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Connect Disposal Hose to Air Gap

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

What happens here

First, take the new disposal hose (typically a 2-foot length with 7/8" ID and 1-1/4" OD). Slide a hose clamp onto one end of the disposal hose. Then, firmly push this end of the disposal hose onto the larger outlet barb of the air gap. Use a 6-in-1 screwdriver or a nut driver to tighten the hose clamp securely around the connection. The demonstrator recommends performing this connection outside the cramped under-sink area to make the process easier.

Goal: This step describes attaching a specialized disposal hose to the larger outlet of the air gap using a hose clamp, preferably before installing the air gap in the sink.

Tools and materials

  • 6-in-1 Screwdriver
  • Disposal Hose
  • Hose Clamp

What they say

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So next we're going to take the dishwasher drain off right here. Just pop that right off of there. We're going to take this off. Now you remember the other side of the air gap was smaller. So it was actually smaller than this piece. We're actually going to take this and we're going to chop some of this off. So you see I got this awesome cutter here. You see me uses before for many different things and it just comes in awesome handy once again. So I just go right here at the edge of this and I just chop that off. We're actually going to want that smaller size hole. We're going to clean that out a little bit too before we go ahead and try to put that on that air gap. Just give it a quick wipe around with some paper towel or something. And then that boy is it's going to go and it's going to pop right up in there. And I'll try to show you that as best I can. So we're going to take this. We're going to stick a worm clamp on there. Some funky angles going right now. All right. So we're going to take this and we're going to stick this right up in here. And that's in there pretty good. And then bring your hose clamp up. And I put it off to the side that way I can actually get my screwdriver in there to tighten this down.

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