KitchenAid Blender Parts-A Quick Run Through

KitchenAid makes blenders as good as they come, but you may sometimes find yourself needing to replace a part or two. This will happen especially if you have had your blender for a while; continuous use will definitely wear away some parts.

There are blender parts that are more commonly replaced than others, simply because they get a lot of the “action” during blending. This article is going to look at them and then give you brief hints on how to buy and replace them.

• 1.The Blender Jar
  Any number of things can happen to your jar, although KitchenAid have taken care to make blender jars of plastic, tempered glass and stainless steel. Your jar can break, warp or get scratched and you feel its time to get a new one. Do not attempt to fit a jar in that’s not for the particular blender that you have. If you’re looking through KitchenAid blender parts for a replacement jar, look for a polycarbonate or stainless steel one that can be used to upgrade the glass or plastic jar that you have now.

 

 

 

• 2.The Cutting Assembly
  Of all the KitchenAid blender parts, this is the one that you are most likely going to be replacing. This is because it gets used all the time– so long as the blender is on, it will be at work. It can also get warped in the dishwasher. As an aside, you will get a lot more life from your kitchen appliances if you make a habit of hand-cleaning them rather than putting them in the dishwasher.

 

 

 

 

• 3.The Rubber Gasket
  This is the piece that connects the cutting blades to the blender base – it’s much like any other gasket that you know. Gaskets wear and tear with use, and to avoid leaks, you should replace it after some time.
• 4.The Blender Lid
  Recently, KitchenAid is making blender lids that have a rubber lining to make sure that the contents of the jar are more secure. With time, this rubber will wear down and need to be replaced. If you have an old model blender, its worth noting that you may not be able to get a KitchenAid blender part for lid replacement – they have abandoned the old design of making lids in preference for the newer, more securely fitting one.

 

 

 

• 5.The Coupling
  The coupling is one of the more common parts to break. Sometimes this can happen if pressure is placed on the blender jar while in operation, but these also fail hue to fatigue from normal operation. Fortunately the repair is simple; simple unsrew the old couple and scre on the new. One caution: the threads are reverse so turn in the opposite direction from normal.

Finding and Replacing Blender Parts

At the risk of over-emphasising it, do not try to replace KitchenAid blender parts with accessories from other types of blenders – you’ll wreck your blender forever. If you need to order a part, go to a registered retailer for KitchenAid parts and make sure to go with the exact details of the part that you want replaced.
You can also do it through the internet, by going to the KitchenAid website, or the website of a registered KitchenAid vendor near you. Make sure that they are legitimate, and that you can return the piece should it not work. You can save yourself some work by asking if they do replacements.

If you have to do the replacement yourself, it’s not complicated. KitchenAid blender parts all come with replacement instructions that are easy to follow. The old parts will come off easily and all you have to do is either screw on or slide in the new part. The cutting assembly will need some careful handling – its sharp and in a hard to reach part. If you can get the store selling the parts to replace it for you, all the better.

Only buy KitchenAid blender parts if your warranty has run out, and that’s usually after one year. If your blender fails before a year is gone, KitchenAid replaces it for free.