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Okay, everyone, I have a simple request.
Can anyone tell me how to get the lower washarm out of the current Kitchenaid, Whirlpool and kenmore dishwashers? They had thet ratining thumbscrew tyupe of device that seems impossible to remove and I want to see the underside of the washarms. I don't want to break a unit in a store but if I know how they come apart it would make it easier. It looks like it should thread off like the older series had, but nooo. not these babies!
Page 4 of the pdf at the attached link shows the part I am referring to.
Man, I can take apart and put back together a 20 foot long flight type dishwasher but this one has me bugged!

http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/assets/pdfs/literature/Repair Part List - 8194482.pdf
 
Lefty/righty

I tried it both ways but still it won't come off and I even tried the Kitchenaid Forum at their site but was told that they were not allowed to give repair advice on the forum!
 
The key is the WORST possible energy rating!

BIG favor. I have one of the earliest tall-tub KithenAids that has a "Yibbles" problem. (coarse sticky grit left behind especially in the upper rack.) It must be about 4 years old by now.

Someone had said there is a way to get this POS to work better. Have you seen any advice on that forum? I am SERIOUSLY tempted to "donate it to science" and get a BOL or MOL G.E. WATER-HOG that actually works well.

I am sory to hijack. Hoping your quetsion gets answered first, right and quick!
 
Be very careful!
Sad to say that this is a Kitchenaid, and no offense.
The threads are plastic! They turn to the left to loosen. Just Hold the "hydro-sweep", but not too tight, or you will bend it. Slowly turn to the left, and it should come off. When putting back on, be careful not to turn to much. The plastic threads are very, very wimpy.
I know this from experience.
Hope this helps.
Brent
 
Thanks be to Coldspot!

Well, I Just wanted to report back that Coldspot's advice was exactly on the money! I went to Lowes a few hours ago and took the washarm right out of the Kitchenaid D/W there on the floor and even took one out of the neighboring Whirlpool.
Thanks for the advice.. Neither of them broke!

Now I have to say that I cannot believe what small water tubes the KA has on that washarm. I guess the washpumps on these machines are truly anemic at best so they cant fill those nice 3/4 inch tubes of the older style and still pump enough water to wash everything. Not to mention the much smaller washarm water jet openings! I do think the Whirlpool had larger openins as well as slightly larger tubes on their double arm, than the 4 arm Hydro sweep.

I know that current engineering thought on washing dishes both in domestic machines and commercial units is to power scrub the dishware with needle like sprays instead of flooding them with water, but these new machines have such tiny holes on them it is no wonder you need such long cycles to get things clean.
I suppose too and it makes sense, that those smaller jets make a whole lot less noise when the water hits the tanks thus quieting down the whole process.

Well I guess it is just another reason to keep the old KDS18 going! And it's no wonder so many of you people love those older units!
 

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