Vintage Stainless steel KitchenAid Superba by Hobart Dishwasher - $200 (bloomfield hills)

[mom11]

Picture of damp thing

This is the best picture of the leaky part. Like I said, 4 or 5 drops the whole reg. cycle. It's leaking from behind the 4 screws that are screwed into the brass plate on the yellow squarish thing. Is it worth digging around or should I leave well enough alone for now. And will I be able to get that part. Oh, and what is the part's name. Thanks so much ya'll for all of your encouragement. I never thought I'd find a group of people who would fuss over these old beasts like me.

 

[danemodsandy]

Yep, Fix It!

Little leak now means big leak later.

Your finish flooring and subfloor will thank you for the time and effort you put in on attending to this.

Besides, it will be far more pleasant to deal with this now and know that the dishwasher is 100% than it will be to deal with a flood later. Even if the leak never increased (not likely), bear in mind what a few drops here and there can do over time to the floor of the cabinet under a sink.

 

[carmine]

I'm in the Detroit area and just bought that water valve about a year ago for my KDS-19. It was around $30-40. Inter-City applaince in Centerline, MI had it, but I'll bet you can find it cheaper and friendlier elsewhere.

 

[mom11]

Thank you

O.k. Thanks for the advise on the leak. So now I should find the part. So I am assuming it is the yellow plastic part that is leaking because I tightened the 4 brass screws. 2 were a little loose but not much. So is the yellow part called a "water valve"? I checked Inter-city Appliance
Centerline reviews and they were pretty bad. How do you go about asking other places if they have the part. Do you give the model # kds 16 and then "water valve" or do you need to have the specific part name. If so how do I find that?

Thanks again
Oh, someone said SteveT is the go to man on the kitchenaid dishwashers. How do I find him on a forum like this?

 

[washdaddy]

Lisa- to find a member on here... it's actually easy

Make sure you are logged into AW.ORG. After logging in there are a couple of different ways to find out their contact info.

You can either click on their screen name which is highlighted in purple when they have posted on a thread in any of the forum's you have access to. It will bring up their profile which has their e-mail info. provided they posted it there.

Or you can click on the blue "Member's Profiles" link at the top of the forum pages. Than just scroll down the list to the member's profile and click on that to get their info.

Lastly, upgraded members have the capability of messaging each other directly thru this site provided they are both upgraded. Upgraded members have a green circled star next to their screen names.

Definitely get that drip taken care of. This is the place to do it.

Rick

 

[combo52]

Leaking Inlet Valve

I would replace the complete valve, Pt# 4170000 still available from WP, inlet valves are often one of the first things to give you problems on vintage appliances and leaks are FLOODS are never welcome.

John L.

 

[washdaddy]

Lisa,
Just an fyi... combo52 is another excellent source for info on appliance maintenance and repairs.

They are his profession.

 

[washdaddy]

Lisa,
Just an fyi... combo52 is another excellent source for info on appliance maintenance and repairs.

They (appliances) are his profession.

 

[retromania]

Love it!

Is that gorgeous or what?!

 

[mom11]

Thank you again!

Thanks again for all the enthusiasm and advice. Someone even knew the exact part # on this old appliance??? There is this place by here called Parts Supply Plus that has never failed us in getting other parts for our more modern machines so I'm going to try that 1st because they're local.

Now, the sad story of why I was in the market for a new (old) dishwasher to begin with starts with a new 10 month old Kitchenaid bought from Sears Warehouse Store. Reg. price $799 got it there with paint chipped off in 2 places for $450. They wanted another $250 I think, for a service contract to keep the thing up and running for 2 years, parts and service. Hubs thought (I agreed)it was ridiculous to pay another $250 for essentially one more year (1st year essentially covered under 1 year manufacturers warranty)to keep a $750 DW running!

Now, for context, we have 8 of our 11 kids ages 7-19 still at home. And our appliances do get a workout. But I treat them well. I so CAREFULLY chose that particular DW because it had the fewest plastic parts and the biggest wheels on the roll out drawers. All areas of breakdown in previous units for us. Even 2 Boschs met untimely deaths because of their pathetic plastic parts and wimpy wheels in our family. So I spent hours on line and an hour and 1/2 in store kicking the tires of all the units to make sure I picked the best of the best they had (that we could afford). 10 months later, 2 repairs later for broken parts and I am done with the thing. The repair guy showed us the food muncher part (a wimpy grinder that wasn't even as strong as the hand masher I used to masher bananas into baby food for my kids)and said, "See? There's food particles in there.(There were 5 pieces of corn). You have to make sure all the plates are completely rinsed or it's not going to be covered next time. It will be $120 next time we have to come out for this.User error." Now you know it advertises all over the place that you can leave food on the plates. Which we don't. But, by that time, we might as well just ad soap to the pre-rinse we do and skip the dw if you have to scrape that thoroughly. So, one of the kids was cheating that day. But seriously? 5 pieces of corn?

We want to sell the house in a year and I need to have newer working appliances in place for that. So...that is how I ended up searching and finding Miss Kay.