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Wow....such wonderful people you all are! (Blush) I have never received such support for my KitchenAid interest. If anyone ever needs copies of manuals or anything....just email me at [email protected]

I'm glad I made your night Brent...LOL. Do you or anyone else on here have pictures of their KitchenAids to share? I loved the vintage portable unit pictured on here recently.

Also...if anyone is passing through Davenport, Iowa...let me know....would love to have you stop by.
 
Looks like a showroom! My parents had a KDI-17a. Two, actually. One was installed in the house (built in 1964) in which I grew up, then there was already one in the house to which we moved in 1980. One of my aunts also had a KDI-17a (she replaced it with a newer Imperial some years ago), and another aunt had a KDC-17a. I have a KUDS-22 stashed in my garage.
 
I know, and it's killing me, especially after playing with the 2 in Tucson. Better check my luggage and pockets next time I leave your house.
 
Bob, if you're referring to my Superba, BOTH sisters have spoken for it, but NEITHER one has yet done the deed.... first come, first served! (assuming I'd even let it go).
 
What a cool collection! Quite a nice collection of machines there!

For your guys looking for wall ovens, I have found the trick is to hit some of the more affluent, but older neighborhoods built around the late 50's to early 70's. This is when wall ovens were most popular, especially in contempoary and modern style homes. They were ususally featured in more upscale kitchens, along with drop-in cooktops. Find out if any of these neighborhoods are having a "clean up day" where they will pick up bulk trash...or just look for homes under renovation. It also may not be a bad idea to hit appliance shops in the area that deal with selling new stuff to them, and you can get an inside connection on the old gear that's pulled out!
 
KitchenAid turns up everywhere!

My sister lives in a house inherited from her aunt and it has KDI16 from 1969. I'll get pictures as soon as I use up the film. It's still going strong and we want to hold onto it, do repair people still know how to repair it? Now, I was looking at a music video on vh1 and what to I see? Go to the website below, click on "We are One Tonite" and it is about halfway through with a pregnant woman closing the KA. Nep

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/switchfoot/videos.jhtml
 
Great photo's of your collection! All your machines really look great! My mom had a KDI 17 w/stainless steel panels. The machine worked great!

Kraft-General Foods bought Hobart sometime in the mid-80's. Hobart continued to function as an independent business unit, but gave Kraft a competitive advantage by having an institutional kitchen equipment manufacturer in it's portfolio. The research laboratories of Hobart matched with Krafts marketing & research knowledge helped strengthen Krafts position as a global provider of food, and food related services/products. Kraft sold the KitchenAid name to Whirlpool towards the late 80's/early 90's. Whirlpool adopted some KitchenAid technologies, but eventually put all it's machines on similar platforms to reduce manufacturing costs.

One, or two, models of Hobarts commercial undercounter dishwashers still uses virtually the same pump technology as the KDI 17 series (which is why many parts are still available)

Todd, do you know where I might still be able to get a stainless steel uppper & lower panel for my KDS 17A? Also, I need a new black pushbutton for the Energy Saver switch. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
Didn't Whirlpool get the built in food waste disposer idea in their dishwashers from Hobart/ Kitchenaid? I always thought that was something that came from that acquisition, versus something that was "home grown"
 
Electrasol tabs migh work!

Actually, I'm not sure if there was a soap dish. I do remember directions on Cascade that said you could put two tablespoons on the bottom of the tub. On my sister's KDI16 the soap dispenser doesn't work so I use two Electrosol tabs, one at the beginning and then I open the door to add another at the long wash period. Now, my BIL tries to use only one tab at the beginning - you have to use two!. Electrosol tabs would probably work in your Hobart too.
 
To answer your question Veg....

When KitchenAid dishwashers were made by Hobart, I don't believe that they incorporated the date into the serial or model numbers. The models were consecutive 10, 11, etc. I have a production date sheet that tells the month and year of when the models were released and then discontinued.
 
Soap Dish

There was a soap "dish",a small screen-cup on the top rack.You cannot put the soap at tub bottom,because this machine has a simultaneous fill-drain purge at the beginning and it would flush it down the drain before the wash portion.You can use a tea strainer on the top rack as a substitute for now.
 
Tea strainer

Good idea!

I notice that the fill on the KD-2P is a spray fill. That is, it enters at mid-level and a diverter spreads the flow in a shower pattern across the tub, just under the upper rack. In any case, any soap dish or tea strainer would have to be on the upper rack to avoid getting wetted and spent before the main wash beings.

Wetted and spent... why am I anticipating a reply from Toggle here? :-)
 

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