2 ways to reduce risk of backflow into dishwasher

Plumbing · Drain Piping Materials and Problems · printed page 287 (PDF page 288)

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anchoring device
counter top
secure under counter
cross section
dishwasher drain hose
cover
chrome cap
air gap
air gap device
hose to sink trap
secure under counter or use air gap device
kitchen sink
dishwasher
may discharge into garbage disposer or trap
trap

Generated explanation

The illustration shows two ways to reduce the risk of backflow into a dishwasher connected to a kitchen sink drainage system. One enlarged cross section shows the dishwasher drain hose looped high and secured beneath the countertop with an anchoring device. The other shows a countertop-mounted air gap device with a chrome cap, a dishwasher hose connection, and a separate hose leading toward the sink trap. The main view shows the dishwasher beside a kitchen sink with a garbage disposer and trap, with solid and dashed piping indicating alternative discharge connections into the disposer or trap.

Components

dishwasher dishwasher drain hose drain hose anchoring device air gap device chrome cap hose to sink trap countertop kitchen sink sink faucet garbage disposer sink trap drain piping

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chrome

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2 ways to reduce risk of backflow into dishwasher

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The illustration shows a dishwasher beside a kitchen sink with a garbage disposer and drain trap, with two methods of reducing drain-water backflow into the dishwasher. The left enlarged cross section shows the dishwashe