KAY – You don’t mention how long you’ve
had your mixer or how intensely you use it, which would be helpful in assessing
your question. Our first KA mixer we got
in May 1989, seemed ‘whisper’ quiet compared to the replacement 6 qt Pro mixer our
children got SWMBO for Christmas in 2006.
The new mixer was so noisy that my wife called Kitchenaid to
complain. The wonderful KA ‘Helpers’ explained
that KA had changed to making all metal gears in their mixer transmissions as opposed
to having one plastic gear (intended to fail instead of burning the motor
out). That change from plastic to metal
is then main reason your KA mixer seems to be much louder. You should be able to judge if your noise
level has increased or stays the same during normal use. Since you stated that you don’t notice any
overheating of the mixer I would say that the noise level is appropriate and wouldn’t
be overly concerned at this point. That
being said, if you hear a change in the noise level – usually louder, it could
be indicative of mechanical issues in the transmission, which is what finally
happened our mixer. One of the gear
teeth broke and the agitator froze up.
But that is another story…
I hope this helps. Good luck!
Howard – Burke, VA
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