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    gemma842 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 27, 2007, 04:07 AM
    Plumbing in a dishwasher
    How to plumb in a dishwasher
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    Aug 27, 2007, 06:20 AM
    There is a little rubber "Y" thing that goes under the kitchen sink drain. Since the dishwasher pumps, water flows uphill. You also nned to "T" off the hot water line and provide a separate shutoff (one for the sink and another for the dishwasher).

    Then there is the electric service.
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    Aug 27, 2007, 06:55 AM
    There is more to it than that. If you have a garbage disposal, it is best to run the dishwasher drain to the fitting on it. You also need to prevent the sink drain from ever backing up into the dishwasher. Usually a ''high loop'' running the drain hose up to the underside of the counter works, but your local code may require a special valve. Since the plumbers here disagree on that issue, I will only point out that it exists and suggest checking to see what they say later.
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    Aug 27, 2007, 07:48 AM
    If you use the disposal as a drain be sure to remove the knock out plug inside the disposal inlet.

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