Dishwasher Drain Hose To Disposal

Connecting dishwasher drain to garbage disposer.

Dishwasher drain hose to disposal.

If an air gap fitting is used there will be two lengths of drain hose. The factory drain hose on the dishwasher which runs from the dishwasher to the smaller of the two tailpieces on the air gap and a 7 8 inch inside diameter hose that runs from the other tailpiece on the air gap to the dishwasher nipple on the garbage disposal. Push one end of the provided garbage disposal drain hose onto the nozzle on the unit. Air gap to drain after mounting the air gap device to the sink or countertop you ll attach the dishwasher drain hose to the small side of air gap.

The only difference is that my drain hose routes to an air gap and then down to the sink drain. You may need to trim the hose and be sure to use a hose clamp. Step 2 in order to plug a garbage disposal dishwasher drain hole you will need a rubber cap first which is easily available at any hardware store and it costs around 1. Connecting a dishwasher drain hose to garbage disposal dishwasher drain hoses can be connected to the garbage disposal in different ways.

You may need a dishwasher connector if the garbage disposal fitting is larger than your hose. From the little bit of research i ve done it looks like most set ups with a disposal will route from the air gap to the disposal inlet. Step 1 after removing the dishwasher drain hose place a bucket near the garbage disposal dishwasher drain hole and let the remaining water drain out in the bucket. High loop to garbage disposal follow the same instructions as 1 except connect the dishwasher drain hose directly into the garbage disposal.

Fit the lower clamp onto the hose at. A dishwasher drain hose can be connected to garbage disposal or can be directly configured in the drain line. Before connecting the dishwasher and the garbage disposal you will need to insert a screwdriver into the nozzle of the hose and use a hammer to gently push out the knockout plug into the nozzle. It is recommended to connect it with garbage disposal because as the dishwasher pumps the discarded water and leftover food particles in the garbage disposal the garbage disposal can grind the food particle and push them down the drain.