My Kitchenaid hand mixer has a problem keeping the beaters attached. Has anyone else had this problem?
304180
I had the same problem when I had the beaters in the wrong openings. The beaters are slightly different and must be placed in their matching openings. There is a raised picture on the mixer showing the differences between the two and where each distinctive beater is to be placed.
304181
If anything, I have difficulty removing them. Once they snap/click into place, they're in there really tightly. Make sure you push them in well. When I first got mine I thought I had them in all the way, but didn't, and they fell out. You'll feel them click into place.
304182
I've never had that problem (over 3 years since I purchased it), although my blades did break, and needed replacing, after about a year.
304183
I had the same problem....theyre 2 different kinds of ends. So they have to be placed in the correct hole or they continue to fall out....not a very good diagram on the bottom of the mixer itself, but it is there....hope this helps
535246
That is quite weird. I have the same model. When I turn mine on, I do so with the handle in the upright position. The beater bar doesn't engage or turn on. When I push down on the handle and begin vacuuming, the beater bar engages.When I want the beater bar to remain off while I use it, I depress the beater bar off switch while the handle is still in the upright position, then push the handle down to begin vacuuming. The beater bar never engages, or moves an inch. If you are using it as I described, does the beater bar still engage on your unit?
1176069
dont force it, mine got stuck on, almost broke my mixer getting it off. ive found no solution yet aside from leaving a 1 star review.
769401
I usually don't get a bumping sound when my batter is thin. If I'm working with a stiff batter the machine doesn't bump and bang. My flex beater doesn't reach to the very bottomof the bowl and someone told me that I can adjust the depth of the beaters on themixer. I haven't attempted to do that but maybe your beater is reaching to far down into the bowl. If you use the regulare beater does that bump too?
1970017
M.Wallace, there are a number of beater's that are for this mixer - i.e. General mixing, whisk type, one for bread, etc. and probably more are available. I'd check with KitchenAid.com to view all that's available. This is a great mixer!
1852085
I didn't keep this one, but I believe I can help: Lift the body of the mixer. I don't remember this one having anything to hold the bowl in, so at that point you should be able to just lift it out. If it IS held in place, I'd try turning the bowl counter-clockwise.
1795708
Not sure, but could be the shape of the bowls. I would suggest you measure your current beater and compare those measurements to the side swipe measurements. I love mine.
724504
Yes! I used my hand mixer with no problem. I made a specialty cake, very thick and rich so the batter was almost like bread dough. Both the bowl and the mixer had a workout. Feel free to go for it the bowl will handle it~
1959485
I've not had any trouble with stuff spilling out of them while mixing - The sides are very steep which I think helps keep everything in the bowl, unless you just completely overfill them. I've used whisks and a hand mixer in the largest bowl and it's worked well.
1440573
We have had no trouble with the attachments. We have a metal hook, plastic/metal whip and another attachment. All in all this has been a great mixer for us. we have used it extensively and have had no problem!
1187857
No they don't but that would be a gret idea. It's a great machine but I wish the beaters went down into the batter deeper, if you know what I mean! They don't go down very deep so you have to spatula the batter into the beaters....kind of a nuisance but for the price, I'll do it.
1806255
I also have had only stainless steel bowls for my KitchenAid mixer. However, both of the bowls screw into the base of the mixer and if screwed in properly, remain locked in regardless of what I am mixing. I did, however, have to replace the metal plate on the base of the mixer recently because the threads had worn down and the bowls kept unscrewing. A new metal plate cost only about $8 or $9 and took about a minute to replace using a screwdriver. So, I would first check that your bowl is properly screwed down, and then check the condition of the threads on the base plate.
1117623
I had a different problem my beaters started to rust after I soaked them just to get the batter off.... in addition only 3 of the 5 speeds worked ...
1755562
I've had this problem but only in a small ammount. I dusted it with flour and worked the stickey dough off the bowl that way. On a bigger scale it could work too.
2180077
Not sure of they have fixed the issue but I haven't had a problem in the 3 months or so I have had mine. My wife really loves her kitchen-aid and all the accessories she has, this being one.
1001902
This is my second bread machine and in both machines the beater has come off in the bread. I don't know how to stop this from happening so I try and remember to look for it before I cut the bread.
207792
Reduce the content of metal filings in your recipes? :)Your experience is the opposite of mine, but maybe one beater isn't setting right and it's being smacked about by the other... Make sure both beaters are in completely and don't turn much without the motor running.It should still be under warrantee, maybe this is a question for the manufacturer.