I am in the process of installing a new counter top, sink and faucet. I would like to know if there is a downside to leaving the airgap under the sink. I understand how the airgap works and why it is there. I would like to keep it, but I would prefer to not see it. I would like the extra hole in my new sink to have a soap dispencer instead. I don't remember ever seeing water coming out of it. Thanks.
2007-03-14 16:13:24 · 6 answers · asked by tx-eagle 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You never want the airgap to be under the sink. If the discharge line clogs or the sink backs up you will have a miserable mess. Arigaps are rarely used any more, they really aren't necessary.
Here's your fix. Purchase a dishwasher adapter at a hardware store. It looks like a 5" graduated piece of rubber with a series of hose clamps to accommodate different inlets and outlets. Attached one end to your disposal or waste tee. Mate the other end to the dishwasher discharge hose and cut the adapter if needed to fit over the hose (some hoses need trimming also). Tighten the necessary clamps. Loop the hose as high under the countertop as possible and secure it with a piece of wire on a sink clamp or a screw. Keep in mind that you may have excess hose under the dishwasher that can be pulled out for greater height. You're done and have a safe watertight connection.
Good Luck!
2007-03-14 18:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pat C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under The Sink Dishwasher
2016-09-29 01:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by ohrmund 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the age of your dishwasher, new models have a trap built in, so there is no need for an air gap fitting. All you need to do is remove all the air gap fittings, and take the hose from the dishwasher and hook it directly to the connection that the hose from the air gap fitting was going to. You should have the necessary clamp and hose needed to connect it. If you leave the air gap attached, and under the sink, water will drain out, as it will be below the flood rim of the sink, and the cabinet will be ruined. Good luck to you!
2007-03-14 19:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible but I don't advise it.
You never saw water coming out of it because everything is functioning the way it should be. (Just like you've never seen fire sprinklers go off, because there's no reason for them...until there's a fire.)
The airgap also serves as an overflow outlet when the hose from the dishwasher to the disposal (or drain if you don't have a disposal) is clogged with debris. The overflow cap should be pointed towards the sink where the water will harmlessly drain.
Recently I saw at a home expo center a soap dispenser that fit OVER the air gap. It looked pretty cool but because of it's slimline shape, I'm sure it didn't hold a lot of soap. But that might be a good alternate solution.
2007-03-14 17:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by phoenix_sfo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The drain gap is still plugged. There are 2 lines hooked up to it; one to the dishwasher and the other to the sink drain or disposal. It's the second one that's plugged. Did you get a new disposal recently? Maybe the knock-out plug for the disposal's dishwasher connection wasn't um, knocked out or the loose piece or dishwasher crud is still in there blocking the port.
2016-03-18 04:52:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dishwasher Vent
2016-12-12 03:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by veloso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is an option if you create a "trap" with the dishwasher drain to the disposal as the link hints at.
2007-03-14 16:22:03 · answer #7 · answered by metalluka 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋