stevet
Well-known member
Here is something you probably won't see on any Kitchenaid Dishwasher anywhere else but at my house!
This is the lower washarm of my current KDS18 dishwasher. Having worked for Hobart for many years before going to work for a private commercial food service repair company, I always had privy to all the latest updates on most food service equipment including Hobart.(I am since moving to Florida, back with Hobart)
While I was at the new company, I was able to obtain a few sets of these new style washarms, strainers and washarm supports and decided to give it a try in my own dishwasher at home.
The conversion was simple and the results are great. Less noise but the dishes seem to really come out very clean.
The arm still has the same amount of water jets as the old 4way Hydrosweep arm but seems to get the job done better. When my wife isn't around to see me load the dishwasher, I guess I do a nice dirty "BOB'S Load" just to see if I can get the best of the dishwasher. I can count very,very few times that any dish was not cleaned in my machine.
I have asked Hobart tech support what,if any difference was seen in using this new style arm and nobody seemed to have an answer at the time. If I do get info I will pass it along.
Just for the record, this upgrade would fit right into any 18,19 or 20 series machine but can be costly!
I hope you like the way it looks in the picture.

This is the lower washarm of my current KDS18 dishwasher. Having worked for Hobart for many years before going to work for a private commercial food service repair company, I always had privy to all the latest updates on most food service equipment including Hobart.(I am since moving to Florida, back with Hobart)
While I was at the new company, I was able to obtain a few sets of these new style washarms, strainers and washarm supports and decided to give it a try in my own dishwasher at home.
The conversion was simple and the results are great. Less noise but the dishes seem to really come out very clean.
The arm still has the same amount of water jets as the old 4way Hydrosweep arm but seems to get the job done better. When my wife isn't around to see me load the dishwasher, I guess I do a nice dirty "BOB'S Load" just to see if I can get the best of the dishwasher. I can count very,very few times that any dish was not cleaned in my machine.
I have asked Hobart tech support what,if any difference was seen in using this new style arm and nobody seemed to have an answer at the time. If I do get info I will pass it along.
Just for the record, this upgrade would fit right into any 18,19 or 20 series machine but can be costly!
I hope you like the way it looks in the picture.
