rogera608s
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I decided to bring this dishwasher out of storage and use it for a while. A very cool front-load Kitchenaid......model KDR-67B. Love the full-width bar on the door.
Front-load Kitchenaid portable
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Control panel has buttons for Full cycle,Rinse&hold and soak cycle. I did have the timer rebuilt by Reeco.
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Interior is in great shape as are the racks. Notice the racks and the door with the gasket on it are consistent with a 17 series machine.
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Looks very nice Roger
I love my KDS17a!
I love my KDS17a!
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Interior shot. There is only the bottom wash arm....no constant rinse on the top of the tank. Does anyone notice anything not consistent with a 17 series machine in this picture?
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Thanks Jeff....we didn't have this out and use it when you were all here this spring. Next time we will.
Roger
That is the first DW that started it out for me. It was in that wonderful 'avocado green', had the adjustable upper rack and washed wonderfully with only the lower wash arm.
Best of luck with it!
That is the first DW that started it out for me. It was in that wonderful 'avocado green', had the adjustable upper rack and washed wonderfully with only the lower wash arm.
Best of luck with it!
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Roger
Great looking machine. I just love the kitchen aid's.
By the way, that beautiful turquoise range has caught my eye as well. Is that a frigidaire twin-30?
Great looking machine. I just love the kitchen aid's.
By the way, that beautiful turquoise range has caught my eye as well. Is that a frigidaire twin-30?
KitchenAid!
Hi Roger,
Real cool dishwasher.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Hi Roger,
Real cool dishwasher.
Best Wishes,
Peter
BobLoads
yep, this very dishwasher has survived a few BobLoads from the washin in 2006. Even Nate was in awe how I loaded it!!. Yes, that's a 30" Flair Range.
yep, this very dishwasher has survived a few BobLoads from the washin in 2006. Even Nate was in awe how I loaded it!!. Yes, that's a 30" Flair Range.
Other side of the wall
did everyone notice the Avocado Top Load KA???
did everyone notice the Avocado Top Load KA???
It's just mint!
Seventeen series, huh? Hmmmm...
Seventeen series, huh? Hmmmm...
<blockquote>Does anyone notice anything not consistent with a 17 series machine in this picture?</blockquote>1) Overflow float instead of pressure switch.
2) Newer style pump guard insert on the filter. The pump apparently has been changed?
2) Newer style pump guard insert on the filter. The pump apparently has been changed?
Glenn gets the prize!
Isn't that an interesting machine? Not just an ordinary 17 series...
Isn't that an interesting machine? Not just an ordinary 17 series...
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DOES THIS DISHWASHER HAVE ONLY THE LOWER WASHARM?? doesn't it have the middle arm?? does the dishes/glasses get clean in the upper rack??
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Will wonders ever cease?
Hey Guys.. The most obvious difference to see here is that it is a 17 series machine with the 18 series pump unit. That coarse strainer in the sump and the fact that it has the float switch is the give away. It is strange that it doesnt have the upper washarm but that lower arm has got to pump water like crazy without having to split it with the top arm. I know the european commercial machines were built with and without the upper washarm option. Can we get a picture or two without the washarm and strainer to see what type of washarm support it used? Remember, the 17 and 18 tanks were totally different so one pump could not be swapped with the other. This is obviously an 18 tank since it has the depression in the center of the bottom like the normal machines. But amazingly, it had the gasket on the door! Maybe KA put these units out there for some sort of component longevity test, They often produced their derivative machine which were normal units which had all the hig level options on them like the adjustable racks and dividers.
I always like the door mounted gasket better than what they eventually did use. It stayed in place better and seemed to seal better as well.
Hey Guys.. The most obvious difference to see here is that it is a 17 series machine with the 18 series pump unit. That coarse strainer in the sump and the fact that it has the float switch is the give away. It is strange that it doesnt have the upper washarm but that lower arm has got to pump water like crazy without having to split it with the top arm. I know the european commercial machines were built with and without the upper washarm option. Can we get a picture or two without the washarm and strainer to see what type of washarm support it used? Remember, the 17 and 18 tanks were totally different so one pump could not be swapped with the other. This is obviously an 18 tank since it has the depression in the center of the bottom like the normal machines. But amazingly, it had the gasket on the door! Maybe KA put these units out there for some sort of component longevity test, They often produced their derivative machine which were normal units which had all the hig level options on them like the adjustable racks and dividers.
I always like the door mounted gasket better than what they eventually did use. It stayed in place better and seemed to seal better as well.
I had one as my first ever dishwasher after leaving home. The avocado green model without the butcher block top and only the rinse & hold feature, no soak cycle. I bought it in the clearance dept at the Vancouver downtown Woodwards dept store around 1976. I remember it being an excellent dishwasher even without the middle or top spray arms and how hot the dishes were when it had finished, you couldn't touch them for awhile. Also it wasn't obnoxiously noisy either considering I lived in an apartment. The heavy duty ball casters and that towel bar handle across the front made it very easy to roll into place. When we bought our first house in 87 it went into the basement and later on I foolishly sold it for $60 I believe. The other thing I liked about it over the other makes at the time was it seemed to be solidly built and there was no exposed heating element being fan forced.
Oh please sir,
Could we get a shot of that beautiful Frigidaire range?
Could we get a shot of that beautiful Frigidaire range?
Roger - the KA is a beauty! Love the fab coolness of the 17 series machines, and your DW is a fine example.
Ben
Ben
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Differences
My first KitchenAid dishwasher growing up was very similar to this model. It was a KDD67B model. The Deluxe without the Soak and scrub cycle. It had 2 buttons...Full Cycle and Rinse Hold. Good machine and lasted thru 2 loads of dishes a day for a family of 7. The KDD67B had the pressure switch in the sump and a deeper sump. Plus it had what KitchenAid called the SaniGuard filter. Stainless steel on top plate and plastic for the bottom part plus a course strainer tray .
The performance was good with this machine even though the wash cycle was a whole 7 mins. The top rack at times didnt get fully cleaned and sometimes there would be bits of food on the glasses. That would require me to run the dishwasher again without the bottom rack in so it would get clean..and it did.
The amazing part that i liked was the fact o could take the upper rack out and put baking sheets standing up and that was along with pots and pans.
Great machine you have there.
My first KitchenAid dishwasher growing up was very similar to this model. It was a KDD67B model. The Deluxe without the Soak and scrub cycle. It had 2 buttons...Full Cycle and Rinse Hold. Good machine and lasted thru 2 loads of dishes a day for a family of 7. The KDD67B had the pressure switch in the sump and a deeper sump. Plus it had what KitchenAid called the SaniGuard filter. Stainless steel on top plate and plastic for the bottom part plus a course strainer tray .
The performance was good with this machine even though the wash cycle was a whole 7 mins. The top rack at times didnt get fully cleaned and sometimes there would be bits of food on the glasses. That would require me to run the dishwasher again without the bottom rack in so it would get clean..and it did.
The amazing part that i liked was the fact o could take the upper rack out and put baking sheets standing up and that was along with pots and pans.
Great machine you have there.
rogera608s
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As requested here is the Flair. 
We have had a few great Thanksgivings thanks to that Flair.
We have had a few great Thanksgivings thanks to that Flair.rogera608s
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Here is the wash arm support for the KA-clearly an 18 series pump. The machine is such an interesting mix of 17 and 18. It does pump some water around in the tank....all 50 gpm going through the one wash arm. So far eveything has come out clean both top and bottom racks. I am thinking the rpm's of the wash arm may approach 50 in this machine
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Hi Roger. Glad to see the timer is back and the machine is up and running. It is in such beautiful, pristine condition.
Ross
Ross
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Gorgeous machines!
Good to see you posting Roger!
Also, seeing the Frigidaire Flair in person at the wash-in was such a treat! Need to see Terry actually doing his kitchen magic with it.
Good to see you posting Roger!
Also, seeing the Frigidaire Flair in person at the wash-in was such a treat! Need to see Terry actually doing his kitchen magic with it.
Purge
That machine was neat in the fact that it did a one minute purge to clear the lines of cold water and start the first wash with hotter water.
It was always and excellent performer.
That machine was neat in the fact that it did a one minute purge to clear the lines of cold water and start the first wash with hotter water.
It was always and excellent performer.
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Roger - does that machine have a heating element of any kind? Or did it have one before you swapped out the pump?
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This the 1st DW my parents bought. That machine was a workhorse. I'm thinking it's 1977-78 vintage, correct me if I'm wrong. And yes, that machine got everything sparkling, but my Mom was and still is a pre-rinse fanatic.
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Andrew,
The machine uses the fan and heating element outside the tank(flo-thru drying) to dry the dishes. I haven't changed this dishwasher at all.......this was the way it was manufactured.
The machine uses the fan and heating element outside the tank(flo-thru drying) to dry the dishes. I haven't changed this dishwasher at all.......this was the way it was manufactured.
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