Kitchen aid When running it smells hot

Your best option is to replace a 25 year old appliance. the cost to repair will far exceed the monetary value of mixer.

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Kitchen Aid manuals link above

Sears link to manual below (may want to simply search with Google.com using the model name and number for parts if you plan to repair it yourself.)

KP26M1XSL5 KITCHENAID 6 QT STAND MIXER PROFESSIONAL 600 BOWL LIFT Manual...

smell the motor housing for any burnt smell.suggest you buy a new one.theire not worth fixing

What country are you in?

Any appliance with a motor should rotate freely. These are basically gear driven devices, Kitchen Aid makes different quality equipment. So either the gears are worn or possibly if you notice an electrical smell the problem could be at the tail of the motor. there are 3 major components 1. the brushes where the armature spins if you look inside the vent holes you might see a slight arc while it is running 2. the tail piece which is how the motor is kept straight. or as I said worn gears. this is especially common when companies use plastic gears instead of metal ones. Commercial appliances made by people like Hobart are expensive, but they outlast most others..

i think its time to retire it its has had a good run time to put it to rest and buy a new on it don't sound safe to use anymore

ck yhe relay the on selector controls.

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!

The likelyhood of grease coming from the mixer is extremely small. As long as the beater & bowl were washed first and the shortening you used was fresh, there shouldn't be a grease taste.

http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/3861005-kitchenaid-mixer-service-manual

Service manual for the mixer