When mixing my kitchenaid goes from switch off and jumps back on at speed 1why
The lever has become loose inside. The only proper solution is to split the gear case apart and sort out the lever. You will either need to tighten the screw it pivots on or remove the lever, give it a little bend and refit it. You cannot do any proper repair without splitting the cases. To split it you need to flip upside down on a towel, loosen hinge pin grub screw, knock out hinge pin and remove stand. Remove the chrome drip ring at planetary. Knock out planetary retaining pin and remove planetary. Remove back cover, remove black wire and white wire from lower contacts on one side of the black speed control plate. Undo 9 case screws holding housings together, you can now split the gear cases. Sort out the speed control lever and re assemble. Don't be frightened to make the lever fairly tight, it gets its grip into notches in the upper gear case housing and is just a matter of a bit of downwards pressure while moving lever forwards or back.
Good Morning,
There is a spring inside your mixer attached to the speed control switch and speed control arm, the spring can sometimes get caught on the slide bar that is just below it inside the mixer. The other reason is that the speed control switch plate in the rear of the machine (that the spring attaches to) vibrates the three speed adjustment screws out or in and the spring will pull the speed switch (control arm that you use to control mixing speed when using the mixer) back to the stir position after you try to turn the mixer off.
If it is a spring problem you will have to do a full tear down to get at the spring and either free it or replace it. If it is a problem with the adjustment screws on the speed plate, that can be handled at the rear of the machine and is twice as easy to get at but sometimes much more frustrating to adjust. There are "YouTube" videos on the internet that will walk you through the process of adjusting your speed control plate just Google "adjusting speed on kitchenaid mixer" I hope this helps. please let us know if it does and if you have other questions just post them here and we will "FixYa"
SOURCE: Kitchenaid Mixer K45SS
I just did this last week!
1 Unplug Mixer
2 Remove screw on TOP of mixer body, at back.
3 Remove rear cover and paper-gasket thing (its not the end of
the world if you end up tearing it a little).
4 the phase control (little circuit board w/wires) is at the top (you
should see it very easily) held on by one screw, remove it.
5 when the circuit board is unscrewed, disconnect all the wires
that are connected FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD to the
black control plate (NOT all wires-there should be 4 left on
the control plate at this point). you don't need to
remember where all the colors go as the control plate is
labeled->but looking at them and making sure you
understand the abbreviations would be beneficial
(BK=black, BL=Blue RW=Red&White W=white R=red etc.
6 install new phase control (screw), either buy new thermal
grease (used to keep the board cool->it transfers heat to
the mixer's housing) or try to salvage what you can from
the old one.
7 connect wires, paying attention to labels.
8 reinstall paper gasket, then cover, then screw to hold on back-
cover.
SOURCE: mixer speed switch is haunted
Here is where you can download the repair manual. Read the section on speed control adjustments and repair. This might not be difficult for someone who is mechanixcally and electrically knowledgible.
Mike H.
SOURCE: kitchenaid mixer speed
I would recommend that you first check the Hall Effect sensor
which determines the mixer’s speed. I had this exact problem and I
actually went out and bought another Hall sensor for about $13. I
replaced the original sensor and made sure that the connection between the
sensor and control board was nice and snug. My mixer worked as good as new! But
I was curious to know if my original sensor was defective, so I put it back in
mixer and again made sure all of the connections were snug and tight. Guess what?
My original sensor also made my mixer work! There was nothing wrong
with the original Hall Effect sensor except that the connection between the control
board and sensor was not tight--unfortunately I didn't check the connection
before I decided to buy another sensor. My guess is that the connection between
the control board and the sensor probably loosens or comes undone over time
from use and vibrations. To fix your problem:
1. Download the mixer
parts and diagrams from the Kitchenaid website to see
what the Hall Effect sensor looks like. BTW the part number is 9703312.
2. You'll need a phillips head screwdriver to open up the
mixer gear case cover.
3. Make sure that the connection between the control board
and sensor is absolutely tight and snug.
4. Also, make sure that the orientation of the sensor is
correct. It's difficult to tell which
way the sensor should be connected because the control board has three prongs
and the sensor can attach facing up or down. After you've made the connection,
run the mixer. If it still doesn't work, disconnect the sensor, reconnect it
with the prongs facing the opposite direction and try it again. I
actually found the right sensor orientation through a little trial and error.
But by going through this trial and error, I also had my Eureka moment when I realized that the
original sensor probably would also work if it were reconnected with correct
orientation.
5. This whole process probably takes about 10-15 minutes
to perform.
6. Finally, use your common sense
and make sure to unplug the mixer before checking, connecting or disconnecting
anything.
SOURCE: Kitchenaid Mixer will not lock
This sounds like an issue of beater to bowl adjustment, which can come out of alignment naturally over time and with use of the machine.
If the flat beater is striking the bottom of your bowl, this may cause the locking mechanism to loosen and may cause the mixing head to "bounce" during use.
Your Use and Care Guide will cover the "beater to bowl adjustment," which you can do at home in a few minutes with a flathead screwdriver.
Hope this helps!
SOURCE: My kitchenaid ksm150ps standing mixer's top seems
Hi DENISE, by the symptoms you describe it appears that
it’s time to adjust your mixer’s Beater to Bowl Clearance adjustment screw, or head
locking mechanism (or a component) of it is worn or loosened due to normal wear
and tear and needs to be readjusted (or repaired) to keep your mixer head
stationery and level.
The
instructions for adjusting your beater to bowl clearance are located in your
Owners Manual. If you don’t have the
original manual you can easily download a PDF version of your Owners Manual
from the KA website: (http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/page/home).
Click
on Customer Care>Locate Manuals&
Guides> and enter the 6 character model number, in your case KSM150 and
select the file listed for your model that
appears under Owners Manuals (66) KSM150PSER1.pdf (732.33
KB) and save that file to your PC. Turn to Page 14 and you will find the
instructions for adjusting the mixer head height.
But
to save you some time, I have extracted the instructions below:
Beater
to Bowl Clearance
Your mixer is adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just clears the
bottom of the bowl. If for any reason, the flat beater hits the bottom of the
bowl or is too far away from the bowl, clearance
Tilt-Head
models
• Unplug mixer.
• Lift motor head.
• Turn screw (A) SLIGHTLY counter clockwise (left) to raise flat beater or
clockwise (right) to lower flat beater.
• Make adjustment with flat beater, so it just clears surface of bowl.
If you over adjust the screw, the bowl lock lever may not lock into place.
If the above doesn’t correct your problem, then you
need to look at the Link & Lever Latch assembly. If you don’t have your parts list manual,
select the file KSM150PSWH0.pdf (773.44 KB)
listed under the Parts List Manual (61).
The manual
provides an exploded view for the disassembly and reassembly of your mixer,
along with all the part names and numbers.
Turn to page5, titled: Base and Pedestal Unit. You’ll want to focus on Illus. #11, Link
& Lever Latch assembly, and the related components, which locks the mixer
head to the pedestal when you run the mixer. Check to see if something is just
loose, exceedingly worn or broken. If
something has broken, you can order replacement parts and install
yourself.
Here
are five potential vendors in no particular order: RepairClinic.com;
mendingshed.com; searspartsdirect.com; partstore.com; and Grainger.com. Prices can vary widely between vendors, so do
your comparison shopping.
Also,
while your mixer is apart it would be ideal to check for any other unseemly
wear and tear on the gears, etc. It can
be messy but quite gratifying to diagnose and repair your KA mixer yourself.
Finally,
here are some links to several excellent websites that detail the
disassembling/reassembly of a KA Mixer.
Between
these three websites and their excellent pictures and descriptions and your
Parts List manual, you should now be able to completely disassemble, repair,
and reassemble your mixer.
Finally,
if you feel this is beyond your capabilities and will be too difficult to do by
yourself you can take your mixer to a local small appliance repair shop and
have them troubleshoot and fix your mixer. KA Customer Care can provide you
with the name and phone # of the closest authorized KA repair shop in your area
or you can do a Online web search, but be sure to get at least three estimates
before deciding to commit to one repair shop.
Good luck. I hope
this helps. Howard, Burke, VA
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