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missyjane_30 · Feb 28, 2006, 05:41 PM

My old portable dishwasher was set up this way but it was like that when I got the house so I didn't do it.

Can I just take the back of the new portable dishwasher, change the hoses so that they are long enough to run through the cabinets to a hot water line and drain pipe? The extra hot water line I have has it's own shut off valve and then the drain hose would just go to the main kitchen drain.

Is this possible? I know they sell conversion kits to go from portable to under the cabinet but I don't want to pay for the extra stuff I won't need like the toe plate.

speedball1 · Mar 1, 2006, 06:41 AM

Hey Missyjane,

Yes it's possible. You will have to convert the hot water inlet in the DW to 3/8ths copper and lengthen the discharge hose if necessary to connect to a kitchen disposal or a branch tailpiece. Good luck Tom

missyjane_30 · Mar 1, 2006, 03:36 PM

Why do I have to go to copper? I was hoping to just cut off the piece that hooks to the faucet and lengthen the hoses.

speedball1 · Mar 1, 2006, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by missyjane_30

Why do I have to go to copper? I was hoping to just cut off the piece that hooks to the faucet and lengthen the hoses.

Because to use the in let hose there would have to be a hot water hose bib and I've never seen a hose bib connected to a hot water line unless it was for a wash machine. If you wished to connect and disconnect the hot water to the faucet each time you washed dishes I guess it would work but I thought you wanted to make this a permanent. Cheers, Tom

Wellgo · Feb 8, 2008, 01:10 PM

I just cut the kitchen tap connnector off my portable dishwasher, then connected the end of the water tube to a hot water copper pipe which I put in with a shutoff. I then had to put in a drain conversion kit on the back of the dishwasher but had to modify an extension up from the floating air value because the water would overflow if I didn't. Not sure if this is because I only used 1/2" copper for my drain pipe... may be just too small to take away the waste water fast enough? Comments anyone??

ballengerb1 · Feb 8, 2008, 01:23 PM

Hey Wellgo, your are right, your drain pipe is too small but did you notice this post was almost 2 years ago. I think Tom and Jane have moved on by now.

speedball1 · Jun 24, 2010, 03:42 PM

Hi speedball. Why can't I just cut off the faucet connection and connect the hoses with hose couplings and hose clamps?

If everything holds with the pressure on why not? Now I wanns know how come you waited over two years to contact us? Not that you aren't welcom. LOL