KD2-P Owner's Manual

[appnut]

WOW!!!  is all I can say. 

 

[toploader55]

Don't ya just love...

The Old Hobart Logo ???

They were all over Commercial Kitchen Equipment back in the 50s and 60s.

It was such a Quality Symbol in the Restaurant Industry.

Logo borrowed from 1952crestwood. KitchenAid was not part of Commercial Equipment as most of you know. It is just the "Hobart" you would see on the front of Commercial Equipment. Ah... Those were the Days !!!

It was just like the Quality Signature that you could Trust and Know that you just spent a Crap Load of Money, but you knew it was going to last.

 

[rollermatic]

toploader55

thanks for the tips on the kd2-p. i do have a couple kd-12's and a kd-14 but i think this kd2-p will be more fun to use when i eventually do get to it.

i do love using my kd-12 and i agree 100 percent that before the 18 series came along with that 2nd spray arm etc. they were really dishwashers! that's why i have always said that after the 17 models i gave up interest in kitchenaids. there was something about the fact that one spray arm at the bottom of the tub, whether it be the big blue or the hydrosweep, that one arm could get everything clean!

i just picked up a kd-something last nite here in cinti and it looks really bad! can't even find the name plate to see what it is, think it's a 12. not sure if it will ever run again but i may be surprised. will post pics on it next week. the sump in the tub is black! the big blue arm is rusted. we shall see here.

again love the brochure! i just read it again! and copied it ofcourse! what a classic!

 

[toploader55]

Oh, Pete...

Glad you enjoy it.

This is what we do for all of us here.

There is a trick though... They tell you in the manual that the Silverware basket may be in the front or Back. By reversing the Lower Rack. It's best to keep the Silverware basket in the back as it is easier to remove the Coarse Strainer which collects alot of crap. I clean mine after every use as I am not a PreRinser.

The machine is designed to have the Coarse Strainer over the Drain Solenoid Drain Valve. Which is in the back of the machine. This is easier to remove that strainer which Original Design has it designated in that position.

I feel that if the Coarse Strainer is directly over the Drain Port, it will drain faster.

However, you will find that the machine has a different drain quantity over time. Some times I will re-drain it at the end of the Last Rinse as they sometimes leave Extra Water in the sump. You will notice this by the quantity of water drained and the sound of the pump.

We notice this as we have "Trained Ears".

 

[appnut]

Eddie, that machine looks like it just came off the showroom floor. 

 

[toploader55]

Thanks Bob.

A little TLC and that's how it looks.

 

[toploader55]

Original Label on Top

Commended by "Parent's Magazine"

The crumpled up silver label is "All Porcelain Interior"

Also recommended by "McCall's and the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" !!!!!!

 

[bajaespuma]

Look for them only in brochures...

I still have my Grandmother's 3-B mixer bought in 1949 and it still works. It still kills me to think that they had achieved near perfection in these machines and to look at the garbage that is available on the market today. I already think Michael Moore is right about everything he exposes but this just puts the cap on the toothpaste. Go out and buy something with the KitchenAid label on it today and see what you get. Greed, greed, greed, greed,  greed.

 

[a440]

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">This is awesome Eddie!  Thank you for posting.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I just love the KD-42 setup!  What fun.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh, cool! Thanks so much for posting this Eddie! I still remember how you showed me how to use the centre section of the upper rack in the 'loading position'.

 

[toploader55]

Hey Paul.

I'm in the middle of renovations in my "Crate"

Glad you enjoyed this. I'll be more in touch after the renovation.

 

[mickeyd]

Eddie, I had heard rumors about this 7 minute wash

but seeing it in black &, in block print......well...... let me tell you, that was really something. SO FAST. But what I most love is the warm-up. Never knew about that, although have heard about the purge in other models. So.... does enough water gather in the sump to soak the dishes as the pump drains it away? Fascinating, really! This old stuff with their magical moves just slays me.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank you mucho! I know this is a lot of work.

During the warm up, the water is sprayed from the inlet opening (the sort of dark brass thing in the middle of the back wall of the shot of the empty tank) up and over the load (think trickle down ecomonics) and pumped out as fast as it enters. You do have to be careful though about where you put that little detergent box because if the water pressure is high, it can flush some of your detergent away during the warm up like Robert showed with his video. I kept mine more to the front of the rack to avoid that.

Loading one of these is almost like loading a top loader washer. You can really stack stuff high. It holds far more than the 12 or 14 front-loading machines. I love being able to run it with part of the top rack removed. I do that thing with the lid open and pushing the start button to release the timer and turn it to the rinses and run one or two to really get things heated up and pre-rinsed. Then I restart it. If you put a folded towel on the lid, you muffle most of the noise since the tub walls are double to help with sound and heat insulation. You can always repeat the wash, minus the fill period, for really dirty things, by stopping it before it drains and turning the timer around, pressing the start button then advancing the timer out of the fill period. If you got the load properly warmed up, the water will stay hot in that double-walled tank for a 12 minute wash.