Sounds about right. It basically comes down to saving money vs no-one to pass the buck too when it leaks.

chevrolux:

Sounds like you know what to do, just get it done. Because good luck getting a plumber for the next month!

Our dishwasher outlet hose is sealed where it joins the sink outlet fitting.

Is yours open?

Our dishwasher is connected above the sink trap. As far as I know (not a plumber) the purpose of the trap is to prevent ‘bad air’ coming back up from the waste system. So it only needs to be positioned to achieve that.

Rather than a standpipe like you have, our connection uses a spigot on the drain of the sink which the dishwasher hose fits on to (as per k1w1k1d’s post above). Your installation would need to have 2 spigots for your 2 dish drawers. The hoses probably still need to rise above the level of the top of the appliance to prevent siphoning during operation (consult installation manual).

If the horizontal part of your current plumbing doesn’t have enough fall in it that will allow water to sit in it and become smelly.

So if you need to get a plumber in to do things properly I would encourage you to look at doing away with the standpipe altogether.

k1w1k1d:

 

Our dishwasher outlet hose is sealed where it joins the sink outlet fitting.

 

Is yours open?

 

Yes, its open. We have dishwasher, then a row (well column really) of 4 drawers, then the sink / insinkerator / s-bend. So bit of a distance problem.

Dingbatt: Your installation would need to have 2 spigots for your 2 dish drawers. The hoses probably still need to rise above the level of the top of the appliance to prevent siphoning during operation (consult installation manual).

Dingbatt:

 

Our dishwasher is connected above the sink trap. As far as I know (not a plumber) the purpose of the trap is to prevent ‘bad air’ coming back up from the waste system. So it only needs to be positioned to achieve that.

 

Rather than a standpipe like you have, our connection uses a spigot on the drain of the sink which the dishwasher hose fits on to (as per k1w1k1d’s post above). Your installation would need to have 2 spigots for your 2 dish drawers. The hoses probably still need to rise above the level of the top of the appliance to prevent siphoning during operation (consult installation manual).

 

If the horizontal part of your current plumbing doesn’t have enough fall in it that will allow water to sit in it and become smelly.

 

So if you need to get a plumber in to do things properly I would encourage you to look at doing away with the standpipe altogether.

 

 

 

As per above really, bit of a gap between the two.

Might get it done properly at some point, but am going for either just trying to seal it better or adding the u / s-bend i.e. try the cheap option first.

As per above really, bit of a gap between the two.

Might get it done properly at some point, but am going for either just trying to seal it better or adding the u / s-bend i.e. try the cheap option first.