Looks like a nice machine...more than happy to pick it up for someone if anyone wants it. Not in the market right now for something like this but it looks interesting...what do you suppose the vintage?
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Hobart KDS-18
It's a beauty, hopefully someone can save it. It's big brother is on Mpls. Mn. Cl. A Hobart C-44 dishwasher. The old boy has done millions of dishes and looks tired but he's still a classic. Wish I had the space and cash to rescue him.
It's a beauty, hopefully someone can save it. It's big brother is on Mpls. Mn. Cl. A Hobart C-44 dishwasher. The old boy has done millions of dishes and looks tired but he's still a classic. Wish I had the space and cash to rescue him.
toploader55
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Yup...
It's a KDS 18. Grab it, rebuild it, and use it forever.
It's a KDS 18. Grab it, rebuild it, and use it forever.
This is your once in a lifetime chance--Save it, Please
Best KitchenAid dishwasher ever made after you upgrade the upper wash arm. This was the apotheosis of KitchenAid, introduced about 1977, and everything after it a sad denouement. The pre-rinses and after rinses used a lower water level than the two wash periods, a sensible, if somewhat expensive, way of saving on water without resorting to the insanity exhibited in the 19 and plain damn stupidity in the early 20s models. It still has the Constant Rinse overhead spray which kept yibblets from finding shelter on the top surfaces of items in the top rack. Two 3 minute rinses heated up the machine before the first wash. To help compensate for water cooling in the pipes, the second wash used the electric element to add some heat. The first after rinse is a fast 3 minute affair to clear the pipes of cooled water and is followed by a second rinse with hotter water. The last rinse uses only one gallon of water so that it can be heated to 180F in around 5 minutes, depending on the temperature of the incoming hot water, if SaniRinse is selected, but it's enough to thoroughly spray every item in the racks. Because the water is heated and then sprayed, it does not guarantee that every item reaches 180F for NSF purposes, but it gets them hot enough that they will flash dry quickly if you are in a hurry and want to just open the door and skip the dry cycle.
The Soak 'n Scrub cycle is more effective than the previous KA Soak cycle which was designed around the unrealized hope of an enzyme prewash product for dishwashers when enzymes were big news in the late 60s, but it is not a real match for Whirlpool's Pot Smasher cycle which can easily work on heavy soil for 30 to 45 minutes with constant water circulation as it heats the first fill to 145F.
Best KitchenAid dishwasher ever made after you upgrade the upper wash arm. This was the apotheosis of KitchenAid, introduced about 1977, and everything after it a sad denouement. The pre-rinses and after rinses used a lower water level than the two wash periods, a sensible, if somewhat expensive, way of saving on water without resorting to the insanity exhibited in the 19 and plain damn stupidity in the early 20s models. It still has the Constant Rinse overhead spray which kept yibblets from finding shelter on the top surfaces of items in the top rack. Two 3 minute rinses heated up the machine before the first wash. To help compensate for water cooling in the pipes, the second wash used the electric element to add some heat. The first after rinse is a fast 3 minute affair to clear the pipes of cooled water and is followed by a second rinse with hotter water. The last rinse uses only one gallon of water so that it can be heated to 180F in around 5 minutes, depending on the temperature of the incoming hot water, if SaniRinse is selected, but it's enough to thoroughly spray every item in the racks. Because the water is heated and then sprayed, it does not guarantee that every item reaches 180F for NSF purposes, but it gets them hot enough that they will flash dry quickly if you are in a hurry and want to just open the door and skip the dry cycle.
The Soak 'n Scrub cycle is more effective than the previous KA Soak cycle which was designed around the unrealized hope of an enzyme prewash product for dishwashers when enzymes were big news in the late 60s, but it is not a real match for Whirlpool's Pot Smasher cycle which can easily work on heavy soil for 30 to 45 minutes with constant water circulation as it heats the first fill to 145F.
