oldskool
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Think this is a top-load? Portable Kitchenaid DW if one is looking. Appears interesting.
Kitchenaid Portable
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oldskool
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Non Convertable
Its a front loading portable dishwasher that cannot be converted to a built in. Its a wonderful dishwasher cruising through the cycle in 45 minutes. If you load the dishwasher correctly, not blocking water from the lower rack it cleans very well.
Its a front loading portable dishwasher that cannot be converted to a built in. Its a wonderful dishwasher cruising through the cycle in 45 minutes. If you load the dishwasher correctly, not blocking water from the lower rack it cleans very well.
toploader55
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It's a Regency !!!
I have that model and Yes... It is a Great Performer as long as you load it right. What I do with mine is , if I have something large in the lower rack, pull out the top rack and see if that item you want to put in the top rack will be blocked from the spray pattern coming up from the bottom. You'll need hot water as there is no immersion heater for maintaining water temperature. And These sound really cool when running. Definately Old School KitchenAid.
I have that model and Yes... It is a Great Performer as long as you load it right. What I do with mine is , if I have something large in the lower rack, pull out the top rack and see if that item you want to put in the top rack will be blocked from the spray pattern coming up from the bottom. You'll need hot water as there is no immersion heater for maintaining water temperature. And These sound really cool when running. Definately Old School KitchenAid.
polkanut
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That was parents first dishwasher. It lasted about 15 years, doing daily duty for a family of 5. What a workhorse! I would consider getting it because at that price, it's a steal, you won't be disappointed in the least.
firedome
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We got one like that from Phil
turquoisedude, and it has been dutifully shouldering the daily load since last summer at my son's house... you do need to be careful about loading, but as mentioned, it works well, quickly, and the sound of a vintage single arm KA HydroSweep just can't be beat! Wooosh wooosh wooosh!
turquoisedude, and it has been dutifully shouldering the daily load since last summer at my son's house... you do need to be careful about loading, but as mentioned, it works well, quickly, and the sound of a vintage single arm KA HydroSweep just can't be beat! Wooosh wooosh wooosh!
toploader55
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BTW
There are about 6-8 screws that hold the wooden top on. I took mine off stripped and sanded it, and then put about 6-8 coats of mineral oil on it. They look real nice when done
There are about 6-8 screws that hold the wooden top on. I took mine off stripped and sanded it, and then put about 6-8 coats of mineral oil on it. They look real nice when done
firedome
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looks nice!
I goofed btw... I got mine from PAUL turquiosedude, not Phil, both of Mont-Rayale Kaybeck... Sr. moment - sorry guys!
I goofed btw... I got mine from PAUL turquiosedude, not Phil, both of Mont-Rayale Kaybeck... Sr. moment - sorry guys!
Thanks for the tip on restoring the wood top!
I think this model is a "Royal" which means it has no "Constant Rinse" and no "Flex-O-Dividers", but it does have 3 cycles and an adjustable top rack.
I think this model is a "Royal" which means it has no "Constant Rinse" and no "Flex-O-Dividers", but it does have 3 cycles and an adjustable top rack.
I had the green Delux model. These had fan forced drying but didn't they also have flo thru water heating as well?
I have a Deluxe in white...
and love it, I used it twice this weekend once for my kitchen gas stove grates and then washed some oversized pottery/stoneware pieces that I found on craigslist recently as well as a few other things...
and love it, I used it twice this weekend once for my kitchen gas stove grates and then washed some oversized pottery/stoneware pieces that I found on craigslist recently as well as a few other things...
To me they're like the Amana Radarange of dishwashers.. very solid, bank vault type construction when you compare them to other brands of portable dishwashers at the time.
polkanut
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Parents was the Regency model in white, same as the one for sale in the CL ad.
KA FRONT LOADING PORTABLE DW
These like all KA DWs were very durable and shared most parts with other models, I never saw any of these with any type of water heater element in them, so you need pretty hot water for best results with these machines. Which means if you have to keep your homes water at anything much above 120 degrees to accommodate using one of these older KAs it can become pretty costly to use.
These like all KA DWs were very durable and shared most parts with other models, I never saw any of these with any type of water heater element in them, so you need pretty hot water for best results with these machines. Which means if you have to keep your homes water at anything much above 120 degrees to accommodate using one of these older KAs it can become pretty costly to use.
firedome
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Didn't the TOL KA portables
have the Sani-Cycle with boosted water temp? My parents built in Superba had it, but our portable KD-67 doesn't, nor does it have the pretty wood top, alas.
have the Sani-Cycle with boosted water temp? My parents built in Superba had it, but our portable KD-67 doesn't, nor does it have the pretty wood top, alas.
KA FRONT LOADING PORTABLE DW
The portable DWs with sani- rinse and water heating elements were either some TL machines or the FL convertible TOL models.
The portable DWs with sani- rinse and water heating elements were either some TL machines or the FL convertible TOL models.
toploader55
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Sani Rinse.
MyKDS-55 Superba Convertable has the Sani Rinse/ Immersion Heater. The KDR-67 (Regency) does not have Sani Rinse. It does have a Soak Cycle but there is no heater in the sump. I really don't think any of the KA Top loading Machines ever had a Sani Rinse. If I remember correctly, there TOL machine was the Vari Cycle. Not Superba VariCycle. I think the Cycles are Full Cycle, Utilities-Utensils, and Rinse and Hold. The Convertable Superba VariCycle had the Sani Rinse. I believe only the Superba series had a sump heater where the Custom and the Imperial did not. When they started the 19 Series (Energy Saver IV) then all the series had sump heaters for heating the water.
MyKDS-55 Superba Convertable has the Sani Rinse/ Immersion Heater. The KDR-67 (Regency) does not have Sani Rinse. It does have a Soak Cycle but there is no heater in the sump. I really don't think any of the KA Top loading Machines ever had a Sani Rinse. If I remember correctly, there TOL machine was the Vari Cycle. Not Superba VariCycle. I think the Cycles are Full Cycle, Utilities-Utensils, and Rinse and Hold. The Convertable Superba VariCycle had the Sani Rinse. I believe only the Superba series had a sump heater where the Custom and the Imperial did not. When they started the 19 Series (Energy Saver IV) then all the series had sump heaters for heating the water.
mickeyd
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Tell me what's going on, when you get a chance. Thank y
My friend Mad Dog has a Hobart Regency for me, but after the 3 wash selections, there is a space then 2 more buttons, Off and On, for Heat. It also has a fan, so is Pete right, does it heat the water? The Dog doesn't know; he doesn't use it.
He just read the control panel to me over the phone. Anybody know what this machine heats?
My friend Mad Dog has a Hobart Regency for me, but after the 3 wash selections, there is a space then 2 more buttons, Off and On, for Heat. It also has a fan, so is Pete right, does it heat the water? The Dog doesn't know; he doesn't use it.
He just read the control panel to me over the phone. Anybody know what this machine heats?
Barely Used If Ever
Likely because without a water heater you need a decent supply of *HOT* water for best results.
Still if it were closer would at least go and kick the tires so to speak. But am waiting for the elusive holy grail, a vintage Whirlpool top loader in good to NIB condition. *LOL*
Likely because without a water heater you need a decent supply of *HOT* water for best results.
Still if it were closer would at least go and kick the tires so to speak. But am waiting for the elusive holy grail, a vintage Whirlpool top loader in good to NIB condition. *LOL*
