How to connect the dishwasher yourself

Most specialists cope with installing the dishwasher a little over half an hour, taking for their work a certain amount of money. Every self-respecting host thinks: is it worth to give your money for work that you can do yourself? Perhaps not every man understands how to connect a dishwasher with his own hands. Nevertheless, there is nothing supernatural in this process. Anyone who can hold a tool in their hands is able to make a connection on their own at home.

The most simple variant of connecting such household appliances are non-stationary dishwashers. In this case, simply connect the drainage system to the common drain, and the water supply hose to the mixer, and you can start the unit. When the dirty dishes are washed, the machine can be re-packed and put off until the necessary occasion. This option is very convenient for small kitchens.

Installation of large dishwashers may require more detailed attention and skill, since their connection implies the stationary position of this type of household appliances. Independent intervention in this process may not always be successful, and take a long time. Therefore, at least, it is advisable to consult an experienced master who has specific knowledge and skills in such events.

Typically, the drainage and supply hoses of the built-in dishwasher are hidden in decorative channels under the kitchen set, and are connected to the drain pipe in the kitchen. The machine itself fits into the design of kitchen furniture.

If the owner of the house wants to connect the equipment himself, the following recommendations may be necessary.

Required tools

Installation of a dishwasher is not possible without a specific set of tools and necessary parts. In addition, that a non-professional installer must stock up a large amount of time and read instruction of this technique, it is necessary to prepare in advance the whole set of equipment for self-connection machines. This may require:

• ball valve modification;
• siphon;
• several clamps;
• provide the possibility of power supply;
• perforator and screwdriver;
• pliers;
• set of wrenches;
• several flat and cross screwdrivers;
• A strictly horizontal installation requires the use of a level.

Deviation from the horizon should not exceed more than two degrees. When buying a dishwasher, you should immediately pay attention to whether there are hoses for the connection. To connect the built-in dishwasher, it is necessary to provide a strong base to prevent it from vibrating during operation. Otherwise, there is a high probability that the equipment will quickly fail.

Any home appliances, including dishwasher of any models, has instructions for its installation and operation. It is not recommended to neglect this book. It is these step-by-step actions that should be followed when the equipment is installed. More often, such connection schemes are intuitively simple and will help to make a quality connection of household appliances.

Conditions for a kitchen set

Planning the installation of built-in kitchen appliances is necessary during the creation of a common kitchen interior. Otherwise, later, solutions may arise that require large and expensive rearrangements. However, practice shows the opposite: most people buy stationary dishwashers then, when the set has long been occupied by kitchen meters and the installation of the dishwasher turns into a real revolution.

When the connection of the overall dishwasher is carried out at the later stages of planning the kitchen interior, it should be understood that the standard size of the dishwasher is 600 mm wide. To do this, the kitchen set should be provided with a hollow cabinet in accordance with the parameters of the equipment to be installed. All the necessary holes for drainage, water supply and electrical communications should be prepared in advance.

Water supply connection

The water supply must be from the same path as the kitchen mixer. To do this, you need a hose that goes in the kit with the machine. The standard size of this hose is at least half a meter. If there is a need, it can be lengthened. But it is better to avoid such manipulations, since leaks may occur with time. Understanding the quality of water in the water pipe, it is extremely important to put filter barriers for deep water treatment before the water is supplied to the dishwasher. Financial injections for the acquisition of a water filtration system are very quickly repulsed, because the technical restoration of the dishwasher's work is much more expensive.

Also, emergency shutdown of the water supply should be provided. To do this, you need to install a ball valve. In some models of built-in dishwasher the manufacturer already provides an overhead cock. In this case, an additional installation of the valve is not required.

Very often a dishwasher needs only cold water. In some situations, the use of hot water is also permissible, as this helps to reduce the operating time of the heating elements, which will significantly reduce the energy consumption.

Drainage system (sewage system)

Through the drainage channel, waste, dirty water is drained after washing dishes. Connection of the drainage communication is made in the "tee" in the siphon, located under the sink. The installation of the drainage channel must provide for a small slope so that the water can to leave, thereby excluding the possibility of a reverse inflow of spent liquids into the dishwasher machine.

Also worth paying attention to the fact that the length of the drain channel should not be too large. Otherwise, the dishwasher pump will experience unnecessary overload, which is undesirable for its operation. The length of the drainage canal should not exceed two meters. For this, the unit must be installed as close as possible to the discharge point.

Power supply

Connecting the power of the dishwasher is not difficult. However, it is necessary to be extremely careful: to supply electric pump and engine of dishwasher A quality cable is required, the insulation of which will correspond to the expected load, without visual damage. Convincingly it is not recommended to make connections to outlets with other kitchen appliances. Such a mistake can provoke overheating and melting of the plug, sockets, power cables, dishwasher housing, other combined elements.

For the dishwasher, you need to install a separate outlet, thanks to which this technique will work. It is also not advisable to use extension cords. The socket for the appliance must be grounded, this eliminates the possibility of an electric shock when the machine is touched.