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I can only confirm that the DRY cycle heats. With neither dishes nor water in the tank, I turned the dial to dry with the heat button ON, and the fan came on and the heat element clicked.
I could smell and feel the hot air in and out of the machine. The electrix look like the heater is in the fan.

Don't know yet if it heats the water. There is no visible heating element in the tank.

I just now checked the fine filter and will have a pic in a minute. I see NO coil nor feel one when slipping my finger into the gap.

Concluding, then, that the Soak N Wash Cycle does not heat. Almost Nirvana, but not quite.
 
Re-reading carefully now, I get it.

Mis-read you all those long months past. You must have said your machine does not heat the water, and I though you said yours did not heat during the dry.

My mistake. Sorry. Spray me with Yiblets and "snausage" (smiling)

So, mine heats during the dry, but NOT during the wash, as far as I know, so we have the same deal as far as heating goes.

Really nice big detergent dispensers with closing doors for both. The pre-wash closes so you get a pre-rinse before the soap goes in. Another new-to-me. All mine dumped the pre-wash soap immediately.

Another cool thing: The Rinse and Hold is literal. ONE rinse, just what I always wanted. And then the great irony: after the quickest rinse and hold in history, the red bug eye light stays on forever as the the dial snail paces to off.

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Here ya go ~

We were simul-writing / posting. Fun.

No heater, unless your expertise can re-direct me to dig deeper.

BUT LOTS OF CRUD

Hello Mad Dog, I want a discount. You said the machine was immaculate. And look at all this crud. HAHAHA

Where's the model number, Eddie?

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IIRC From Reading The Archives

When doing research on which KA portables (or any early dishwashers from that brand) heated water during the wash and the up shot was only "
Superba" models.

Imperial and other models that had an exposed heating element in the tub would use it to "maintain" water temp, but not boost. Drying was accomplished in either case by the exposed elements or the fan/blower system of your unit.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...lvkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lsYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5169,190566
 
Yeowsuh !

I had no idea the "agitator " came out so easily. Not even a screw or a cap. Lifts up like a sweet sleeping puppy.
Ah ! to be a dishwasher neophyte, still. One Whirlpool Top Load Imperial, and one Regency Portable. This gem sat in his kitchen for years -- I went to high school with this dude -- and I never noticed it till I joined Aworg. How deprived I was.

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Thank You, LAUNDERESS ~

Simul-posting & composing toujours, Cimberlie.

Nice adverts. Have found doctrine for the KDR 67 Regency, by name, and am about to read it; looks like Eddie's.
But there is another doctrine for all KA Portables from the 70's, so will get that one next. Any reading is satisfying even if off by a model or two.

Mine is KDR - 68.
 
Simulcasting, AGAIN ? Are we dating? LOL

You say Gloatilla; I say Confessione et Apologia for snarking forever at the malarky about KDS LMNOP QRS TUV 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 quadruple you Omega ad naseum. One is eating unseemly amounts of Humble Pie. Thank AllAH, one can have Bourbon again to "warsh" it all down.

Pennies, my flattening buttocks: he charged me a hundred dollars, no delivery and no guarantee that it worked which is why I stole it as Intuitive Sleuth Malcolm figured out. LOL What would you, Great and Legendarily Wise Market Place Merchant, say the Regency is worth?
 
The car I have now is a Toyota Highlander-guess if you can haul a dishwasher in a Firebird-I should be able to haul anything in the Highlander!So far no curb finds!NONE to be seen yesterday.Appliance curb finds are rare here.Don't really do the Want ads too often.Use the swap shops.
 
Launderess:

From what I understand, before the KDS-19, none of the machines did any thermal holds or any significant heating during the washing phase (Main-wash).

They did use a 700w heater to bring up the temperature by about 1F a minute, though. But given cooler water and a short washing time, this heating is practically useless.

 

I think from/including the 19, you got a heated Pre-Wash, the same Main-Wash heating as before (Except on ISE 23-series clones, where a circulate/hold was employed) and perhaps heated final rinse.

AFAIK, I've heard rumors that some of the lesser models in the 20-series actually did circulate during the holding time. I'm not sure as to how true these claims are. If so - it is worth looking into those models.
 
Yes,haul those appliances!!!Guess I will need an appliance dolly as well-and another person.At least for real heavy and bulky things like Hi-Fi consoles,washers,dryers.It seems dishwashers are "trunk sized".
 

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