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Connect Dishwasher Drain Hose to Air Gap

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Do I Need A Dishwasher Air Gap?...My States Plumbing Code says YES!!

What happens here

Locate the existing dishwasher drain hose, typically connected to the garbage disposal. Disconnect it from the disposal. The air gap's inlet barb is smaller than the disposal connection, so the existing drain hose might need to be trimmed. Use a pipe cutter (like a Ridgid PC-1250) to cut off the flared end of the dishwasher drain hose to get a clean, smaller opening that fits snugly onto the air gap's inlet barb. Clean any debris from the cut end. Slide a new hose clamp onto the trimmed hose, then push the hose firmly onto the smaller inlet barb of the air gap. Secure it by tightening the hose clamp with a 6-in-1 screwdriver.

Goal: This step focuses on modifying and connecting the existing dishwasher drain hose to the smaller inlet of the installed air gap.

Tools and materials

  • 6-in-1 Screwdriver
  • Dishwasher Drain Hose
  • Hose Clamp
  • Pipe Cutter Ridgid PC-1250

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you're going to get a clog every time. So then we'll just go back on here. So now we've got this to where it slopes pretty good. And we're just going to give this a tighten up. And we'll test it. So that's good. That's tightened up. And let's run some water. Put some water through the dishwasher. All right. That's draining good. You can hear the water draining through there. There's no leaks anywhere. And so that looks good to rock and roll, man. So if you've ever wondered what this thing was or what it does, and why you can really hear some water running through it when your dishwasher runs, well, that's because it's connected to the drain. It's actually providing an air gap break from the water where this can kind of vent. And it also will prevent backup from going back into your dishwasher. All right, folks. So that's how you install a manufactured air gap for your dishwasher. If you get a home inspection done and they say, hey, you need this hooked up. Well, now you know a lot of times a home is already going to come with it. You buy something new. It's already there. Once in a while somebody doesn't put one in. They put in what's called a high loop. We'll discuss that at a further video. And I'll also go maybe a little more in depth on the air gap on a different video. I really hope you guys enjoy the content. If this helps you, please click that like button. Subscribe to the channel. We'd love to have you keep coming back. Check us out over on Facebook. We're trying to do good things and helping everybody on every platform we can. Thank you very much and we'll see you again real soon.

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