tnichols
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Hello All,
I just purchased a new 18" GE dishwasher to put in a very small kitchen. The only place I could squeeze it in is next to a stove, a corner cabinet, and then the sink. I laid out a hose to get the accurate length for installation of the dishwasher. From the disposal, over cabinet (high loop), around the corner cabinet, behind the stove, to the dishwasher is 12 feet. But the GE dishwasher installation manual says not to exceed 10 feet. Should I worry about this? The manual says the dishwasher will not drain properly if the drain hose is more than 10'.
I did notice that the Bosch 18" dishwasher allows a 12' (150") drain line. Maybe I should cancel my GE order and go with the Bosch?
One other thought was to install a Air Gap (not required in my area). The run to the Air Gap would be about 10'. Then there would be a 2' down hill run to the disposal. Would this save me 2' or would the line from the Air Gap to the disposal still need to be counted?
I do have a basement and could run a separate drain line, but that is a lot of extra work.
This is the model I put on order:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PDW1800NWW
This is the installation manual:
http://products.geappliances.com/Ma...er?RequestType=PDF&Name=08C_2514 31_30242.pdf
Thanks,
I just purchased a new 18" GE dishwasher to put in a very small kitchen. The only place I could squeeze it in is next to a stove, a corner cabinet, and then the sink. I laid out a hose to get the accurate length for installation of the dishwasher. From the disposal, over cabinet (high loop), around the corner cabinet, behind the stove, to the dishwasher is 12 feet. But the GE dishwasher installation manual says not to exceed 10 feet. Should I worry about this? The manual says the dishwasher will not drain properly if the drain hose is more than 10'.
I did notice that the Bosch 18" dishwasher allows a 12' (150") drain line. Maybe I should cancel my GE order and go with the Bosch?
One other thought was to install a Air Gap (not required in my area). The run to the Air Gap would be about 10'. Then there would be a 2' down hill run to the disposal. Would this save me 2' or would the line from the Air Gap to the disposal still need to be counted?
I do have a basement and could run a separate drain line, but that is a lot of extra work.
This is the model I put on order:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PDW1800NWW
This is the installation manual:
http://products.geappliances.com/Ma...er?RequestType=PDF&Name=08C_2514 31_30242.pdf
Thanks,
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