QUESTION: Can current Whirlpool Appliances (French door or side-by-side and wall ovens for example) accept handles from equivalent KitchenAid appliances?
KitchenAid handle:
We're planning a small home build for retirement. We're going w/ a French door refrigerator (probably), 36-in gas cooktop, 30-in wall oven, microwave above oven (countertop w/ panel), dishwasher. For the appliance package we're looking at Whirlpool. But like a couple of features of the KitchenAid line - specifically:
QUESTION: Can service replacement KitchenAid handles be ordered and replace the original Whirpool handles w/ the KitchenAid handles? Or do the holes etc just not align/fit?
QUESTION: Can additional sound insulation be packed around a Whirlpool dishwasher inside the cabinet enclosure to mitigate sound? Enough to make a difference? (the door itself would still probably be the major source of sound leakage)
(I've got a 25-year old KitchenAid dishwasher that I'll be giving up which is very quiet (and fairly easy to repair)
Examples from specific 2019/2020 models:
French door refrigerator: Whirlpool WRF767SDHZ accept handles from KitchenAid KRFF507HPS
Wall oven: Whirlpool WOS51EC0HS accept handles from KitchenAid KOST100ESS
KitchenAid handle:
We're planning a small home build for retirement. We're going w/ a French door refrigerator (probably), 36-in gas cooktop, 30-in wall oven, microwave above oven (countertop w/ panel), dishwasher. For the appliance package we're looking at Whirlpool. But like a couple of features of the KitchenAid line - specifically:
- KitcheAid handles - straight 'bar' type (for aesthetics)
- KitchenAid Oven racks with ball bearings
- KitchenAid Dishwashers generally quieter, lower dB
QUESTION: Can service replacement KitchenAid handles be ordered and replace the original Whirpool handles w/ the KitchenAid handles? Or do the holes etc just not align/fit?
QUESTION: Can additional sound insulation be packed around a Whirlpool dishwasher inside the cabinet enclosure to mitigate sound? Enough to make a difference? (the door itself would still probably be the major source of sound leakage)
(I've got a 25-year old KitchenAid dishwasher that I'll be giving up which is very quiet (and fairly easy to repair)
Examples from specific 2019/2020 models:
French door refrigerator: Whirlpool WRF767SDHZ accept handles from KitchenAid KRFF507HPS
Wall oven: Whirlpool WOS51EC0HS accept handles from KitchenAid KOST100ESS