and wishes you the best of luck with it.
We are still getting use to our new one and are just putting the finishing touches on the kitchen. We just joked last week about calling you back and asking to buy the dishwasher back after we were having problems with the new one. All the problems have been fixed, so everything seems to be working good now.
Thanks so much for the e-mail. It was nice to hear that everything is working out for you with the dishwasher.
Kristina
What a nice email - I'll bet Mom will be talking about that for a month!
That was nice of you to update them on the progress, Jeff.
That was nice of you to update them on the progress, Jeff.
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Congrats on the new KitchenAid; the glossy black really goes well with the woodgrain control panel! Can't wait to see it installed and washing away!
oh my
Please, you look adorable Mr. Skinny. Eat all you want LOL.
Geoff
Please, you look adorable Mr. Skinny. Eat all you want LOL.
Geoff
bobbyderegis
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Looks like hurricane season has begun in the Parker household, too. LOL,
Bobby in Boston
Bobby in Boston
hoover1060
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No Hurricanes yet
Now how in the heck does the damn door gasket come off?
Enquiring minds want to know!
Now how in the heck does the damn door gasket come off?
Enquiring minds want to know!
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Peel back the gasket
From the inside. There are screws underneath. Give me a call and I will walk you through it. I have the repair manual that walks you through as well. I wouldn't do it without some guidance since there is a bit of a trick to it.
Fred
From the inside. There are screws underneath. Give me a call and I will walk you through it. I have the repair manual that walks you through as well. I wouldn't do it without some guidance since there is a bit of a trick to it.
Fred
Hey Hoover1060,
I have an entire repair manual for the KitchenAid KD-17 series. I also have a KDS-17 and a KDS-17a both disassembled in my basement. I'm intending to Frankenstein them into one beautiful working machine, but have yet to get to them. The manual itself is about 40+ pages long, and I have wanted to post it to this site, but my scanner interface is on the fritz again. If you need it and would like to use it, I can Xerox it for you and send it via snail-mail. Let me know if you're interested with an email or a posting response and I'll send you the details.
I have an entire repair manual for the KitchenAid KD-17 series. I also have a KDS-17 and a KDS-17a both disassembled in my basement. I'm intending to Frankenstein them into one beautiful working machine, but have yet to get to them. The manual itself is about 40+ pages long, and I have wanted to post it to this site, but my scanner interface is on the fritz again. If you need it and would like to use it, I can Xerox it for you and send it via snail-mail. Let me know if you're interested with an email or a posting response and I'll send you the details.
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I would love to see that manual!
I think I'll be able to get this thing installed too! I hope I can do it myself!
I think I'll be able to get this thing installed too! I hope I can do it myself!
Oh, you'll do just fine installing this - easy as pie!
The door gasket is a pretty easy fix, do you have the replacement gasket? Like Fred said, peel back the gasket - you'll see the screws holding it and the mounting strip to the door. The maual mentions getting the clips back in the same place they were, so it sounds like that should give you little or no trouble at all!
Good luck!
The door gasket is a pretty easy fix, do you have the replacement gasket? Like Fred said, peel back the gasket - you'll see the screws holding it and the mounting strip to the door. The maual mentions getting the clips back in the same place they were, so it sounds like that should give you little or no trouble at all!
Good luck!
