New Kitchenaid KDS-18 Dishwasher & Trashcompacter

[volsboy1]

I found a new Kds-18 dishwasher and matching trash compacter and bought them both..

These were in a mother in law suite in Stonehenge which is where the uber rich live.

This dishwasher still has the stickers in the door on the inside.

The tested it before they had the place redone.This mother in law suite is 2500 sq feet

the main house is over 8000Sq ft..

The only bad thing is the panel for the dishwasher blew off on the interstate and busted in a million pieces,

I guess if a car hit it I will be hearing soon I did not notice till I was home.

The dishwasher hoses are so new they have white powder on them its like they spent all this money in the 70s and sealed it

up.

I have never seen a Hobart Kitchenaid Trash compacter until now ,one thing I can say is that they are F%*(%&% heavy and I mean

heavy.Its beautiful but huge also this is bigger than most this is the size of old Vikings...

I can't believe that these have  been tested and that is it..They would throw away things like this considering they had 50grand worth of cooking things that are outside in the pool area that were brand new.

 

[volsboy1]

more pics see the sticker

 

[volsboy1]

Trash compacter

 

[philr]

Nice finds! Why would someone not remove the sticker in a dishwasher and use it like that? It must have been used very few times if the sticker is still there! I recently got a KDS-58c and a KDS-18c but I. Haven't used them yet!

These KA compactors look good too.

 

[a440]

Nice finds.
The dishwasher is either a 19 or 20.

 

[volsboy1]

Your right I am wrong and mad that I did not recognize that.It is not a 18 because there is a space in between the buttons..

These older 18-20 are so close to each other in the way they look and I was not expecting to find these at all.

Oh well it is new that I know you can tell.They tested it before they took it out after sitting there for 35+ years in a time capsule of 

a house.... I don't know what it is I sliced my finger wide open on that trash compacter and there at my house that is getting close to

finish.. I will go over there tomorrow and find out for sure.I do know it's a Superba and it's fascinating to see the hoses on this thing

still have that powder that is on the black drain hoses and are still rubber and other things no dust or anything.

 

[a440]

Well If it is a 19 or 20 these are true Hobart machines...and they clean awesome!
This dishwasher will last you for many, many years. And the beauty is that it has more than just one rinse.
You will really love it! Great dishwasher!
I think you got a great score!
Brent

 

[swestoyz]

That would be a KDS-20. It would say 'No heat dry' or something like that for the dry indicator if it were a 19.

Either way you've got yourself some nice machines there. And yes, those compactors are heavy.

Ben

 

[philr]

The KDS18/58 series have rounded indicator lights, angled edges on the sides of the brass-color part of the control panel but the brass-colored part isn't taller in the center than on the sides. 

 



 

 

Here's a closer view at the details on the control panel. Note how "HOBART" is written, and as you noticed, the pushbuttons are grouped rather than separate. There's an "energy saver button on the right but it doesn't say "Energy Saver IV" on the left.

 

[volsboy1]

Yep your right it has to be a 20 also..I did see the bottom of it I looked for a long time we all did because we could not

believe that somebody would never use them.I did see that it does have a heater in the blower so it is a KDS-20 ..

I have never used one of these and was not planing on getting it but it was there and I was not going to let that go.

I did not have enough time to take pics I was bleeding so bad I thought I was going to need stitches the top of the compacter is

so sharp I did not feel the cut and so heavy...

I have 3 dishwashers now, I need to figure which one I am going to keep.

I have been up sense Friday Morning one of those great things the Epilepsy does to me at times insomnia.

I can't wait to see how this thing cleans compared to my 1984 KDS-21 Superba..

Folks here all tell me the older ones out cleaned those and they are great cleaners...

 

[tolivac]

Never heard of a KA compactor until now.

 

[bogo]

More pictures

of the DW would be appreciated. It seems to be in nice shape.

Thanks

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>Never heard of a KA compactor until now.</blockquote> KA has carried compactors for years, still does.

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www.kitchenaid.com

 

[volsboy1]

He was talking about a Hobart made Kitchenaid Trash compactor.The ones today are made by Whirlpool and are nothing

like the Hobart made ones..Whirlpool sold the patents to the Kitchenaid disposer's and the Trash compacter to

Viking Appliances years ago.I have never had a Hobart made Kitchenaid Trash compactor or ever even seen one until now.

Whirlpool Trash compactor I don't like at all because it only has 2300 pounds of force.

We have a 5 year old Broan at the our farm which is 5000 pounds and makes a huge difference...

My Hobart made Kitchenaid has 3000 pounds of force from what I have read..

 

[tolivac]

At my Moms house in LA calif she had a Broan compactor in her kitchen-asked her if it worked when I visited her a few years ago-she didn't know since she didn't use it or knew how-and she had twice a week garbage pickup.Now she lives in a retirement home apartment.I have heard about the Broan packers-they use a scissors jack mechanism instead of the jackscrew mechanism as WP uses.The scissors jack system can exert more force and is more durable.The jackscrew system is less expensive to make.The best compaction system is hydraulic-what most trash trucks use.Compactors for home use are rare in my area.Most folks here subscribe to a trash pickup service or just simply take their trash to a dumpsite-transfer station as I do--Free.The transfer site has a large Baker or Marathon compactor-15-20 hp-crushes anything you can throw in it.Besides disposers-I like trash trucks and large compactors.Trash truck compactors can exert anywhre from 50,000 to 200,000 lbs force!explains why they can crush about anything you can put in their hoppers!Go to YouTube and watch a New Way Magnum RL truck crush a car!!A Leach 2R truck can do this,too.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Just like the K/A compactor at my daughter's best friend's house! (Only no wood grain applique!)

It must'a out-lasted the rest of the appliances from the "back in the day" it's from; everything else is Sub-Zero (Fridge), Samsung (the "modern day answer to Slant Front Westys" washer & dryer) and Bosch (the gas range w/ electric convection oven & dishwasher)...!

-- Dave