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lshanks82 (CA)
i have a old rental house....washing machine was connected in kitchen...i have since located washer else where
my question:is it possible to install a dishwasher where washing machine was? if its possible what are my options?
thanks
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stuckinlodi (MO)
The dishwasher needs 115 volts, a hot water line and a drain. It would seem all 3 would be there where the washing machine used to be located. Many dishwashers are made for under-counter installation in a kitchen cabinet or in a space between the cabinets, so they don't have finished exterior sides. If you don't have a place for it between cabinets or under the countertop you could get some type of cabinet to mount it in, or find a dishwasher that is a free-standing model. I would anchor the dishwasher somehow so that it won't tip forward when the top rack is pulled out loaded with dishes, or when the door is lowered and the cat jumps up on it.
A medium sized power cord can be wired to the dishwasher and then plugged into the wall outlet where the washing machine power cord went. You can connect a long flexible water supply line from the washing machine's hot water faucet to the water inlet under the dishwasher. The washing machine standpipe drain will handle the dishwasher drain line, insert the dishwasher drain hose into the standpipe a few inches and tie it in place so it won't jump out.
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steve (CA)
California requires an air gap for dishwasher drain, the drain hose can't legally be placed into a standpipe.
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stuckinlodi (MO)
Isn't the air gap requirement because typically the dishwasher drain hose is connected directly/tightly to the drain pipe or disposal unit under the kitchen sink? In this case the drain hose would be inserted into the larger standpipe, that's not a direct connection, there would be an air gap by way of how it is done. Afterall, it is the same way a washing machine drain hose would be installed and it doesn't need an air gap device, even in CA, right?
But an air gap device could be installed fairly easily if needed.
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bernabeu (SC)
an 'air break' is NOT the same as an 'air gap'
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hj (AZ)
It is possible to put a dishwasher in the SPACE where the washer was, but it uses entirely different connections, and this assumes the dishwasher will FIT into the space.
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hj (AZ)
The air gap is needed in case the drain line clogs and the standpipe fills with water.
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