KitchenAid KD-11 Owner's Manual

[swestoyz]

Hey Gang -

I spent some down time up in the Cities this weekend, and brought home a new gem. I'll get to it later but first wanted to share this killer KD-11 owner's manual.

Dishwasher owner's manuals don't usually surface nearly as often as washing machine manuals do, especially for a machine that was made almost 55 years ago! What is most fun is spotting the differences between the 11 and 12 series.

Front Cover - featuring a KD-11 with an Antique Copper finish with a 3-C mixer on the counter.

Enjoy!

 

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I thought this page was fascinating! Never knew the upper rack was adjustable, along with the detergent dispenser being the door surface!

 

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Load it, latch it, leave it - LOVE IT!

Anyone spy the timer dial differences from this page?

 

[swestoyz]

Notice the permanent overflow was for gravity drain machines only? I wonder why.....

 

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It has always bothered me when the model is holding the exact manual that you are reading - in her hands!

 

[swestoyz]

... choice of stainless steel, white or antique copper front

Didn't Jon Charles install his KDS-14 at counter height?

 

[swestoyz]

...all designed for better living

There we have it! Certainly is a fun read, knowing that one of the underlying tones is to teach someone the fundamentals of using a dishwasher. What a time that would have been!

Ben

BTW - Robert, I've got this in a .pdf format that is nice and crispy to read. Let me know if you'd like a copy to post in the Owner's Manual section.

 

[rollermatic]

now that is a classic

operational manual! i love the way it explains how the dishwasher operates, all the way down to the rpm of the spray arm!

i don't have a kd-11 but i have 2 kd-12's and just got a kd-14. i use my one kd-12 almost every day. it might not hold as much as my kdss-17a, also under the sink but with one 5 min wash and 2 quick rinses it is so quick i sometimes do severals loads a day in it!

these machines are nothing short of wonderful and that manual you posted is too! i copied every word and pic!

thanks!

 

[appnut]

THANK YOU!!! (signed, manual Bob)

 

[appnut]

Was the 12 the first KA to do the purge before the ash fill or did the 11 do that also?

 

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i just learned something new

from your manual posted above! i never knew i could adjust my upper rack for 2 different settings! i just did it! that manual really helped me with my kd-12, 50 plus years after it was intended to be used!

appnut, that's a good question about the purge feature too. i am curious also. both my 12's do it. i have not fired up the 14 yet so i don't know what it's cycle entails.

 

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Peter, I'm sure your 14 will do the purge too. Friends had a new KDI15 and it purged too before the first fill.

 

[mickeyd]

Notice the permanent overflow was for gravity drain machines

You'd think gravity would be less prone to failure than a pump ;-> Not necessarily!

Gotta love these early no-nonsense machines. No pre-this or pre-that, just Blast, boil & bake. You could be done in 10 minutes, if you needed them fast and didn't care about drying. 5+1+1+drains+fills. Well, maybe 15.

"...brought home a new gem. I'll get to it later..." Speaking of teaching, are you teaching us patience, or just teasing the devil out of us? I can't wait!!!

Thank you Ben, for this beautiful, big, electric book.