Installing water filter, need to use the air gap.

[melarue]

Hi Everyone,

I'm installing a water filter under the kitchen sink and the only hole in the sink I can use for the water fountain is the air gap for the dishwasher. Is there a proper way to bypass the air gap?

thx
Madison

 

[MACPLUMB]

NO THERE IS NOT THE AIR GAP IS REQUIRED BY THE PLUMBING CODE TO PROTECT YOU AND FAMILY FROM DIRTY BACK-FLOW IF KITCHEN SINK GETS CLOGGED UP,

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Bluebinky]

Maybe not what you were hoping for, but they make combined units.

 

[Jadziedzic]

What type of sink? It's pretty easy to make a new hole in the ledge of a stainless steel sink with a wrench-driven hole-cutting punch (assuming there's sufficient room on the ledge).

 

[Terry]

Some dishwashers like the Bosch don't use an air gap.
You can use a high loop for the discharge on the dishwasher. Go as high as you can before connecting it.
The air gap works the best.

 

[MACPLUMB]

SORRY TERRY BUT A AIR GAP IS CALIF, PLUMBING CODE NO HIGH LOOPS ALLOWED,

 

[Reach4]

Maybe not what you were hoping for, but they make combined units.

I thought that going to work for the situation, but the ones I found were for the slower drain from an RO unit rather than a dishwasher.

Melarue could consider a new kitchen faucet that uses one less hole than the current one. Here are some that mount in one hole:
http://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/...etypes=type-hole-one&function=kitchen-faucets
and these are for two holes: http://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/...tml?sort=pricehighlow&holetypes=type-hole-two

 

[Bluebinky]

I thought that going to work for the situation, but the ones I found were for the slower drain from an RO unit rather than a dishwasher. Melarue could consider a new kitchen faucet that uses one less hole than the current one.

It looks like a dual air gap+dispenser is no longer available. I did not notice that the one in the picture has only the dishwasher air gap.

What about running the drain outside to a pit?