Connecting the dishwasher to the water supply and sewerage: step-by-step instructions

The dishwasher is a successful acquisition, it saves natural resources, time, money. From the correct installation of the unit depends on the quality of its operation and the duration of operation. The dishwasher is connected to the water supply and sewerage in several consecutive stages, and a very separate action is the connection to the power grid. But, before you connect the dishwasher, you need to make the right choice of kitchen assistant.

Choice of dishwasher dimensions

Acquisition of useful household appliances is a step towards improving the quality of life. To use the equipment for a long time, it is worthwhile to understand which dishwasher it is better to buy for your needs. Do not rely on the choice of advice from friends and acquaintances, everyone needs different needs, and there are many offers on the market. First, determine what type of machine your machine will be: a stand-alone equipment or built-in furniture kitchen set.

Now it's the turn of another indicator: size. Dimensions are divided into three types:

• Narrow (overall dimensions: 0.45 x 0.6 x 0.85 m);
• Full-size (overall dimensions: 0.6 × 0.6 x 0.85 m);
• Compact (overall dimensions: 0.45 x 0.55 x 0.45 m).

The criterion for choosing the size is the volume of the room where the car will stand, the number of members of your family. If a large number of dishes are washed in the house at one time, then a full-sized car should be chosen, and if there are three people in the family, compact or narrow models will do. Buying embedded equipment, give preference to proven brands, for example, Ikea. An important role in the selection is the connection of the dishwasher to the water supply and sewerage. Ikea - one of the leaders in terms of price and ease of service connections.

Dishwasher Features

For household appliances, an energy-saving class is important, an economical water consumption, a dishwashing class. To understand which car to take, pay attention to the abbreviation, pasted on the front panel of the device, most often there are three letters. The first stands for the dishwashing class, the second letter refers to the class of the drying process and the last letter indicates the energy consumption level. The best option: AAA or AAA +. The lowest quality index of all processes is indicated by the Latin letter G.

Washing programs

Modern technology is equipped with many useful functions, but sometimes you can meet exotic ones. Therefore, it is important to choose functionality not by quantity, but by quality and demand for functions for your family. The minimum set of dishwasher procedures must include:

• Standard dishwashing;
• Intensive washing cycle;
• Quick washing;
• Automatic dishwashing process.

Such a number of programs usually covers all the needs of the family, but if there are special requests, the equipment manufacturers will always satisfy the consumer's requests. You can choose an assembly with ozonation, Internet access or a sink with silver ions. If the family has children, then an important addition will be the function of "child lock", which will save your baby's health and your nerves.

After you have chosen a dishwasher, you will have to connect the dishwasher to the water supply and sewerage. The photo of each stage will help you, it is also important to read the instructions included with the car's equipment.

Tools and materials

Connecting the dishwasher to the water supply and sewage systems requires their own materials, tools and desire. You will need:

• FSM tape;
• Adjustable wrench;
• Stop valves (ball valve on the tee);
• A siphon with fittings or an additional elbow with a discharge pipe;
• building level;
• Inspiration and desire.

Before the dishwasher arrives at the house, determine the location of its installation. It should be in the immediate vicinity of the water supply pipes and sewage pipes. The distance to them should not exceed one and a half meters. This is due to the operation of the pump integrated in the machine, and the length of the pipes in the equipment package.

The standard room for dishwasher is the kitchen. Kitchen sets are often equipped with niches for built-in appliances, otherwise you have to redo any lower cabinet. If you are installing a stationary model of the device, then take care of the length of the entire kitchen, a dishwasher needs a place.

Compact models of dishwashers require less effort to install. How to connect the dishwasher to the sewage and water supply at a modest size of the unit itself? Simple enough: they are installed on the countertop, next to the sink. The water supply is carried out through an additional tee mounted on a mixer, and the water is discharged into the sink. More overall dimensions of machinery require a fundamental approach.

Obligatory conditions

So, the question has ripened about how to connect the dishwasher to the sewage and water supply. The instruction, included in the mandatory equipment of the device, gives a lot of clues. Pay attention to what water should enter the machine: hot or cold. Most modern dishwashers are connected to cold water.

When choosing a place for installation, make sure that the surface has no slopes, the machine should stand on a completely horizontal surface.

If the technology is built-in, it will be necessary to make holes in the rear wall of the furniture in the places where the water supply and discharge pipes will pass. Connection of the built-in dishwasher to the water supply and sewage system does not differ from the standard steps for the installation of equipment. The only thing that needs to be coordinated is the size of the furniture niche with the size of the unit that you are going to buy.

Connecting the dishwasher to the water supply and sewerage has several options, each of which has its own nuances that must be taken into account.

A few words about electricity

The machine is connected to a standard European outlet with a voltage of 220 V. The safe operation of the power-consuming unit is a separate outlet with grounding, if it is a private house, or zeroing if the dishwasher is installed in a multi-apartment building. Extensions, tees are not suitable for connection to the network. Compliance with safety rules for the installation of electrical household appliances with water supply - the best condition for the continued operation of the dishwasher or washing machine and the safety of electrical networks throughout the house.

Connection to the drainage through the siphon

How to connect the dishwasher to the sewer yourself? Photo process will help you. If the choice has fallen on an independent solution of the problem, then be patient and knowledgeable.

You can connect the sewer to the sewer in two ways: through the siphon of the sink and directly into the drainage pipe.

Connection via a siphon is convenient if the dishwasher is adjacent to the sink.

The installation process is as follows:

• Standard siphon is replaced with a model with an additional branch pipe. They can be two: one is used for dishwasher, the second - for a washing machine. A simpler option is to supplement the existing siphon with one more elbow with spigots, the number of additional drainage systems varies according to your preference.
• A drain hose is connected to the siphon (it is included in the equipment of the machine), the distance to the outlet point of the drainage water must not exceed one and a half meters. At a greater distance, the pump built into the machine can not cope with its functions and may break down.
• Take into account the slope of the hose towards the siphon, if it is not sufficient, the drainage water and food residues will be drawn back into the machine, which will entail not only an unpleasant smell, poorly washed dishes, but a breakdown of the dishwasher.

Connection to the sewage pipe

This method is considered to be the simplest, since connecting the drain hose to the sewer is a matter of two minutes. But there are some nuances, and if you do not take them into account, you will get a bad drainage system. Features of direct drainage of water:

• The level of the point of draining the water from the dishwasher must be at least forty centimeters from the level of the machine itself. Fulfillment of this requirement ensures proper quality of water discharge, at other rates sewage can be returned to the machine.
• If there is no direct possibility to observe the height of the drainage level, a bending of the pipe in the form of an inverted Latin letter U is required, it is desirable to fix the configuration of the pipe with a clamping plastic tape (but not overtight, but simply to shape). Fix the structure on the inside of the furniture or on the wall.
• If two drainage systems (dishwasher and washing machine) are connected to one siphon, install check valves on each drainage point. In this case, wastewater is likely to remain in the sewer, and not in expensive equipment.

Connection to water supply through a mixer

Traditionally, the water supply is carried out in two ways: through a sink mixer or by inserting directly into the water supply pipes. The connection sequence to the mixer is now considered.

To extend the life of the dishwasher, the water filter becomes a good additional equipment. For connection to the mixer, you need a fum-tape, a tap-tee, a stop valve, a flexible water supply hose, which is included in the equipment of the machine. Sequence of installation to metal-plastic pipes of water supply:

• Disassemble the connection of the cold water supply hose to the mixer from the plastic water supply pipe;
• Attach the tee to this place, having previously screwed the threaded joints with a ribbon;
• To the upper hole of the tee, connect the flexible hose of the washer mixer;
• Remove the branch pipe of the tee with a coarse water filter;
• To the outlet from the filter, screw the ball valve, it will be needed to immediately shut off the machine from the water supply;
• Connect the water supply hose to the dishwasher to the shut-off valve.

Do not forget to thread all the screwed connections with a tape.

Water intake from water supply pipes

How to connect a dishwasher to a water pipe assembled from metal pipes? It is necessary to stock up on additional materials. In this case, you will need a crimp clutch, a water adjusting valve, a drill.

Stages of work:

• Shut off the water supply;
• Mount the crimp clutch onto the metal tube and tighten it with the bolts;
• Drill a hole in the front wall of the pipe directly through the opening of the coupling;
• For the withdrawal of the threaded coupling, screw the shut-off ball valve or water filter;
• If a filter is used, the stop valve is installed at the outlet of the filter;
• To prevent leakage, reel the metal threaded connections with a tape strip;
• Connect the flexible water supply hose to the ball valve.

Installation check

Before you finally install the machine permanently, you need to check how tightly all the pipes are fixed, whether there are leaks at the junctions. To do this, start the machine for a test run. During the test run, determine how the water intake pump works, listen to the noise of the machine - there should not be any foreign sounds. The test mode of operation involves the use of detergents.

When taking water, check the connection of the pipe to the tee or crimp sleeve.

When draining the water, also carefully inspect the connection of the drain pipe of the machine to the siphon or drain pipe.

In case of leakage detection, stop the machine, drain the water and disassemble the loose connection, re-assemble, using an additional tape or other seals suitable for your pipe types.

The last stage of the installation

At the last stage of installing the dishwasher, you need to fix it in place. If you have built-in appliances, then it is mounted inside the furniture box. When installing furniture sets, leveling furniture in a horizontal position is a standard procedure, so you do not have to worry about the position of the machine. If you have a stand-alone equipment, then check the horizontality of the installation using the building level. Small errors are eliminated by adjusting the legs of the machine. Whenever you twist the legs, check the horizontal level of the installation.

Installation yourself and professionally

Connecting the dishwasher to the water supply and sewage can be entrusted to professionals. There are many companies offering equipment connection, but it is better to trust the advice of acquaintances who already used the services of a company and were satisfied with the result of the work. But, since the installation and connection of household appliances is not so difficult, it is possible to hold it independently by almost everyone.