California code compliant! How to install an airgap properly! Replace if you see water coming out of the airgap! Make sure you pop out the plug from the garbage disposal!
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!
Thanks very much. I was able to attach the air gap tube back into the sink hole myself without calling in a plumber which saved me $250. Much appreciated!
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.
I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but I'm already giving you a thumbs up and a big thank you for taking the time to shoot a video while installing an air gap
Dude I changed my garbage disposal and I guess I tugged too much on the hose when I was installing it and my airgap broke. Are there specific ones or does 1 airgap fit most situations? My house isn't old only 13 or 14 years old.
Thank you so much!! I'm so sick of being ripped off by plumbers. It is not a pleasant job but I'm prepared to try it my self. I am only able to do that because of your no nonsense video. Thank you!
So, I'm not a plumber but what you're saying is, if someone charges for their knowledge and service, you are getting ripped off? You can always get estimates from multiple plumbers. Plumbers have to charge for their services because the hardware store, butcher, mechanic, doctor, accountant, and lawyer, are all ripping off the plumbers.
I don’t rip off people, I charge accordingly. I have overhead like gas, insurance, small parts I don’t charge for plus depreciation , wear and tear on my equipment plus my skills. I am up front with my pricing for the job and will explain to my customer what I’ve done. Plus when they balk at the price, I let them know the bid is good for 72 hours and feel free to go out and get other estimates. I do encourage them to do so. If anybody will show up
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.
You added an adapter in order to connect dishwasher drain to air gap (at 4.29min.), how to find that adapter or what do you call it. I tried to find but could not figure it out. Thanks
sorry it’s only for that specific dishwasher, to reduce it to a 5/8 inch to connect to the airgap, other dishwashers you can just cut the tube down and it says on the end of the drain the type of size at the line. thanks for watching!
I jst moved into a new apt and mine was leaking suds from my actual sink without the dishwasher turned on. Every time I wash anything, the bubbles jst spills over the air gap. Maintenance came and rerouted something so it ain't happening anymore. I hope he didn't fuck it up for me...
You know what ya rarely get with looped hose? Clog at the air gap. But at least with the air gap you get to learn how to disassemble it and clean the constant clog in the air gap
What's the name of the plug used at 4:29 used to connect the hose to the smaller end of the Air Gap? My new dishwasher came with the hose but the end that goes into the air gap is too big.
@@pururmur I ended up using parts of the original old hose that connects to the smaller end of the air gap. I cut off the part that I needed and used hose clamps to attach it to my new hose. Hope that helps you.
@@imnotstupidjustslow9366 Thank you for the advice, but I didn't need an adapter. Even with such a wide end of the Bosch hose, it was securely fastened with a clamp.
you must cut the hose to the appropriate size, it should start from 1 inch to 3/4 inch to 5/8 inch. you need 5/8 inch to fit it onto the airgap. thank you for watching !
If you want to drill through a hard surface such as quartz, granite, silostone, or whatever you would need what is called a diamond tipped hole saw that goes on your drill. Be very careful with this and use a little squirt bottle of water on the surface while drilling to keep your hole saw cool. Make sure you have a pilot hole too, by maybe drilling first with a small masonry bit that drills into concrete. Then use that hole as a guide to start your hole saw. I think you can also get a guide or jig that holds your hole saw still when you drill. Hope that helps and makes sense but it can be done just take your time.
If you wish to remove your garbage disposal you will need to put in a sink basket and a drain waste pipe with a 7/8 inch tee connection, and you will still need an Airgap in case you ever have a sewage back up, don’t want that going into your dishwasher! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the excellent explanation! What type of black rubber did you used? The one my plumber used is stiff, and gets folded causing the water coming out from the air gap. He said he will need to change it for a different type.
Good job...should be code everywhere.Imagine the sink/dispose stopped up & you're forced to plunge it...you are also plunging garbage into the line headed for the DW...beyond that-when the disposer is running,it is centrifugally slinging garbage into the inlet post from the DW drain line. And one more thing-few DWs have any kind of quality drain check valve in the drain line.You're on your own w/o an air gap.Give your DW a fair chance.And feed it 140 degree(F) water.It'll love you.
@@_A_343 Yes, it will work, there are many such applications; However, in some areas, code will prescribe an air gap when it is new construction.A more sanitary installation can be achieved with one.
Great video Hector, is there another alternative to place the air intake somewhere other than on top of the counter? Maybe straight into the drain hookup underneath? I don’t have another hole on my granite counter top to accommodate that air valve. Thank man!
This is intended to dump water into the sink incase of a dishwater back up vs back into the dishwasher itself . So you need it above the counter aiming towards the sink
Hi! I just moved into an apartment and my dishwasher has the same setup in the video EXCEPT the tube from the dishwasher has a big loop in the middle before going to the garbage disposal connector. Is it still safe to use? I’m afraid to use it and have been searching through videos to check .
you might be able to just cut the tip off of the drain hose not all dishwashers are the same some come with the inserts and some require to be cut down to size, refer to your user manual, thank for watching!
Great video...took me less than 30 min. However, my neighbor had the same problem, and it took a plumber 2 hours to install. I think she got ripped off...lol
Thanks for posting this. Quick question, what is that fitting you put in the end of the dishwasher drain hose before attaching to the air gap? By reading the other comments it looks like you're recommending to simply cut the top of that hose off and clamp it directly to the air gap and just forego that fitting?
Usually dishwasher drain hoses have several sized rubber fittings on the end of the hose and you cut off the ones you don't need. Usually it's 5/8" so I don't know why they just don't standardize it.
question about 4:32 you seem to insert some kind of rubber adapter in the end of the drain hose to make it smaller before connecting to the air gap. How is that called?
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.
Do we need to remove the dishwasher when replacing the airgap i just bought a new dishwasher and it wont drain the guy told me it needs new airgap and line disposable …so do i have to remove the dishwasher again to replace them?
At 9:13 when you stuck the screwdriver in the hole when I do that to mine there’s like a solid wall on the other side and the screwdriver just bumps into it am I supposed to knock it out? Not a wall of trash it’s like a plastic plug or something.
Yes, that’s how all garbage disposals are as an option if you have a dishwasher or not. Knock it out and your dishwasher and airgap will drain properly! Thanks for watching!
Hector Tamayo do U think that plug still being in place is what’s causing the water to come up thru the air gap? I have cleaned the black hose that connects the air gap to the disposal.
Yeah after knocking it put you must stick your hand into the garbage disposal but make sure you disconnect the power to it before doing so, find the little plastic knock out and you will be good! Good day!
Some water still will make its way back in to the dishwasher at the end of the drain cycle , especially because your hose is coming from the bottom, this air gap may reduce it a little but is inevitable, and for that is not even worth it. Cost or time invested in install, cost of parts, extra hole in countertops, air gaps need to be cleaned , they sometimes get plugged …. I know over there is code but i wouldn’t if don’t have to,
California requires the airgap for dishwashers, it ensures no bacterial backflow will arise from the garbage disposal back to dishwasher, thanks for watching!
Wouldn't this be like putting a another check valve in ,seeing the dishwasher already has one built into it, to prevent water from backing into the appliance?
It is not a check valve, what is built into the dishwasher is called a high loop, a high loop does not do much to prevent any backflow from the garbage disposal, which is why the airgap was created to prevent any possible backflow, have a good day!
Captivate Films I found a picture of it. If you search Frigidaire dishwasher PDF install, it shows it on the drain hose. Although I can’t find it in any store either, it may be a part used for something other than a dishwasher that I’ll have to find.
Good job mijo. I would of cut the 7/8 hose back just a bit more with a little twist before tightening down but that’s how I do mine. I do see you didn’t run a red squeeze clamp on the 7/8 end of the Airgap. 🤨
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.
@@hectortamayo7936 where would the sewage come from? The sink only has grey water not black water. Anyway, most dishwashers get by just fine with a high loop to prevent backflow. Like 95% percent of dishwasher installations work with a high loop and not an air gap sticking up through the counter. Thank you for the video on how to install it anyway. In my opinion it's a useless part. Despite being required by code in maybe three states it is not required by code in the other 47. Hence my Hmmm.🤔 Cheers.
@@isaacislaughter worst case scenario you have a bad sewage back up and contains💩it will come up and fill up the sink therefore going into the dishwasher if you don’t have an Airgap. Just because it is not code in most states doesn’t mean it’s useless, preventative measures.
@@isaacislaughter disagree if the high loop is mis installed causes waste water backing up to dishwasher ! Have had multiple morons such as techs from Home depot come over an mis installed it , even had a master plumber do the idiotic high loop still had issue ! Was a little bit better but didn't eliminate issue
