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Waste pipe solution for installing both a dishwasher and a washing machine
I have seen a lot of posts about how to plumb in both a dishwasher and a washing machine, before and after the sink trap.
What is stopping me installing the following: 1. a simple shallow bottle trap underneath the sink to make use of the cupboard space http://tinyurl.com/jubtf 2. the 2 appliance waste pipe connect after the trap using http://tinyurl.com/jn25n 3. a running trap is then installed down the run, to potentially stop drain smells coming out of the appliances http://tinyurl.com/geiz Would you actually need the trap below the sink if I have a running trap further down the run? |
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Waste pipe solution for installing both a dishwasher and a washing machine
Cordless Crazy wrote:
I have seen a lot of posts about how to plumb in both a dishwasher and a washing machine, before and after the sink trap. What is stopping me installing the following: 1. a simple shallow bottle trap underneath the sink to make use of the cupboard space http://tinyurl.com/jubtf 2. the 2 appliance waste pipe connect after the trap using http://tinyurl.com/jn25n 3. a running trap is then installed down the run, to potentially stop drain smells coming out of the appliances http://tinyurl.com/geiz Would you actually need the trap below the sink if I have a running trap further down the run? All you need is one of these http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/430-465 to replace your old trap - wickes (or is it B&Q WH) sell them - you connect the WM to one and the Dishwasher to the other (using hose clips) - to stop smells / one draining into the other - you make sure that the WM / Dishwasher tubes are looped over a high point (above the level of the plug hole) - there should be a diagram on the packet of what to do Jon |
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Did not know they made these. Shame sodding Screwfix or BES (the two websites I checked and expected to have) do not sell them! Solves the problem easily. |
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Waste pipe solution for installing both a dishwasher and a washing machine
1. a simple shallow bottle trap underneath the sink to make use of the
cupboard space http://tinyurl.com/jubtf Building regulations require for a kitchen sink a minimum diameter of 40mm and a seal depth of 75mm. This trap has the diameter, but only 38mm seal. However, you could argue that your downstream trap meets your requirements, provided it has a 75mm seal. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...08026&id=48341 Has a 76mm seal and would meet building regs even without a downstream trap. Would you actually need the trap below the sink if I have a running trap further down the run? Technically not, but it would stop dishwasher/washing machine smells coming out of the sink. Personally, I don't bother with all that. Washing machine/dishwasher get their own traps with standpipes. Sink gets its own trap. Wastes are T'ed together after the traps with no shared traps until you get underground. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...08026&id=18640 With this method you don't get one appliance's smells coming out of the other. Christian. |
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