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

[redcarpetdrew]

Many of my long standing customers know of my habit... errr, HOBBY... and several have promised me their machines when it came time to replace them. This one showed up in the haulaway pile with my name on it. The customer felt that I would rescue it if not at least part it out and help other machines live on. Well, I chose rescue.

Meet the Kitchenaid KDS-18 in all her glory.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Console closeup LHS...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

and the right side as well... The condition of the console and paint is excellent.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations! I am very happy for you. What a wonderful find.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

The money shot... The interior is in decent shape considering this little one spent it's whole life doing 1-2 loads a DAY as the customer had a very large family. I was told that in it's lifetime, there was not one service call! There is one small chip in the inner door and a slight amount of stainage that her new (and VERY eager) owner can take care of.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Where the action takes place... This washes well. Kinda quiet for a KitchenAid with a few hundred thousand miles on her.

 

[appnut]

Wow, why did they get rid of it?

 

[redcarpetdrew]

The Hurricane In A Box...

Someone here on AW dropped that description on me in a past thread about a stunning KDS in black that went to the eager adoptive home that this one is going to. I thought it was so right on the money.

Now, right about now, a few of you are remembering that I have a new camera that works underwater and that I had threatened to use it in a dishwasher some day... Well... Hee Hee Hee...

Let me prove to you that the 'Hurricane In A Box' title is well earned. Dirty dishes, baked on cookware and people who hate hurricanes should look away now...

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[redcarpetdrew]

This one came to me as many do. Not much wrong with it. The issue this one had was that after any cycle was complete, the timer would not reset for another cycle when the door was opened. All that was needed was to adjust a metal arm that pushes on a plastic actuator that resets the program switch bank and tells the timer to advance to reset position. That's all. This one was destined for appliance oblivion for that. Wow...

The racks DO have a little cancer starting but are quite usable as is. This won't be a problem as the new owner has extra racks I gave him, don't you Dan?

I'll let him share his story of growing up with an 18 and his delemma about what to do with two beautiful K/A's. Which to use or just go for it and install this 18 as well and have two! Problems, problems, problems!

RCD

 

[a440]

Awesome find Drew!
Awesome Video!
What part of the cycle were you recording on?
Nice camera.
You will love this dishwasher in your kitchen if you don't already have one.
I have two in my kitchen and would not have it any other way.
Brent

 

[lebron]

Wow this beast is in amazing shape. The console is simply immaculate.

 

[spiceman1957]

Good Show

I pity any dirty plate or casserole dish to have to go through this and end up in a watery grave lol
John

 

[70series]

My grandmother had this model in Stainless Steel as a Christmas present from my uncle in 1976. It was my favorite model along with the 17 series counterpart. Thanks for the inside video. Awesome stuff.

Have a good one,
James

 

[spankomatic]

I'm just drooling.... My dream machine!

 

[rp2813]

What an awesome score! And such a simple fix! Yay for Drew and Dan!

Except, now I know I'll never be able to pawn the KDS-20 off to Dan.

Then again, the way things are going with the Thermador, I may need to fix the drain issue and have that Superba 20 evict the Thermador.

I'd go after an 18 series if I didn't have the noise issue in this house. I could wring my sister's neck for bailing on her KDS-18 that had nothing wrong with it, just her bad water supply and lack of use made her think it was toast.

 

[toploader55]

Simply The Best

Hi Drew.

There is no question in my mind that The KDS 18 was KitchenAids Top Performer and the Best Machine they ever Built and Designed. To me they also have a timeless fashon like A Navy Blue Blazer ,Button down Collar Shirt and Khakkis.

Hobart just hit everything right on that Model.

Great Find, Good Luck with that one Dan, And Nice to see you posting your incredible finds Drew. Eddie

 

[mickeyd]

"people who hate hurricanes should look away now (chuckl

The lateral close-up should be reproduced and framed, #8. What a stunner, with all her glory in full view.

You're a lucky man, Dan.

Drew how 'bout another pic of that friendly, pleasant face you've been hiding which we only glimpsed in your last masterpiece.

Absolutely amazing what your new camera will endure. Jacques Cousteau would have loved it. "The Inside Washer World of Red Carpet Drew."

 

[rll70sman]

Beautiful!

I want one to replace the 2002 Whirlpool when it dies!

 

[jetcone]

beautiful machine

and boy that is a Hurricane!