KDI 57 KA DW
Hey Tim congratulations and welcome to the world of classic KA DWs. This machine is very saveable and parts and racks are all over the place.
This machine is a classic example of someone who pre-rinsed their dishes, How can I tell, well after 40 years of repairing dishwashers one look tells me that there are several different things wrong with this machine. And if someone had actually been putting dirty dishes in this machine they would have not come out clean and they would have called for service LONG ago and gotten it fixed. As Eddie pointed out the machine was likely not getting enough water, this is far more likely a bad valve seal than a clogged inlet screen, but either is possible. The leakage and rust around the dryer unit is mainly from foaming of the wash water [ another usage problem ].
This was the last model before they gave you the option of air-dry, but it is very easy to just disconnect the dry heater and leave the dry blower connected [ you can even wire in a hidden switch so you could switch back and forth if you wanted ]. We used to modify this for customers that wanted to save energy and reduce the damage that the heated dry did to the RR corner of the lower rack.
Hey Tim congratulations and welcome to the world of classic KA DWs. This machine is very saveable and parts and racks are all over the place.
This machine is a classic example of someone who pre-rinsed their dishes, How can I tell, well after 40 years of repairing dishwashers one look tells me that there are several different things wrong with this machine. And if someone had actually been putting dirty dishes in this machine they would have not come out clean and they would have called for service LONG ago and gotten it fixed. As Eddie pointed out the machine was likely not getting enough water, this is far more likely a bad valve seal than a clogged inlet screen, but either is possible. The leakage and rust around the dryer unit is mainly from foaming of the wash water [ another usage problem ].
This was the last model before they gave you the option of air-dry, but it is very easy to just disconnect the dry heater and leave the dry blower connected [ you can even wire in a hidden switch so you could switch back and forth if you wanted ]. We used to modify this for customers that wanted to save energy and reduce the damage that the heated dry did to the RR corner of the lower rack.
