Dishwasher Plumbing Hookup

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2014
  • Here is a link to my dishwasher play list: • Dishwasher Installation
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    Shannon from www.house-improvements.com gives a followup to the previous dishwasher installation video. Your feedback told us that we needed to give more detail on the plumbing hookup under the sink. Thanks for your feedback. Video © 2014 SKS Media.
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Комментарии • 166

  • @GunsHarleysUSA
    @GunsHarleysUSA 10 лет назад +3

    Shannon, your videos are always so well explained, thanks for taking the time to produce them.......

  • @MaryhappyBueckert
    @MaryhappyBueckert 6 лет назад +2

    Great work Shannon, I appreciate your videos,especially because I don't have to filter through a 45 minute video to find pertinent info.

  • @dosam_6146
    @dosam_6146 Год назад

    As always I have to watch about four videos that are duds before I get to the perfect one that makes sense. It was worth it! Thank you for taking the time to precisely and clearly explain how to do this. Now I feel I have the knowledge to do most of the work to retrofit a new dishwasher on my own. I’m on a tight budget and if I didn’t do a lot of the work myself I never would’ve been able to afford it. Thank you!

  • @ds99
    @ds99 10 лет назад +1

    I like the 2 clamp idea. Great tip! Thanks Shannon.

  • @ALayne08
    @ALayne08 10 лет назад +1

    I've been looking for a video showing a dishwasher installation like this for 8 yrs. Thank you for the much needed help.

    • @Southpaw07
      @Southpaw07 3 года назад

      8 years? where have you been looking :)

  • @nailasch2187
    @nailasch2187 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks for sharing and keeping it simple without semantics.

  • @gendo1
    @gendo1 8 лет назад +2

    Thanks for this video, while a simple process I've been looking for something exactly like this now for a long time.
    Also I sell those connections at a hardware store and agree 100% "If they don't know what it is they shouldn't be selling it"

  • @tjinnes
    @tjinnes 3 года назад

    I have watched a couple of your videos and learned a lot. You do a good job of explaining and showing clearly. Thanks.

  • @Kentacus
    @Kentacus 5 лет назад +3

    Best Shannon line yet “or they should know or they shouldn’t be selling it.” With great hidden animosity... lol

  • @scottdisney5096
    @scottdisney5096 7 лет назад +3

    I have watched a lot of videos on RUclips you by far are the best at showing what to do. Keep up the good work!!

  • @markancheta4432
    @markancheta4432 10 лет назад +10

    Shannon's the man with the house improving plan.

  • @jasonlittleton79
    @jasonlittleton79 Год назад

    Great video and thank u for showing this with the cabinet out of the way bc all the other videos on here has everyone either ffwding through the hookup part of the video or it's dark under a cabinet and u couldn't tell. I can tell u actually put some thought into ur subscribers actually being able to understand the content and for that reason I actually did subscribe and liked it. Thanks alot for all ur information! I will be checking out more of your videos in the future. Keep up the good work !

  • @duncan359
    @duncan359 6 лет назад +1

    great video, I just bought a dishwasher and my house never had one. this helps alot.

  • @lakmalasia
    @lakmalasia 6 лет назад +4

    Thanks a lot for uploading this video. This is a very helpful posting.

  • @tonyaddy7825
    @tonyaddy7825 3 года назад

    Great Video !! finally found a video showing sperate sink drain lines !! retro the kitchen plumbing to setup dishwasher hook up .

  • @100equus
    @100equus 6 лет назад +1

    Just what I needed. Thanks!

  • @champhf
    @champhf 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks to your videos i was able to install a Dishwasher by myself... the contractor wanted $500 to install the very same dishwasher.... my wife told me to write this review and say thank you sir. lol

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks for watching, glad things worked out well and you saved some$$

  • @rockinrana7652
    @rockinrana7652 Год назад

    Great video! I am looking forward to installing a dishwasher in my home. Thanks for sharing!

  • @JanetDiaz6152
    @JanetDiaz6152 10 лет назад +1

    Thank you for the video, all vids . I learned a lot . Thanks

  • @darylc603
    @darylc603 4 года назад +2

    Very clear instructions. Thanks

  • @y2k704
    @y2k704 4 года назад

    thanks a million Shannon, this video was very helpful, all the best

  • @guydesnoyers8417
    @guydesnoyers8417 2 года назад

    When I search for something on YT and I see a Shannon video, I know I'm going to understand it 🙂

  • @bakabaka2061
    @bakabaka2061 6 лет назад +11

    You missed one thing... The drain line has to be placed higher than the drain trap. Some sinks don't drain fast and back up so if your drain line is not as high as the sink the backed up water can go into the dishwasher.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  6 лет назад +5

      Yes you are correct,that line is usually drilled through the cabinet gable as high as possible to stay higher than the sink drain.

  • @ronlal652
    @ronlal652 4 года назад

    very informative,well presented,A plus job explaining this,thanks

  • @alanmerritt3005
    @alanmerritt3005 4 года назад +1

    Clear, straightforward and very well explained. Thanks so much, it made my job so much easier knowing what went and why .... Definitely a "go to" video.

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    • @christiantimothy1988
      @christiantimothy1988 2 года назад

      @Sullivan Travis glad I could help =)

  • @imhimDHP
    @imhimDHP 2 года назад

    Your videos never fail me! Thanks man

  • @JM-lw3nx
    @JM-lw3nx 5 лет назад +1

    thank you!!

  • @iskiwaggs
    @iskiwaggs Год назад

    Exactly the information that I was looking for. Thanks.

  • @dannymerax9315
    @dannymerax9315 8 лет назад +1

    good video, thanks you sir.

  • @user-yy4pm9nv1f
    @user-yy4pm9nv1f 9 месяцев назад

    Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @smoothwalker74
    @smoothwalker74 2 года назад

    Thank you. Great video

  • @alpha-bk3od
    @alpha-bk3od 4 года назад

    Nice clean and simple , best video out there for DIY guys , thank you

  • @microorganisms1
    @microorganisms1 6 лет назад +1

    thanks, that help me very much

  • @peterlindsay3099
    @peterlindsay3099 Год назад

    great video, thanks

  • @elgarfio4186
    @elgarfio4186 2 года назад

    Well explained, thanks so much 🙏

  • @fredwaldoch6678
    @fredwaldoch6678 6 лет назад

    Where do I cut holes in cabinet for dishwash water lines

  • @bryanalexander3391
    @bryanalexander3391 10 лет назад

    must be in Ontario, as Canadian plumbing code requires a mechanical shock arrester on all dishwashers and washers. We in B.C would use a running trap so no 2 ptraps , and no change in direction till it 100mm above flood level rim. Line clean out is missing.

  • @lmogden1
    @lmogden1 10 лет назад +1

    great video

  • @HarrisWaterandSewer
    @HarrisWaterandSewer 3 года назад

    This is a good one! Thanks!

  • @d.bartholomew50
    @d.bartholomew50 9 лет назад +1

    Got it! Thank you... again.

  • @xngdestini
    @xngdestini 10 лет назад +1

    Great vid

  • @enriquebermudez1684
    @enriquebermudez1684 2 года назад

    You are the man. Thanks!

  • @89clavos
    @89clavos 2 года назад

    very helpful thank you

  • @sc000ter000
    @sc000ter000 11 месяцев назад

    This guy is great.

  • @ggeorges1501
    @ggeorges1501 5 лет назад +7

    This dude is the best on youtube , everything perfect and well explained ..

  • @andyargueta6948
    @andyargueta6948 2 года назад

    Good video, 👍

  • @jose-manuelduran9646
    @jose-manuelduran9646 2 года назад

    Thnks for The video … helpful !!!!

  • @caseyjohns1170
    @caseyjohns1170 9 лет назад +4

    Thanks for your DIY videos, Shannon! It is very helpful to see someone else do the job, first, and in slow motion, with detailed explanations.
    ...
    For connecting the dishwasher's drain hose to the house DWV system, I recommend the following terminology:
    Instead of saying "connect before" say "connect upstream", as in "...connect the dishwasher's drain pipe upstream of the trap...".
    Instead of saying "connect after", say "connect downstream", as in "...do NOT connect the dishwasher's drain pipe downstream of the trap...".
    This is based on the concept that in the house drain pipes, water flows like a river, according to gravity, in one direction. And that direction is always down-hill or down-stream.
    ...
    Does that clarify the situation? Can anyone else suggest other descriptive words?

  • @sladelefty
    @sladelefty 4 года назад +1

    You need either an air gap fitting or the drain line has to loop above the sink flood level

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  4 года назад +2

      Yes raise the drain hose as high as you can to underside of counter top.

  • @Southpaw07
    @Southpaw07 3 года назад

    TY Shannon, I am upgrading my kitchen and will be replacing all valves and dishwasher . Any gocha's using 2 ended shut off valve as apposed to daisy chain 2 shutoff valves?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  3 года назад

      if you only use one and you have the dishwasher and the hot water tap for sink on that same line then obviously both are not working if you have to shut the valve for maintenance.

  • @danieldevlin1588
    @danieldevlin1588 6 лет назад +1

    Very helpful for an all thumbs guy like me.

  • @johngraham5545
    @johngraham5545 7 лет назад +1

    great video, now I can fix my drain problem,When the waste disposal would run, crap would come up through the left drain,made the little misses mad,,Happy woman,happy wife,a lazy husband causes strife???

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  7 лет назад

      Hmm, place the drain plug in it? Not sure why you have this problem. Please ask your question and post a picture of the plumbing under your sink on my forum. www.house-improvements.com/forums/

  • @pamelachampion7920
    @pamelachampion7920 8 лет назад

    If my dishwasher is going on a back wall but my sink is on a side wall, will longer supply lines and drain tubes work ... turning a corner?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  8 лет назад

      +Pamela Champion Yes as long as you can get them there through the cabinets or under the floor.

  • @jaimedavila2999
    @jaimedavila2999 11 месяцев назад

    99% perfect thank you

  • @slipper409
    @slipper409 4 года назад

    I put my drain after my p trap. I have issues with water in the bottom of my dishwasher. I am on my way to buy the part to right my wrong.

  • @alexs8148
    @alexs8148 6 лет назад

    Just clicked on this and thought you were the guy on the tv gold rush lol anyways good video thank you

  • @Lilfabo124
    @Lilfabo124 3 года назад

    Hi Great video, just one question
    Am renovating my house
    And my plumber install a hot water pipe behind the dishwasher think it’s just for the dishwasher the old kitchen is ripped out but the old plumber work is still there
    I don’t know is this right

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  3 года назад

      It could work if there is still room to install the dishwasher . I would also prefer to have it accessible somewhere with a shut off valve.

  • @chiefwarhorse72
    @chiefwarhorse72 5 лет назад

    What about the air vent?

  • @keithlong2788
    @keithlong2788 4 года назад

    I'm installing a dishwasher two cabinets away from the sink. we decided this worked best for us. I do not want to run supply and drain hose through the cabinets to the sink or under them in case of problems. If i go straight through the floor where dishwasher is mounted i can tie in to the main sink drain about 4-5 away from the basement. My guess is i would have to make a trap. Should the trap be lower, even or higher than the main drain line? I will tee off my hot water line which is nearby as well up through floor.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  4 года назад

      Yes you need a trap. It is best if the actual trap is not above the horizontal drain line you are tiling into.

  • @onthespiral4054
    @onthespiral4054 7 месяцев назад +1

    3:09 Draining the dishwasher start

  • @bigpardner
    @bigpardner 5 лет назад

    What is the long, black pipe coming down the wall; a vent pipe? Where and how does it begin?Also, wouldn't it be OK to drain the DW below the trap(s) if there was plenty of air venting above the drain inlet such that no suction would be applied to water in the trap(s)?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  5 лет назад

      Please use my forum for questions. www.house-improvements.com/forums/

  • @deebee9751
    @deebee9751 Год назад

    Thank you Shannon. Well said and great detail on the installation bro :)

  • @pedrobisono747
    @pedrobisono747 3 месяца назад

    how do you hook up the hot water to the faucet if the washer machine has the line

  • @geojor
    @geojor 9 лет назад

    does a toilet need a vent pipe? thanks...

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  9 лет назад

      Yes. For more information please post your question on my forum.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

  • @busybooklover
    @busybooklover 10 месяцев назад

    Would be helpful to see garbage disposal hookups too as there is more to consider under my sink and have to correct improper hookups.

  • @jaimedavila2999
    @jaimedavila2999 11 месяцев назад

    What about the high loop

  • @christopherejankins
    @christopherejankins 5 лет назад +1

    How are you getting hot water to your sink now?

  • @ryanyar
    @ryanyar 3 года назад

    Strange don't have a p trap under my sink any idea why a new build would be missing that? Should I put one in?

  • @JEEPERSCREEPERSBEEPERS
    @JEEPERSCREEPERSBEEPERS 2 года назад

    Omg the rental house I’m in doesn’t have that T for my hot water into the dishwasher. I have to choose between having hot water in the sink or water in the dishwasher

  • @darkstarrzgirl
    @darkstarrzgirl 9 лет назад +1

    thank you! its so clear now :)

  • @gustavosh.5147
    @gustavosh.5147 2 года назад

    Thanks for the demo. I wonder why my dishwasher leaks from the top of the sink. I have a spot for soap dispenser on top of the sink, but my dishwasher dump the water out of it and I'm constantly had to pick all the water back inside the sink. I wonder why this backflow

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  2 года назад

      You may have a "air gap" fitting up there under the sink that is defective.

    • @gustavosh.5147
      @gustavosh.5147 2 года назад

      @@HouseImprovements i guess.
      I looked and saw that it is connected to the disposal drainage. I wonder why this air gap though.
      Anyway, thanks for the feedback

  • @user-ec7jv9mk7i
    @user-ec7jv9mk7i 7 месяцев назад

    How do you hook the faucet up?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  6 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/p/PLh0KqGKtX4oXU5ZuXO1ucatgPligEyDl9

  • @darrenw.5237
    @darrenw.5237 Год назад

    HI shannon, I have a question for you. I don't think you mentioned in the video. When running the drainline from dishwasher is it necessary to run the drain line up high to create a high loop and then it can be run back down to the connection on the sink drain upstream of the P trap? Iv'e read and seen in other videos where they say the highloop in the drain is necessary even though they usually loop it on the side of dishwasher from manufacturer.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  Год назад +1

      Yes a high loop is needed.

    • @darrenw.5237
      @darrenw.5237 Год назад

      @@HouseImprovements Thanks for your response. Much appreciated. Always enjoy your videos.

  • @youtubeaholic2154
    @youtubeaholic2154 5 лет назад

    I have never seen this type of setup before. The dishwasher is either connected to the garbage disposal or a compression tee to the sink drain. I'm not saying this is wrong btw...

  • @dnomyarnostaw
    @dnomyarnostaw 4 года назад

    A bit old in 2020. We could do with an updated version. Dishwasher connections are way more sophisticated now.

  • @benharris4795
    @benharris4795 8 лет назад +4

    cheers for helping me go out of business man...

  • @dashippo
    @dashippo Год назад

    If you're using the hot water pipe for the dishwasher where is the hot water for the sink come from?

  • @dynamoeffekt
    @dynamoeffekt 9 лет назад

    What is the name of that nipple that goes on the wye fitting? Reducer, nipple?

  • @olia1823
    @olia1823 9 лет назад

    What is e 25

  • @jamessommer6231
    @jamessommer6231 Год назад

    should there be a hammer arrester ?

  • @fieldie
    @fieldie Год назад

    QUESTION... I see you took your water supply from the Hot water pipe, shouldn't it be hooked up to the Cold water pipe? Every other video I've seen they get the water supply from the Cold pipe..?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  Год назад

      I have only ever seen them ask to be hooked to hot water .

  • @rickroberts9182
    @rickroberts9182 8 лет назад

    The problem here is that everyone shows hooking the supply line up to an existing water supply with the dishwasher hookup ready to go. In this case, I can see the hookup for the dishwasher but not for the faucet. In other videos, they have the faucet already connected and the dishwasher is a replacement from an old unit, so the water supply is ready to go. I am installing into an already completed sink and cabinet where there is no previous dishwasher hookup and only the faucet shut-off. I was hoping to get some information on dealing with that scenario. I've viewed many videos and no one deals with that.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  8 лет назад

      +Rick Roberts I have a video showing adding a water line to the fridge ice maker . You can buy the same type of kit to do a dishwasher ,so this may help you. ruclips.net/video/DLzuZiL6m1o/видео.html

    • @rickroberts9182
      @rickroberts9182 8 лет назад +1

      Thanks for your response. I found a fitting that allowed me to connect both dishwasher and faucet to the same shut off valve. It is a simple screw in "T" fitting and worked beautifully.
      Thanks again.

    • @demis4228
      @demis4228 5 лет назад

      @@rickroberts9182 Just searched the comments to find someone with my same issue! Thanks for being descriptive with your fix!

  • @bobsterbambino2830
    @bobsterbambino2830 7 лет назад

    Is it better to run your dishwasher drain through a Tee wye like that or through your garbage disposal?

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  7 лет назад +1

      It does not need to go through disposal, if it was any benefit then you would have to run the disposal at the same time the dishwasher was running.

  • @SalteeChick
    @SalteeChick 3 года назад +1

    Clear to the point of contact, but nothing showing the connections to the dishwasher.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  3 года назад

      Right at the beginning of the video I mention we have two other videos that show the dishwasher .

  • @elizabreu23
    @elizabreu23 Год назад

    If you are connecting the dishwasher to the hot water line, where will the sink be connected to have hot water? I don’t see a splitter or anything 🤔

    • @michaelmcgee4209
      @michaelmcgee4209 Год назад +1

      U add a double outlet valve..most come with a 90 degree or a straight through but they also have a double that has a 90 and a straight through on same shut off.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  Год назад

      In this video at about the 1:50 mark I indicate that there is a T. straight up from that T is the dishwasher valve connection and straight back towards the wall from that T is another copper line (harder to see) headed to a second valve for the sink line hook up. This is just one way to do it.

    • @elizabreu23
      @elizabreu23 Год назад

      @@michaelmcgee4209 Thank you for your reply. I will be looking them up at Home Depot.

  • @garycramer3768
    @garycramer3768 2 года назад

    And then we add a disposal unit to the system !!

  • @rodneybooth8059
    @rodneybooth8059 Год назад

    What about air gap

  • @inthecarwithchar6623
    @inthecarwithchar6623 8 лет назад

    Don't hook drain line into dishwasher disposal. It always ends up flowing back in with food particles. Personal experience.

    • @MichaelWilliams-ph8ot
      @MichaelWilliams-ph8ot 8 лет назад

      +The CopperCorner, rings and things. Thats because you didn't wind the drain tube so that the water can only drain in and not be able to dribble back into the dishwasher.

  • @Jon440x
    @Jon440x Год назад

    Save me again Shannon!

  • @Vera-xu3xw
    @Vera-xu3xw 5 лет назад

    Funny my radiator on my car is fine with 1 hose clamp an it gets hot an is under pressure.
    No air vent an who would run copper pipe that high in the middle of the floor? Lol
    Great video of what not to do.

  • @vnyeu
    @vnyeu 4 года назад

    You are totally dont think when p trap block. Water from the sink will flood out of dishwasher. To prevent it happen you must raise the dishwasher hose up high to level up with level of the sink surface to prevent it. It is very important that you missing or forget.

    • @HouseImprovements
      @HouseImprovements  4 года назад

      You are correct a high loop in the drain line is a must.

  • @changenoways9555
    @changenoways9555 2 года назад

    Video starts at 1:25

  • @Brain_quench
    @Brain_quench 3 года назад

    Better than "This old house."

  • @MichaelWilliams-ph8ot
    @MichaelWilliams-ph8ot 8 лет назад

    Should have mentioned that almost all dishwashers on the market are designed for 3/8 water lines. So you would need to either already have 3/8 plumbing or have a plumber come out and either reduce or replace the existing water lines. Also to mention, that Pex water lines will not connect to any of these dishwashers unless you buy a shark bite fitting that reduces down to 3/8s. Also if you hook up a dishwasher to a brand new garbage disposal ( rather than hooking the drain of the dishwasher to the main drain via a spicket) make sure to pop out the plastic block inside the garbage disposal. If you dont, the dishwasher will not drain.

    • @antoniob3941
      @antoniob3941 6 лет назад

      Michael Williams
      Dude, u just need a 3/8 stop. lol. All fixture supplies have to be 1/2 minimum by code. Supply lines are usually 3/8 so you use a 3/8 stop

  • @wiltonsmith3397
    @wiltonsmith3397 3 года назад

    “Upstream of the P-trap.”

  • @somebody2906
    @somebody2906 4 года назад +1

    Vents to low.

  • @antoniob3941
    @antoniob3941 6 лет назад

    All water supplies need backflow prevention to protect the potable water in the distribution system. Most homes do not use vacuum breakers so there's an air gap on fixtures. An air gap is where the fixture spout is above the floor level rim like a faucet being higher than the sink. A dishwasher should also have an air gap bcuz grey water can back up into the dishwasher causing illness and can contaminate the water in the distribution system. Look up dishwasher air gap and protect your family

  • @1985Satisfaction
    @1985Satisfaction 5 лет назад +1

    Your vent is too low, 6 inches above flood rim, and you forgot to mention the air gap requirement

    • @tg-bh2up
      @tg-bh2up 4 года назад +1

      too bad you did not explain your comment fully so that viewers could understand what you mean by the vent and air gap.

    • @1985Satisfaction
      @1985Satisfaction 4 года назад +1

      @@tg-bh2up I'll gladly explain;
      Flood rim is defined as the height at which a plumbing fixture or appurtenance will over flow outside the fixtures when filled with water, such as overflowing a kitchen sink or a toilet. The UPC and the IPC (the most common plumbing codes in America) require that a fixtures vent, the pipe that allows airflow into the drain and removes sewer gas, do not turn for a change of direction until that vent pipe is at least 6 inches above the flood rim. So if the flood rim on a kitchen sink is 36 inches your vent pipe must extend AT LEAST 6 inches higher than that before making a 90 degree turn. This is to prevent the vent getting stopped up on the horizontal should the line ever clog.
      The air gap is a part that sits on the top of the sink with a chrome, brushed nickle or what have you top that goes through the counter top and extrnds to under the sink. You hook your dishwasher discharge, usually an opaque smaller pipe, to one side then a 5/8 or 7/8 ID rubber hose to either your disposal or your flanged washer tail piece. The purpose of this is two fold. One is it creates a physical separation between the water that sits in the p trap, or black water, and the water coming from the dishwasher when the unit is pumping or resting. The second reason is incase the drain gets clogged it will spray water from the air gap into the sink. These both help prevent contamination of your dishes with what is essentially sewage.
      Hope that helps.

    • @matthewnichols6547
      @matthewnichols6547 3 года назад +1

      Can you put that into easier terms?

    • @1985Satisfaction
      @1985Satisfaction 3 года назад

      @@matthewnichols6547 which part? There is a very detailed explanation in the additional comments here so clarify for me what you mean

    • @LibertyDIY
      @LibertyDIY 3 года назад

      Air gap is a fancier version of the "high loop". The high loop is the way the dishwasher drain is routed to prevent nasty drain water from siphoning back into your dishwasher.

  • @bzavala1
    @bzavala1 6 лет назад

    I thought the dishwasher water line to be connected to the cold water?

    • @antoniob3941
      @antoniob3941 6 лет назад

      bzavala1 no. always to the hot

    • @zzz7zzz9
      @zzz7zzz9 2 года назад

      Cold? You dishes would never get clean then.

  • @MySpace662
    @MySpace662 6 лет назад

    A single trap should suffice.

    • @mrdeadly99
      @mrdeadly99 6 лет назад

      the second trap is probably because there is or will be a two sink system above.

    • @MySpace662
      @MySpace662 6 лет назад

      A two sink system that close still needs a single trap.