KITCHENAID KDSS-17A PICS

[stevet]

Thanks for the memories!

Peter,
You have yourself one fine dishwasher there which will probably outlast nearly anything else on the planet!
Reminds me of the KDSS-16 I picked up once at the curb. Saw it as I drove by, went around the corner and it was in my trunk in seconds. I didn't care that a repairman had taken the motor stator for the copper and the fill valve. I had plenty of spares even back in the 80's when I found it!

Threw it back together and yanked out the KDS15 and upgraded my mom's machine in no time flat!
She was always the test lab for machines I found and tinkered with. She always said that after the 15, she never kept a machine longer than 6 months! (actually not true)

The only problem the machine had was the sani rinse tstat was always closed so it never really delayed to heat the water so I changed it and it worked perfectly for years. Sold it for $125 bucks to a friend and she had it until 2000, when she bought a KUDS24 machine and she tossed it out running! I wish she had called me first!

Those stainless tanks even without any insualtion are much quieter than their porcelain counterparts but I would strongly suggest you get some DynaMat for it or see if you can get some bituminous sheeting to coat the tank with to really quiet it down and insulate it. They may use alot of water but you can save some kilowatts if you insulate the tank.

Also, I see that there was a serious leak of water into the blower housing. Probably caused by an off level machine making water flow back into the dryer. And why is the white neutral wire disconnected from the blower motor? Maybe something shorted out? Check it before you install it and save the hassle of pulling it out!

I guarantee you when and if you do install it, it will be the conversation piece of your kitchen.
I would love to find a stainless steel 18 series but the pickings are few and far between here in the sunshine state!

Good luck with it. A Superb(a) find!

 

[swestoyz]

Thank you so much for the photos. I didn't even know such a machine even existed! Now I have something else to look for.

Thanks Steve for the info. As always your KA/Hobart knowledge is invaluable.

Ben

 

[autowasherfreak]

Very nice, the SS tub is stunning. Now I have one more thing on my wish-n-want list.

 

[soberleaf]

thank you ever so (as marilyn would say)

thanks guys, yea i am very lucky on this one! kds-17's are my favorite model, i used to look at them in the plumbing supply store when i was a teen and dream of having one instead of the cheap hotpoint i was always workin on! it looked so classy, you'd have thought i was lookin at a cadillac! it was the cadillac of dishwashers in it's day! never thought in a million years i would own a stainless tank one. when the guy called me from boston after seein my ad on craigs list i would have driven there myself in a heartbeat to pick it up. i gave 200 bucks for it and it is def worth every penny to me. a tub that can't wear out! who'd have thought!

steve, thanks as always, i will check into that wire and watch for any leaks, it is installed and runs like a dream. i will check into insulation. where would i get that insulation you mentioned? the dyna mat or bituminous product. it is already very quiet compared to my other kd-17 models. also, your mom must have had an interesting collection of dishwashers what with you being the hobart repairman! she prob got a kick out of the whole thing!

thank you again, everyone! i will post pics of it installed soon, my kitchen is torn up now as i am installing my "dishwasher row" on the opposite wall where i have my kd-12, kd-15, kd-16, kd-17 and soon to arrive kd-5 portable. got the hot water lines in and drain lines done yesterday.

pete