Another Air Gap Question...

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Jason C.

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I successfully installed a new kitchen faucet today, and for good measure replaced the airgap.

I thought I had done everything right but when I ran the dishwasher, during the rinse cycle water started pouring out of the gap vent. I could see that some water was properly draining into the disposer, however. But there was enough water coming up through the vent cap to make a mess. The water was hot and clean.

Below the sink, the air gap has one stem going straight down which I connected with the existing hose to the disposer and a second stem coming off at an angle which I connected to smaller line running to the dishwasher.

Any suggestions as to the cause? Thanks in advance for your help.
 

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The most likely reasons are that you either bent the hose to the disposer, or the new air gap is longer so the hose to the disposer has a dip in it.
 

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Still leaking

I carefully checked the hoses, no kinks. I even realigned the hoses slightly to minimize any bends from the gap to the disposer. It is still backing up through the vent. I then went and fished out the old air gap from the trash and reinstalled that model figuring going back to the way it was before would do it, or maybe I just had a bad product. Still, the water backed up.

Time to call a professional - too bad something silly like this is the reason I call a plumber. If he laughs his a-- off at me, I'll deserve it. I'm about to turn my toolbox in.
 
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