sngencarelli
Member
Hi All,
I've been reading these forums for a few years now and I've seen this happen from time to time.. I always wondered how it can be possible for people to be finding machines from 20-30 years that have never been used..
Well, now I can say that I have one, too! On Saturday I picked up a KDS-20 which had been installed in 1983 but never used.. It still had the packing material/cardboard holding the racks together.. The rubber stops were still attached to the back of the racks. The instruction manual, energy guide, early 80's KA product lineup, coupons (including a $20 off rebate for a hot water dispenser!) were all inside of the machine. The feature sticker was still attached to the inside of the door.
It blows my mind that this can happen but again, I've read it here before.. A machine gets installed by default and the owner professes to not "believing" in using a dishwasher.
The machine is perfect.. No flaws (as would be expected since it hasn't been used).. The only thing that I did from a mechanical perspective was to remove the copper elbow connected to the water valve to clean it out. The elbow was full of mineral buildup from 36 years of stagnant water sitting in the copper line. I dropped the copper elbow in a dish of CLR for a few minutes and rinsed it out and it's now as good as new. I also took a q-tip and loosened up/cleared out the buildup at the front end of the water valve..
I installed it today, ran an empty load and checked for leaks / anything abnormal. Everything is fine! So I then proceeded to run a load of dirty dishes. As expected, everything came out perfect. I used the pre-wash and main wash cups and did a 50/50 mix of Cascade powder and Cascade boil-out. Honestly my glassware has not looked this clear in quite some time. All of this and a fast wash cycle!
Attaching some pictures of the new machine!
I've been reading these forums for a few years now and I've seen this happen from time to time.. I always wondered how it can be possible for people to be finding machines from 20-30 years that have never been used..
Well, now I can say that I have one, too! On Saturday I picked up a KDS-20 which had been installed in 1983 but never used.. It still had the packing material/cardboard holding the racks together.. The rubber stops were still attached to the back of the racks. The instruction manual, energy guide, early 80's KA product lineup, coupons (including a $20 off rebate for a hot water dispenser!) were all inside of the machine. The feature sticker was still attached to the inside of the door.
It blows my mind that this can happen but again, I've read it here before.. A machine gets installed by default and the owner professes to not "believing" in using a dishwasher.
The machine is perfect.. No flaws (as would be expected since it hasn't been used).. The only thing that I did from a mechanical perspective was to remove the copper elbow connected to the water valve to clean it out. The elbow was full of mineral buildup from 36 years of stagnant water sitting in the copper line. I dropped the copper elbow in a dish of CLR for a few minutes and rinsed it out and it's now as good as new. I also took a q-tip and loosened up/cleared out the buildup at the front end of the water valve..
I installed it today, ran an empty load and checked for leaks / anything abnormal. Everything is fine! So I then proceeded to run a load of dirty dishes. As expected, everything came out perfect. I used the pre-wash and main wash cups and did a 50/50 mix of Cascade powder and Cascade boil-out. Honestly my glassware has not looked this clear in quite some time. All of this and a fast wash cycle!
Attaching some pictures of the new machine!
