What is the name of the little washer or flushing that you places in the drain hose before connecting to the air gap. I don’t have that it didn’t come with the washer or the air gap and I need to buy it elsewhere but can’t find it.
Air gaps are only required if the plumbing code calls for one. Other wise locating the dishwasher drain in a loop so that it enters the Garburator higher than inlet forms a similar air gap. Just a not if you have a $2 or $3 thousand counter top you probably don’t want to drill a hole in it.
I’m no plumber. But I’ve been installing new appliances and I thought in my research I saw that an air gap isn’t necessary if your drain goes into a disposal. The disposal acts as an air gap.
I have a question, when you replace the hot water valve , do you shut off the whole house water , and do anything with the water heater ? What the procedure?
I am getting ready to do it tomorrow for bathroom sink hot water valve. I'm on one floor w gas heater and only a knob for cold water coming into tank, not going out. Now I'm told not to drain tank but shut off cold water going to tank and the house water thats next to my meter. Then open hot water lines everywhere cause I'm to dumb to know which is close and far, that this should take the pressure off and water out of hot lines. Once there is no hot water coming out and it shouldn't have been 50 gallons from the water heater, I can turn on hot water in sink and nothing flow but water still be in tank. Then I can replace the hit water valve with a shark bite which I thought would be easier, though after watching videos using the compression kind is just as easy. Now I'm doing this tomorrow 7 Jan 24 depending that my house doesn't flood or new gas hot water heater drain out and burn the elements with no water in it. I wasn't told to cut off the gas to pilot or anything like that, just turn off house water near meter and cold water going to tank then run water to drain pipes. It sounds simple, I only pray it works. Good luck with your project.
Just FYI, as I ruined my new Kohler sink today. Cast iron RUSTS very quickly. In the time it took to drill the sink, the first iron dust that was rinsed into the basin had rusted and stained the porcelain. The Porcelain all around the top and around the hole also now has a nice rust-colored hue to it. Does anyone have a suggestion for getting the rust stains out of a brand new $1,000 sink?
Does it matter if the waste hose from the dishwasher goes down several inches before coming back up to the air gap? Our installer routed it along the bottom of the adjacent cabinet before bringing it back up to the disposal. I installed the air gap myself, pretty much as shown here, but water comes out of the air gap above the counter when the dishwasher is draining.
So. I have a few tools.... I see there you have the saw utilized, and another thing that just plain cut and shortened the pipe for good installing..and of course the mesh. Is it a specific kind of mesh and can I ask what tool you used to shorten the pipe? Thanks man. I'm hoping to install new faucet which also needs a new end valve... Ty
This was an incredibly helpful video, especially your step-by-step explanations on details such as how to orient the rubber hose with no slack to prevent sluggish drainage, and how to attach the dishwasher drain hose to the air gap housing. Also appreciate your clarification in the comments explaining the drain hose "adapter" which can be cut down to fit 5/8" - that's not in the Bosch manual. Thank you!
I've had several friends swear that the 5/8 Milwaukee diamond Max bits can go through this cast iron easily even though technically the packaging doesn't mention them.
I just drilled a third hole through a very thick 3/16" (5mm) Kraus stainless steel sink. I used a tungsten carbide tipped hole saw in a 12v Bosch drill/driver. Used water for cooling. Took a little effort but it drilled out cleanly. To remove any burrs I used an 8" half round 'basterd cut' (fine) file. Thought I was going to have to go over it with sandpaper, but it's smooth enough. I used a 1-3/8" (35mm) hole saw. Hope this helps. It answers the questions I had and it worked well.
And watching videos such as this is the EXACT reason why I rely on the two sole items in my toolbox. A credit card and a phone. This looks like WAY too much work!
