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jakins

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Hi All
the KD-20 got here a few weeks ago and has been a lot of fun, and a few grey hairs to play with. First I found that the fan for the drying system dod not work. Not to worry we have a store here in central Florida that recyclec old electracal and electronic parts called Skycraft. they had a fan motor that I used to fix that problem. the main Problem I had was the drain for this dishwasher. I tried two diff. Pumps that have worked for me in the past, No Good the timer did not give them enough time to drain. I was rincing with soapy water. This dishwasher has a gravity drain and is installed in Fl. where we have no cellars, and is on my back porch just below grade. What to Do? I plumbed the gravity drain to the back of the cabinet cut holes so the pipe went under and out of site and hooked into a narrow bucket equiped with a sump pump and float switch. PROBLEM SLOVED. She works fine and the sump has wide enough openings to pump out any food particals that may pass the filter in the machine. The only way that I can use this machine is this way. Now since I can only use this machine as a built in in this house, I have Two side panels and a porcelain top to make a stand alone unit of you kitchenaid. They may work with a kd-11, kd-12,
kd-14 I am not sure about that but may be worth a try. the panels are yours for the asking, You pay the shipping and they are yours.
Thanks
John

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John that is just beautiful and I know what its like to have to try 10,000 things to get a machine to work just right.

When you have a chance I would love to see the dial close up as well as an interior shot of those stainless steel racks!
 
Painting the Spray Arm

Have any of you guys had to do this. I was thinking an easy way would be to use swimming pool paint as it is made to stand up to harsh chemicals and water. Any thoughts

John
 
try ..........

John, for what its worth, I wire brushed my spray arm then sanded with coarse and then finer but not very fine sandpaper and brush painted it grey with rustoleum and have used the machine many, many times with no problem whatsoever. Maybe a "marine" paint would work well too or any "epoxy" type paint, I believe the true color of your spray arm should be black and you could use a "spray-epoxy-appliance" paint made by rustoleum and found at home depot. Maybe others might have better suggestions. Your machine is STUNNING, I absolutely LOVE IT !!!!! I wish they had made the metal racks longer, I think they only did that for a small # of years, plus the silver dial and pushbutton vs the later plastic ones, wow, I just love it, good for you :)
 
Question

Ok I got earlier this month a KD-12 model. Am I going to have the same drain problem when I eventually hook it up? My spray arm has a small amount of rust so I would love to hear what to do about that too. Jakins beautiful machine you got there!

Thanks
Joe
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