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Install Air Gap in Sink Hole

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

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Carefully insert the lower threaded portion of the air gap through the pre-drilled hole in the sink deck from the top. Ensure the rubber gasket is properly seated around the base of the air gap on the sink surface. From underneath the sink, slide the plastic washer and then the plastic nut onto the threaded shaft of the air gap. Hand-tighten the nut until it's snug, ensuring the air gap is vertical and stable. Then, place the decorative metal cover over the top of the air gap on the sink surface.

Goal: This step involves positioning the assembled air gap in the designated sink hole and securing it from underneath the sink.

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And I put it off to the side that way I can actually get my screwdriver in there to tighten this down. Whoa. Tight spaces. So you don't pull the garbage disposal and you're just leaving this stuff together. It makes it a little bit difficult. Not impossible. Just you turn full on contortionist. Just make sure that's tightened down really good. It's good to go. So now we're just going to take the black hose. We're going to grab the hose clamp, stick it on to where it's facing us. That way it's easy to put together. And then we're just going to take this, put it right on here. So I had to cut this right. It might take you a couple of times, but you don't want to dip in this pipe. You actually want this pipe to slope towards this drain right here. Because if it doesn't, this is going to clog really easy. I've came out for many of these. I have unclogged. I don't even know how many. A lot. This is a very typical clog right here on an air gap. If this thing is not slow properly and doesn't drain good, you're going to get a clog every time.

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