This K/A crawled out of The Pile and came looking for me... HONEST!

[qsd-dan]

This won't be a problem as the new owner has extra racks I gave him, don't you Dan?

Yes, indeed!

Actually, the original "minty" racks immediately came out of the KDS-19 and the "seasoned" racks went in. The original racks are far too nice to use for daily driving.

Since I'm a big proponent of preventative maintenance, I'll be installing a new Hobart seal and impeller kit in the 18 since I have one kicking around here....somewhere. Hell, I may even install that NOS Hydrosweep arm I got a while ago!

Can't wait to mount this thing.....in more ways than one, lol

 

[redcarpetdrew]

"The Inside Washer World of Red Carpet Drew."

I love it! Almost as good as the "Jacques Cousteau Of The Washer World"... That little camera is just a kick to play around with. It opens up so many possibilities when shooting my finds. Sooner or later, I'll have to tackle filming a Thumper.

Brent, that camera is a Olympus Stylus 1050SW. 10.1 Mp, shockproof to 5ft and waterproof to 10ft. It's not bad but I'm still tweeking the settings for better video. The only drawback is that I'm stuck with the xD memory card setup and the biggest I can find is only 2gb as this is not the most popular of card formats.

Dan, Dan, Dan... What am I going to do with you?!?!?

RCD

 

[beekeyknee]

Front Panels

RDC,
Are the colored panels on the KDS-18 interchangeable like they are on the 19 and 20? They look fixed on the 18. Thanks.
Brian

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Brian, the color panels on this one are not interchangable. White is white unless you want to buy the new front panel and a whole new kickpanel.

RCD

 

[stevet]

Choice of colors!

The panel packs that we are used to seeing were a later addition to the product line and most of the machines Kitrchenaid had came with a single color when ordered and they were the wrap around type. If you wanted a custom panel, you had to order the trim kit which repalced the original wrap around ones.
The Vari Front panels had the reversible panels in white, black, almond and harvest gold and included the same for the bottom panel.If you wanted a custom panel or color, you could usually remove the metal ones and insert the properly sized custom one right in.

I have a bunch of them available if you want to change the look of the classic above. I always thought that the chrome trim along the edges of the panels complimented the smart styling of all the control panels they used.

 

[combo52]

KA DW PANELS

KA DW did not come with any front panels at all before they went to the Vari Front panel system. The machine came out of the box with no panels at all, The 18s and later did come with temporary cardboard panel because they would not meet ULs standards without some thing to cover the electrical parts of the machine.