Factory Refurbished Kitchenaid Mixer A Good Idea?
Candide
model,325 or 300 watts of power. And was wondering if anyone has had any
experience in purchasing factory refurbished models of either of these two mixers.
I have found a few places that sell these models at a good discount but don't want
to bother if they may have too many problems.
Thanks in advance for any advice
Candide
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Chris Marksberry
Candide wrote in message ...
>Looking into purchasing a Kitchenaid Mixer ,either the 5 quart or 4 1/2
quart
>model,325 or 300 watts of power. And was wondering if anyone has had any
>experience in purchasing factory refurbished models of either of these two
mixers.
>
>I have found a few places that sell these models at a good discount but
don't want
>to bother if they may have too many problems.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice
I looked at them out of curiosity at a discount mall. None of the
refurbished Kitchenaid stuff looked very good. Could see obvious problems
with toasters, mixers, etc. However, if they come with a full warrantee,
maybe.....
Personally, I'd look for a used Kitchenaid when Hobart was still the
manufacturer (about 15 years ago). That's the Kitchenaid I have and I love
it. Absolutely no problems.
Chris in Houston
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Tara D. Broomfield
I purchased a factory Second Kitchenaid 4.5 quart mixer 3 years ago, and
have had no problems. It came with the original warrenty, and included
the splash/pour sheild, which normally wasn't included with the black
mixer. Mine had a small scratch on top, but because I was savin over
$100CDN at the time, I decided that I could live with the scratch. It
hasn't been used extensively, but on average 1-2 a month for the past
couple of years and has been great.
Tara
"Candide" (I'mStil...@SoThere.com) writes:
> Looking into purchasing a Kitchenaid Mixer ,either the 5 quart or 4 1/2 quart
> model,325 or 300 watts of power. And was wondering if anyone has had any
> experience in purchasing factory refurbished models of either of these two mixers.
>
> I have found a few places that sell these models at a good discount but don't want
> to bother if they may have too many problems.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice
>
> Candide
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> "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing
> himself."-Tolstoy
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>
>
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Ron or Midgie Bardo
grease - hubby says the seals are probably shot (no wonder!). I'm
hoping to find someone to repair it - problem is, I don't know if the
parts are replaceable. It's older than I am. :) Anyone out there
have one this old?
Midgie
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<A2D6B228886A541F.1468498F...@lp.airnews.net>,
Chris Marksberry <cmark...@hickham.com> wrote:
> Candide wrote in message ...
>
>
> >Looking into purchasing a Kitchenaid Mixer ,either the 5 quart or 4 1/2
> quart
> >model,325 or 300 watts of power. And was wondering if anyone has had any
> >experience in purchasing factory refurbished models of either of these two
> mixers.
> >
> >I have found a few places that sell these models at a good discount but
> don't want
> >to bother if they may have too many problems.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any advice
>
kkerekes
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I dunno -- how old are you?
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Kevin
<sa...@net-link.net> wrote:
> I have my grandmother's Kitchenaid, and it works fine - but is leaking
> grease - hubby says the seals are probably shot (no wonder!). I'm
> hoping to find someone to repair it - problem is, I don't know if the
> parts are replaceable. It's older than I am. :) Anyone out there
> have one this old?
Probably (though I don't)! I would call some appliance repair places, give
them the approximate age of the mixer, and let them tell you. They'll
likely check for free. Based on the many years I've seen those big ol'
KitchenAid mixers around, I would guess there are parts still available.
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Ron or Midgie Bardo
<kker...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> in article 38e4fd40$0$11...@news.voyager.net, Ron or Midgie Bardo at
> sa...@net-link.net may have written:
>
> > I have my grandmother's Kitchenaid, and it works fine - but is leaking
> > grease - hubby says the seals are probably shot (no wonder!). I'm
> > hoping to find someone to repair it - problem is, I don't know if the
> > parts are replaceable. It's older than I am. :) Anyone out there
> > have one this old?
> >
> > Midgie
>
> I dunno -- how old are you?
37 :)
kkerekes
sa...@net-link.net may have written:
> In article <B50AA109.3C49A%kker...@earthlink.net>, kkerekes
> <kker...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> in article 38e4fd40$0$11...@news.voyager.net, Ron or Midgie Bardo at
>> sa...@net-link.net may have written:
>>
>>> I have my grandmother's Kitchenaid, and it works fine - but is leaking
>>> grease - hubby says the seals are probably shot (no wonder!). I'm
>>> hoping to find someone to repair it - problem is, I don't know if the
>>> parts are replaceable. It's older than I am. :) Anyone out there
>>> have one this old?
>>>
>>> Midgie
>
>>
>> I dunno -- how old are you?
>
> 37 :)
We have a Kitchen-Aid stand mixer that is about that old. While I would
expect to be able to get most parts for it, I would suggest that it would be
more cost-effective to purchase a new unit -- the current models are vastly
improved over the older ones (electronic speed control, updated materials,
etc) and yet the real price of the mixer has declined dramatically over the
intervening decades.
M. Smith
"kkerekes" <kker...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:B50CCF86.3C934%kker...@earthlink.net...
>
> We have a Kitchen-Aid stand mixer that is about that old. While I would
> expect to be able to get most parts for it, I would suggest that it would
be
> more cost-effective to purchase a new unit -- the current models are
vastly
> improved over the older ones (electronic speed control, updated materials,
> etc) and yet the real price of the mixer has declined dramatically over
the
> intervening decades.
Many people would find the assertion that new Kitchenaids are "vastly
improved" over the old models to be questionable. One reads constant
complaints in this and other cooking news groups about the new machines
breaking down, plastic gears stripping, and so on. The original KA models
were built by Hobart, which makes commercial mixers. A USED 5 qt Hobart
commercial mixer can easily cost $500 or more.
My 22 year old K5A is still working like a champ. It still performs
perfectly under heavy use.
The KA line was sold to Whirlpool a number of years back. In looking at
recent models, they are certainly attractive and have all the gadgets, but
they seem to lack the underlying quality Hobart built into them.
sf...@my-deja.com
ago. After about 42 million batches of cookie dough, it finally bit the
dust.
I got a factory refurbished model (5qt.325 watts) from a place in
Florida and it has been fine. I've used it to death for the past year
and it is just fine. The interior of the bowl showed signs of wear but
that was it. It saved me a bundle, so I'd have no qualms going for it.
I did see that Costco had the exact model for a pretty good price, so
I'd check that out, too.
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Before you buy.
Dennis Thompson
>
>In article <B50AA109.3C49A%kker...@earthlink.net>, kkerekes
><kker...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> in article 38e4fd40$0$11...@news.voyager.net, Ron or Midgie Bardo at
>> sa...@net-link.net may have written:
>>
>> > I have my grandmother's Kitchenaid, and it works fine - but is leaking
>> > grease - hubby says the seals are probably shot (no wonder!). I'm
>> > hoping to find someone to repair it - problem is, I don't know if the
>> > parts are replaceable. It's older than I am. :) Anyone out there
>> > have one this old?
>> >
>> > Midgie
>
>>
>> I dunno -- how old are you?
>
>37 :)
Gee, that's just a baby to us mixer collectors! Yes, there are a growing
number of people collecting antique mixers (and other appliances). KitchenAids
go back to the early 1920's, and the early ones are quite valuable.
KitchenAid is one companies that has a sense of history. For their 75th
anniversary several years ago, they had a contest to locate the oldest Kitchen
Aid mixer. Not sure who won it, but many collectors have examples from around
1928 -30, the years of the fabulous model G with its kitchen cabinet to hold
all the attachments.
Take a peek at my antique electric mixer web site at:
http://members.stratos.net/dthomp/index.htm
or Deco Dan's excellent Sunbeam site at: http://www.decodan.com
or finally, the online club for collecting mixers at:
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wacem
Dennis
Vijay Kumar
years ago, the speed control on it went. It had to go to the service center
to be fixed-I don't remember what we paid for it--I think about $ 50.
So I don't think that the older Kitchenaids are any more reliable that the
newer ones unless they cheapened other components such as gears or other
drive mechanisms.
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Charlie Sorsby
Vijay Kumar <vku...@efunda.com> wrote:
= We have a 21 year old Kitchenaid that has been used regularly. About 10
= years ago, the speed control on it went. It had to go to the service center
= to be fixed-I don't remember what we paid for it--I think about $ 50.
=
= So I don't think that the older Kitchenaids are any more reliable that the
= newer ones unless they cheapened other components such as gears or other
= drive mechanisms.
I don't know about anyone else but I wouldn't consider one required
repair in 21 years to be "unreliable."
Do I remember correctly that the bowl-lift mechanism on the old
Hobart-made 5-quart Kitchen Aid mixers was a rack and pinion
arrangement (i.e. a straight piece of steel with teeth on each
side of the stand and a gear or gears inside to lift the bowl
support arms?
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