20 Most Recent KitchenAid KSM150PS Artisan Series Stand Mixer - Page 2 Questions & Answers

The head height adjustment screw is visible from the front when the head is raised. Looking from the front it is right at the back where the machine head hinges on thew pedestal. Clockwise to lower and anti clockwise to raise the head. You want it as low as possible without the flat paddle tinging on the bowl when the motor is running. Kitchen aid also make a paddle with rubber edges, called a scraper paddle. That one wipes against the bowl during operation.

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By pass the switch and put it on power strip and turn on/off with strip. Or just replace the ****** switch. Or just bypass switch and plug and unplug to turn on and off.

Sounds as if the problem is with the assembly and/or the adjustment of the control plate. The Service Manual can be found at: http://www.kitchenaidparts.eu/documents/pdf/service-manual/classic-svc-manual-new-email-version.pdf

Leaking oil is caused by the grease in the gear box separating. This often happens when the mixer is not used much and the grease is not kept mixed by the moving gears. The solution is two-fold. First run the machine more frequently. Second is to open the head and replace the old grease with an approved food-grade grease (6 oz. is the right amount). KitchenAid grease can be found online and at Ebay. The Service Manual can be found at: http://www.kitchenaidparts.eu/documents/pdf/service-manual/classic-svc-manual-new-email-version.pdf While the Artisan series is not specifically referenced, the procedures are the same. You can also take the mixer and manual to a competent repair person.

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On one brush holder you push the clip on the end of the field wire between the bottom side of the square brush holder and the black plastic insert the holder is mounted into. On the other brush holder it pushes between the top side of the brass holder and the black insert. The bearing is pre lubricated but oil the armature shaft before sliding the rear bearing housing on.

Yes it is everything to do with the side springy things. Get a torch and look inside there is a blocker on one corner, it needs to be lined up with the missing corner on the carbon brush.

User this link to identify the part you need and obtain a part number http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/product_literature/search.jsp?siteCd=KAD Have your model number handy. Once you have obtained the correct part number, google "KitchenAid replacement parts" and choose a vendor.

The model number seems to be valid-but given the age of the unit few parts are readily available. You might want to try eBay or a used appliance store (or even Goodwill) to find a donor machine.

I can not respond to the warranty issues. My kitchen aid mixer is past warranty as well. I live in a country that uses 220V and my kitchen aid mixer is 110V. I have been using my kitchen aid mixer for almost 4 years with no problems at all.

The converter boxes are supposed to blow the fuse on the converter before it reaches your appliance and cause any problems.

If you purchase a 220V kitchen aid (although it would cost more money) it would probably have more power because of the higher voltage.

Hope this helps!

If you already know the board is broken the sensible solution is to replace the board at the same time keeping your eyes open for whatever may or may not have broken it to start with.

There is sod all difference except it comes with a glass bowl where the KSM150 is stainless steel bowl.. Motor is the same so not more powerful.

Make sure it's unplugged, remove and inspect the carbon brushes one at a time under those black screws on the side. They are keyed with one corner of the square ground off so will only go in properly one way so eyes open when you take them out. If they are less than 10mm long replace them. Next would be look under the back cover for a broken wire to the black square speed control plate. Broken wires are only likely to be one of the bottom 2 on either side. Any more testing is going to require a multimeter.

Occasionally the wire that goes to the carbon brush holder from the fields can pop out and no longer connect to the holder. You need to do your testing with a multi meter as anything more than what you have done is going to require splitting the gear cases to fix. There is sometimes a small pcb between the mains input and the speed control, that's between the cases screwed to the bottom part at the back.

Make sure it's unplugged, remove and inspect the carbon brushes one at a time under those black screws on the side. They are keyed with one corner of the square ground off so will only go in properly one way so eyes open when you take them out. If they are less than 10mm long replace them. Next would be look under the back cover for a broken wire to the black square speed control plate. Broken wires are only likely to be one of the bottom 2 on either side. Any more testing is going to require a multimeter.

On low speed roughly 1 rotation of the planetary per second. On high speed it should be the maximum speed that motor can run at, too fast to count that's for sure.

On the same side as the head lock lever at the back of the pedestal there is normally a small plastic part that the locking lever can hook under. It is held on by a single pop rivet. Maybe it has broken off. In the back of my mind I thought those things tipped back far enough that they were beyond the balance point and didn't want to fall back down anyway. Are you sure it is tipping all the way back?

It is highly unlikely to be lack of grease, most of them do leak a bit especially if not used very much. It is harmless as they only use food grade grease anyway. If you are not electrically competent don't mess about with it. Follow the power and make sure that power is finding its way to the motor first.

You will need the Service Manual: http://www.kitchenaidparts.eu/documents/pdf/service-manual/classic-svc-manual-new-email-version.pdf The part is most likely the Nylon arm lift part #416287 or 241764 Some suppliers are: http://www.goodmans.net/d/933/kitchenaid-stand-mixer-repair-parts.htm http://www.shipfreenow.com/ http://www.seneca-river-trading.com/kitchenaid-stand-mixer-repair-parts.html http://www.mendingshed.com/kamisc.htm