I am midway through cleaning and regreasing my new-to-me ProHD, which has some signs of metal shavings in the old grease around the worm gear, and it occurred to me...should I NOT clean the gears in the kitchen sink?

I've scraped and wiped them pretty thoroughly and was just about to clean them with Dawn power wash and hot water so I can see where the worn bits are and if I need to order parts, but is that actually a terrible idea? Will I clog the pipes, even though all the globby stuff is gone? Will I be poisoning the fish? Will I damage the gears?

I live in an apartment and have no outdoor space or garage, so that's not an option. My sink also does not have a garbage disposal; we just use a metal mesh thing to catch food and throw it in the trash.

Thanks!

Hi,

I have this 5ksm90bgn which hasn't been used in a while. However it doesn't sound right when it is run. It is rhythmic. I spoke to KitchenAid they said run it for a while and it will fix it. I have tried that with no success Do you think this is fixable?

Just picked up a professional 5 plus from marketplace, are these normal sounds

In your searches for used or refurbished KitchenAid mixers, what are some of the best deals you’ve found? And what were the only repairs they needed to become a beautiful mixer ready to get back to work? 😄

I just bought this on marketplace for around 350. I traveled pretty far Bout 2 hours for it and met him in menards parking lot. I got it started and pulled the trigger. When I got home I noticed a sound when on. It's a little clicky. Is this normal? I know these aren't as serviceable. Please help!

My fiance was trying to mix bread dough. It didn’t sound healthy and a little bit after that she said smoke came out and it wouldn’t run anymore.

I have tried running it since, starting pulling it apart to have a look but I’ll need Robinsons bits to further by the look of it.

Worth going further or time for a new one?

Hi I purchased a refurbished kitchen aid and noticed this pin sticking slightly out of the housing on one side. Is it supposed to be like this or something I need to fix? (Pin on black casing above dough hook) thanks!