Maybe some one has done this, but wouldn't it be cool if one of you KA enthusiasts/experts could make a list of the all Kitchen0Aid dishwashers by model and datae and show the progression of changes.
I hear many of you discuss how one had an upper wash arm that was an inch longer than the model before, this one had a different filter, this one used different insulation, etc. It seems KA was unique in that it had one basic core design, and it continually evolved over time.
My only exposure to KA was one my parents briefly had (a Hobart made one) in between their 73 GE Potscrubber and the GSD 2800. I also had one I found at a thrift store, and kept for less than a week performance testing it. I think it was Hobart, but I believe it had a rapid advance timer, no timer knob. It was a very good looking machine, but it didn't wash well. Things in the upper rack corners didn't get clean, and sometimes even in the lower rack corners.
In retrospect, after reading your posts, I bet it was the filter or blowby from the seal in the lower wash arm reducing water pressure. I was just so disappointed I didn't feel like messing with it and just donated it back to the thrift store. I am sorry now.
But, that's beside the point. If one on you could actually make a vertical list on model date produced and features introduced on that model, or modified ( sort of an evolution by glance), I think everyone on the site would enjoy and be educated by this.[this post was last edited: 8/26/2012-09:33]
I hear many of you discuss how one had an upper wash arm that was an inch longer than the model before, this one had a different filter, this one used different insulation, etc. It seems KA was unique in that it had one basic core design, and it continually evolved over time.
My only exposure to KA was one my parents briefly had (a Hobart made one) in between their 73 GE Potscrubber and the GSD 2800. I also had one I found at a thrift store, and kept for less than a week performance testing it. I think it was Hobart, but I believe it had a rapid advance timer, no timer knob. It was a very good looking machine, but it didn't wash well. Things in the upper rack corners didn't get clean, and sometimes even in the lower rack corners.
In retrospect, after reading your posts, I bet it was the filter or blowby from the seal in the lower wash arm reducing water pressure. I was just so disappointed I didn't feel like messing with it and just donated it back to the thrift store. I am sorry now.
But, that's beside the point. If one on you could actually make a vertical list on model date produced and features introduced on that model, or modified ( sort of an evolution by glance), I think everyone on the site would enjoy and be educated by this.[this post was last edited: 8/26/2012-09:33]
