What model and era is this? What's its best and worst points?
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
Ohio KitchenAid
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$15, the guy's wife wanted a new stainless kitchen, it worked perfectly until un-installed 3 days ago. Now it's in my garage. KUDS23OBWHO(space space space) F
Serial FE4647225
Sure Temp water heating
Whisper Quiet
KitchenAid SUPERBA
All Porcelain, the upper rack has both 2 adjustable rows on each side, and then the whole rack moves up or down each side for tilting/tall glasses, etc.
Tons of buttons and options, the underside is CLEAN and sparkles.
$15, the guy's wife wanted a new stainless kitchen, it worked perfectly until un-installed 3 days ago. Now it's in my garage. KUDS23OBWHO(space space space) F
Serial FE4647225
Sure Temp water heating
Whisper Quiet
KitchenAid SUPERBA
All Porcelain, the upper rack has both 2 adjustable rows on each side, and then the whole rack moves up or down each side for tilting/tall glasses, etc.
Tons of buttons and options, the underside is CLEAN and sparkles.
Nice looking dishwasher
I'd like to find one of those as well. I have the matching Compactor and it would be nice to have the match. I paid $25 for the compactor at H4H. Fifteen dollars is an amazing price for the machine. You really got a great deal!! I just noticed you are in Akron. My Mom lives in Youngstown. That's where I went to high school.
I'd like to find one of those as well. I have the matching Compactor and it would be nice to have the match. I paid $25 for the compactor at H4H. Fifteen dollars is an amazing price for the machine. You really got a great deal!! I just noticed you are in Akron. My Mom lives in Youngstown. That's where I went to high school.
Owners manual
I downloaded an exact KUDS23OBWHO manual from KitchenAid.com, the last page says clearly Kitchenaid of Benton Harbor MI, quite Whirlpool of them, eh? One page of the manual list 9-94 print date, another page lists 1995, I guess this should be in the Deluxe Forum, Sorry. It may not a be a real and true KA, it's still new to me and lots of buttons and options, wtf. $15 can't be beat.
I downloaded an exact KUDS23OBWHO manual from KitchenAid.com, the last page says clearly Kitchenaid of Benton Harbor MI, quite Whirlpool of them, eh? One page of the manual list 9-94 print date, another page lists 1995, I guess this should be in the Deluxe Forum, Sorry. It may not a be a real and true KA, it's still new to me and lots of buttons and options, wtf. $15 can't be beat.
Excelllent find!
One of the best DWs ever made.
WK78
One of the best DWs ever made.
WK78
23 series brought Whirlpool's PowerClean pump module to the KA line, yes?
Dadoes
so we've been taught! that it does.
so we've been taught! that it does.
firedome
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the famous "white panel" model?
was that part of the "Architect series" designation?
was that part of the "Architect series" designation?
Yes....
It was designed to be flush with drawer fronts...the othere 23 series had a control panel like this
It was designed to be flush with drawer fronts...the othere 23 series had a control panel like this
firedome
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white panel vs the traditional KA chrome look
<------- must say we've always kinda liked chromey stuff.
<------- must say we've always kinda liked chromey stuff.
We love the glam...
..that white on white look was never my personal favorite but it must have been liked by a lot of folks. Seems for a while it was everywhere!
..that white on white look was never my personal favorite but it must have been liked by a lot of folks. Seems for a while it was everywhere!
Fine machine
3 loads so far and yes, this is an excellent dishwasher. I was very used to my 82 Hotpoint Potwasher, it still works well and had no problems but I couldn't resist a $15 white KitchenAid. It seems like I went from a darn good machine to perfect one. Even my favorite chicken roasting pans came out clean
The KA23 has a few beginnings of rust on the bottom rack, what is the paint/epoxy/stuff I've heard mentioned for rack repair? I'd rather do it now while the machine is new to me, or suddenly 5 years will pass and it'll be worse. I don't care if the color matches, I just want to inhibit additional rust and wear.
I lifted up the bottom spray arm and there was almost no "lint" on the screen. Is there anything else I should check before finalizing the installation, screwing it into my countertop? The entire underside was spotless, no spider webs or dust, no sign of leaks, sparkling clean.
The rest of my kitchen is white appliances with chrome features, I sort of wish this was a "regular" KA23 instead of the Architect Series, but it looks damn fine and washes fantastically.
3 loads so far and yes, this is an excellent dishwasher. I was very used to my 82 Hotpoint Potwasher, it still works well and had no problems but I couldn't resist a $15 white KitchenAid. It seems like I went from a darn good machine to perfect one. Even my favorite chicken roasting pans came out clean
The KA23 has a few beginnings of rust on the bottom rack, what is the paint/epoxy/stuff I've heard mentioned for rack repair? I'd rather do it now while the machine is new to me, or suddenly 5 years will pass and it'll be worse. I don't care if the color matches, I just want to inhibit additional rust and wear.
I lifted up the bottom spray arm and there was almost no "lint" on the screen. Is there anything else I should check before finalizing the installation, screwing it into my countertop? The entire underside was spotless, no spider webs or dust, no sign of leaks, sparkling clean.
The rest of my kitchen is white appliances with chrome features, I sort of wish this was a "regular" KA23 instead of the Architect Series, but it looks damn fine and washes fantastically.
I don't remember the exact name of the plastisol repair stuff (Re-rack or something like that maybe?), but I've seen it at both ACE and appliance parts retailers. Even if you were to track down some of the blue Maytag brand plastisol repair, it wouldn't match. It's way more blue than the racks are.
Sounds like you got a good machine. There are some here who feel the 23 series is even superior to the 18. I'll hazard a guess that it's quieter, at least. Is it still pretty loud when it drains?
Are you having any issues with the single final rinse? I'll sometimes find a bit of gritty residue in random cup bottoms after running a load through my ISE/KA 22 series clone.
Sounds like you got a good machine. There are some here who feel the 23 series is even superior to the 18. I'll hazard a guess that it's quieter, at least. Is it still pretty loud when it drains?
Are you having any issues with the single final rinse? I'll sometimes find a bit of gritty residue in random cup bottoms after running a load through my ISE/KA 22 series clone.
single final rinse?
I thought I heard 2 quick rinses the other night, I will listen more closely. I knew my old machine perfectly, and it had a dial. This one will take some listening and thinking before I know what it's doing. The owner's manual is not very clear on this subject, and there's only one pilot light for WASH/Rinse.
So far very clean, no bits left in upper rack cup bottoms. I ordered "Re-Rack" made by Performix, on Ebay.
I thought I heard 2 quick rinses the other night, I will listen more closely. I knew my old machine perfectly, and it had a dial. This one will take some listening and thinking before I know what it's doing. The owner's manual is not very clear on this subject, and there's only one pilot light for WASH/Rinse.
So far very clean, no bits left in upper rack cup bottoms. I ordered "Re-Rack" made by Performix, on Ebay.
This is the stuff I use. It matches the original blue rack color almost perfectly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Uber-Goop-L...759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac20cb5b7
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Uber-Goop-L...759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac20cb5b7
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Will that blue repair stuff work on this?
The racks are practically perfect except for this one spot. I didn't know how well it would work on this.
The racks are practically perfect except for this one spot. I didn't know how well it would work on this.
Will that blue repair stuff work on this?
I have one tine on my KDS-18 that was starting to blister and rust like that, but not nearly as bad. It stopped the progression of deterioration dead in its tracks.
This stuff dries incredibly fast, so keep a finger or thumb over the bottle opening between applications.
I have one tine on my KDS-18 that was starting to blister and rust like that, but not nearly as bad. It stopped the progression of deterioration dead in its tracks.
This stuff dries incredibly fast, so keep a finger or thumb over the bottle opening between applications.
I repaired a few nicks on some Maytag dishwasher racks, and I found it helped to grind away the rust first with a Dremel. That made for a clean surface and should help prevent rust from returning, at least as quickly as it would otherwise.
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