Dishwasher Sink Drain Connection

An improperly installed dishwasher drain hose can allow waste to enter your dishwasher.

Dishwasher sink drain connection.

Slide a 1 inch hose clamp onto the end of the dishwasher drain hose. Tighten the clamp with the. Make the high loop then attach. Find the slip nut that connects the sink s drain.

Comp polymer br 12 in. Tailpiece includes required hardware for an easy installation. If your drain installation system features no dishwasher wye connected to the bridge pipe between your sink. High loop to drain pull as much of the drain hose into the sink cabinet as possible.

Refrigerator water connection kit braided water line compression compression supply lines burst protect supply lines 3 16 water toilet water line shut off valve. When connecting a dishwasher drain with an air gap but where there is no garbage disposal the drain hose is indirectly tied to the sink drain through the air gap connect hose to air gap first connect the dishwasher drain hose onto the small side of the air gap mounted on the countertop or sink deck. Securely connect your dishwasher to a drainage system with the everbilt plastic dishwasher wye tailpiece. Look beneath your sink for the bottom of the strainer basket.

Use to connect sink drain with garbage disposal. Turn off the faucet supply. The drain hose starts at the bottom of the dishwasher and loops up to a higher point than the kitchen sink drain and then comes down to connect to either the kitchen sink drain or the garbage disposal. Connect the air gap to the drain hose or garbage disposal.

Fit the hose onto the nozzle on the tailpiece and slide the clamp up so it s over the nozzle. Shut off your water supply totally. Connecting dishwasher to an air gap. Check the connection on your dishwasher to the drain pipe to ensure it s well fastened.

The reason for the loop is so water draining from the kitchen sink cannot drain back into the dishwasher. Attach the 5 8 tube to the 5 8 leg of the air gap. Air gap to drain. Water follows gravity and the loop prevents backflow.

Using stainless steel hose clamps secure the tube tightly to the air gap. Brasscraft sink water connector supply line 3 8 in. Constructed with an impact resistant polypropylene plastic. If you don t plan to use an airgap step 1.

The dishwasher drain hose connects to the smaller leg of the air gap. Comp x 3 8 in.