RESCUED and FOUND!!!!

[jetcone]

First Kitchen Aid Dishwasher. A beauty! This popped up on Craigslist last week, emailed the owner and asked if it was still available. The response <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Hi Jon.  The dishwasher is actually still installed in our kitchen, but we could have it removed by the weekend if you are serious about the dishwasher and coming to buy it.  When on Saturday would you be here?  Thanks, Pam"</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">And actually it was used the Friday nite before I came Saturday! 60 years in service! Now ya wanna see the pics??</span>

 

[jetcone]

Money shots

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Porcelain shot

whoohooo! Look at those RARE green! SPECKLES!

 

 

 

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mint components under

her skirt

 

[jetcone]

GET A LOAD OF

the install bolts after 60 years of service!

 

 

[wringingwet]

built like they were supposed to .. great find ... I am happy for ya and Jealous at the same time ... No on second thought happy for ya

 

[jetcone]

Warning Label

All in chrome plated STEEL! yehaw!

 

[jetcone]

The Whizzer

I think has been repainted, it matches the 80's kreme color in the front panel, These were BLACK in the begining weren't they?

 

[jetcone]

Its a safe appliance

because its UL listed!!!!!

 

[jetcone]

The FINAL OK from the factory

still survives on the roof! See the photographic evidence and learn!

 

 

[stevet]

Catch of the century!

WOW! A true treasure! They don't even have one of these at the little KA museum in Greenville Ohio! They have the 2nd generation of them there.
The commercial version of this unit was the Original Model UM.

My Aunt had one of these in her kitchen in 1966 which she bout for like 20 bucks out of the "BUY-LINES" up in NYC,

Got to lve the Stainless Racks!
Good Luck and I hope you get to use it every day.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow that is a great find Jon!!! And it looks like its in really nice shape.

LOVE the rare GREEN speckles!  Can we get a shot of the interior with the stainless racks?

 

[jetcone]

HI Steve Hi Robert

sure I'll get a tub shot when I get home later and post. Can't wait to fire her up.

Steve, do you have any service lit?

JOn

 

[jetcone]

This house was built in 1951

and has a comlpete metal cabinet kitchen, couldn't quite see the label, it wasn't Youngstown.
They are the third owners and are restoring the cabinets and searching for a "retro" dishwasher whatever that means I'm not sure. But they were using this right up till I bought it.
You couldn't get more retro than a KD-10.

 

[toggleswitch]

FABULOUS!

Love the gravity drain!

 

[jetcone]

Yes Steve

me too! I am going to have to do some creative plumbing to install this baby.

 

[jetaction]

What a cool find!

Man those wash arms..Wow!

 

[appnut]

Wow Jon, Im' all a tingle and taken my breath away. I can say for sure I have never seen one of these. Every KA I've seen had the vinyl coated racks. Also, the filter/sump arrangement isn't anything I've ever seen, am I correct it's different than subsequent KAs?

 

[jetcone]

Yes Bob it was their first design and

it is SOOO SIMPLE I can't believe they changed it out. That tube just has a rubber seal around the bottom and it just lifts up for drain just like a sink plunger in your bathroom sink. Its all brass under thare too! And the tube is all sized for automatic overflow without adding another pressure switch to the mix.

 

[jetcone]

Rack Shot

on the money honey!

 

[jetcone]

C'mon down Jetaction

we'll wash your dishes!

 

[swestoyz]

Ugh, those racks! Soooooooooooo sweet. This is truly a fantastic find Jon. Left-over crumbs will be forever scared in your house!

I've only seen crude photos of the drain set-up. Could you post some photos of it?

Ben

 

[jetcone]

Here ya go Ben

drainulation: You can see the solenoid linkage to the right, as the solenoid robot engages it forces the tube and seal inside the tub down to seal  and when it goes off it forces the tube up and all the waste water swhooshes away down the brass drain pipe. The motor sits transverse and just bolts to the side of the sump directly to the pump inside the machine.

 

 

[Unimatic1140]

Love those racks! So cool and no coating to ever peel off, yay.

 

[jeff_adelphi]

Replace the KDS14-

Jon, Now you can get rid of that newer KDS14 and have a real classic. My aunt had a KD10P and I rember my brother John loading and running it several times after Thanksgiving dinners.

 

[jetcone]

Yes Robert

and no BPA in your tummy either. I love the "Operator" warning too, and did you see the badge? It tells you its a dishwasher!

 

 

[jetcone]

Replacement order

From the sump shot you first put the drain screen back in place and it covers the sump and the drain-tube:

 

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Then you place the

bakelite large food catcher and drain tube guard back in the hole over the drain tube.

 

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Then you place the

Whizzer back on the whizzer pole for deep cleaning.

 

[peteski50]

KitchenAid!

Wow what a Tank!
Best Of Luck