I am replacing my dishwasher. It drains into the plumbing under the sink.
The old dishwasher did not have a vacuum breaker at the sink.

What does the Uniform Plumbing Code say about installing the air gap at the
sink? Do I need one?

I tried to check with the building department but gave up after one hour of
run-arounds. These bureaucrats are pretty worthless.

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On Jun 21, 11:34 am, "Walter R." wrote:
I am replacing my dishwasher. It drains into the plumbing under the sink.
The old dishwasher did not have a vacuum breaker at the sink.

What does the Uniform Plumbing Code say about installing the air gap at the
sink? Do I need one?

I tried to check with the building department but gave up after one hour of
run-arounds. These bureaucrats are pretty worthless.

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AFAIK, whether you need one or not is a local issue. Most places
don't require it, in which case a high loop that takes the hose up to
the underside of the countertop may be used.

"Walter R." wrote in message
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I am replacing my dishwasher. It drains into the plumbing under the sink.
The old dishwasher did not have a vacuum breaker at the sink.

What does the Uniform Plumbing Code say about installing the air gap at
the sink? Do I need one?

I tried to check with the building department but gave up after one hour
of run-arounds. These bureaucrats are pretty worthless.

Local codes is the issue. If you don't have problems now, don't worry abut
it on the new one. I've never had one in 35+ years of using dishwashers and
never had a problem. YMMV