Since this connection is going to be metal to metal with out any rubber washers or anything I am going to wrap some teflon tape around the threads to help prevent any possible leaks. Next there should be a 90 degree fitting that comes with the dishwasher supply hose that must be attached to the bottom of the dishwasher. Depending on how high the counter top is to your dishwasher will determine how high or low the feet will need to be adjusted. I am going to do this by loosening up all of the feet, then I'm going to toss the crate and tighten all the feet back down. Electricity is no joke use extreme caution.įirst thing that I am going to due is flip the dishwasher upside down and remove the wooden crate that it was delivered with. These 2 steps are very crucial when removing the old dishwasher failure check these two steps could flood your house or shock the crap out of you or even cause death. WARNING ! Before you even start doing anything make certain that the hot water is turned off to the supply and that the breaker to the dishwasher is secured. Here is a snapshot of the dishwasher that I am going to be showing you how to install. You're going to need two types of hoses, a supply hose and a drain hose as shown below, there are many different types of supply and drain hoses that could be used to install the dishwasher but these are the ones that I am going to be using. Below is a picture of where we are going to put the new dishwasher.

Most newer homes and apartment have a direct plug in connection for the electric so more than likely you wont have to follow my last few steps in hooking up the electric.

The dishwasher I am going to be installing will be a GE type model, and I will be connecting the electric by means of 'hot wiring'. Tampa Bay Handyman is back again to show you how to install a dishwasher.

How to install a dishwasher