PICS OF KD-5

[soberleaf]

it's not nearly as stunning as that stainless tub superba I picked up recently but this little dishwasher is special to me. it's my first top loader! ever!! and i love it already! here are a few pics of it and outside of some rust stains in the tub it looks quite nice i think!

 

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i love this little timer dial, it pops up at the end of the cycle and you push it in to start it again. has a rinse hold, utility and full cycle. only difference between full and utility cycle is the drying time.

 

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sink hook up fits neatly into the back of the top panel. this one is is excellent condition, no drips.

 

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it's a vari cycle

 

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lid is good shape

 

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tub, pump and hydrosweep look good considering it's age. hopefully i can get these rust stains out later on this week. any suggestions?

 

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here's the detergent cup, rinse agent dispensor, dryer fan vent and the water pressure switch is in the back center.

it looks just like the water pressure switch that hotpoint used on their 1960's models cause that was my first dishwasher and that one is hard to forget.

detergent cup flips over, if ya want a 2nd wash you fill the lid as well as cup.

 

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here's the pump minus the 2 filters, the fine mesh and the coarse filter. this pump style was changed after the 15 models came out, only other machine i have with the same pump is my kdi-15. stevet gave an explanation of why, basically he said pump was too powerful so they modified it a bit (correct me if i'm wrong steve).

 

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here's the hydrosweep and the 2 filters.

note the fake wood laminate top has seen better days but i think it gives it character. it's been washing someone's dishes for over 40 years! God only knows what has been sittin on top of it, including pets!

 

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note this hydrosweep is screwed together, it is the earliest version of the hydrosweep that made it's debut with the 15 models! later in the 15 series kitchenaid went to the hydrosweep that is glued together (again thanks to stevet's info). i like these better!

 

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stainless filters and hydrosweep look great!

 

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here it is with the racks back in

 

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racks look good

 

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all racks in

 

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bottom rack good except for some rust stainage, silverware rack is great

 

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it needs some dishes in it!

 

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here's a peek underneath

 

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motor sounds great, doesn't look bad to me, considering it's age again

 

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timer is way at the bottom, tucked in the back middle of frame

 

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motor, timer, and drain valve

 

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so to sum it up

i'm glad i added it to my kitchenaid collection

 

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my neighbor's cat "tabby-tha" loves it too!!!

 

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hope you enjoyed the pics of this beautiful old classic
kitchenaid

good nite, yall

 

[sudsmaster]

Yep, nice machine. I have the same model, except it's white with a real wood cutting board top. Pretty much the same internals, it seems.

Don't know quite what to reccomend about the rust stains. It looks like they are coming from the air vent/external fan area, so you might check that area out to see if it needs rust renovation.

I think products like Lime-Away or Zud will remove rust - but you have to be very careful to rinse them off quickly - like after five or ten mintues - because otherwise they can eat into the porcelain enamel glass surface layer. Perhaps someone else has a good rust removal solution. Good old Soft Scrub might remove most of it, without damaging the finish (Soft Scrub is basically finely powdered chalk with chlorine bleach).

 

[toploader55]

Rust Stains

I used on my KD2-P a Very Wet green Backed 3-M sponge with Soft Scrub.Make sure the porcelain is wet, and with virtually no Pressure on the sponge , just lightly rub the area and that should lift up the rust. Hope this works for you. Eddie

 

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Wash System Installed

The Porcelain was Very dull when I got this machine

 

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By the Way,

I've always loved those KD 5s. I'm pretty sure if I found one of those, that would be topping off my Dishwasher Collection. 6 KitchenAids,2 GE TopLoaders,and a KenWhirl.
Very Nice Machine. May all your WareWashing be Yibble Free !!! Eddie

 

[stevet]

Nice find!

First, Congrats on finding that classic machine. Not too many of them around anymore.It took the nurse a while to sell it but I figured someone on here would grab it before it went to the crusher!

About the strainer pics... the course strainer is upside down. It goes the other way! I would hate to have you put it back wrong! LOL

About the wash arm support and design changes...
They changed the design of the 16 and 17 support because they changed the sump and heater configurations a bit. They used the original 16 support in the WM-1 series and then switched to a shortened version of it and did away with the 2 piece filters as used on the 16/17's most likely because the harsher and more alkaline commercial detergents would eat through the plastic.And warranty costs when they first came out and users breaking them as well would have made them rethink the design. They went to a one piece stainless steel filter assembly and lowered the support height to match up with the stainless filter. But they also removed the sealing ring that was below the opening of water discharge. You can all check this on your K/A's as they all have them in some way shape or form up thru the 23's.
This allowed water to "leak" down a bit an lessened the pressure out of the washarm. I know for a fact that the WM's would easily toss cups and glasses around so they needed a fix and that probably did it! I am sure anyone with a 15,16, or 17 will attest to the power of that Hydrosweep and how they will find bowls and such overturned in the bottom rack.

As far as the rust stains are concerned.. SImply put, the water that used to flow into that machine was loaded with iron and stained the machine. Like Ed mentioned..some soft scrub with bleach should do the trick nicely without damage or try using some ZUD which has oxalic acid and will definitely remove the rust. If you have good water in your area, it should not come back.
Coincidentally, the owner's manual we had with our KDS15 actually mentioned the Oxalic acid treatment and I remember even using it on my aunt's pull out GE d/w that was orange inside from the water in Oradell, NJ. Nothing worked to make it look nice till we threw 2 tablespoons of the Oxalic Acid into it and ran a full detergent free cycle, and Voila! brand new inside after that!
I think that gets all the mysteries solved so far!
Good Luck with it. Should last many more years. Just get yourself a new washarm support as they were discontinued many years ago.
Hope this helps.
Steve

 

[pdub]

I have a similar machine

It's a KDE-5EC

 

[pdub]

Just one cycle - but still a fun machine.