Am I set up for a dishwasher and washing machine?

Redgie · 4 Jul 2017 at 20:45

I recently had some plumbing work done on my new house and asked the plumber to make sure I was able to connect both a dishwasher and washing machine in the coming weeks. Both items are due for delivery shortly but I've just looked under the sink and can't see two of the same connections (which I would have expected for the exhausts from both appliances).

Am I just being daft, and one of the pictured inlets is for a dishwasher's exhaust whilst another is for a washing machine? Or do I need something more like this?

Image: http://i.imgur.com/dLo6byB.jpg

Thanks in advance

Mr.Cookie · 4 Jul 2017 at 22:00

you got two connections for waste, top blue capped one then the sealed tapered spigot low down.

edit to say make sure the waste hoses attached to both go up, as back fill and syphoning could be problematic especially on the low one.

thezappa · 4 Jul 2017 at 22:14

Do you have two capped feeds under there, each with cut-off valves on them (they don't have to be capped, might just be open-ended with a valve on it). Like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cVNMzUN_CUA/TM_J8vcTsXI/AAAAAAAAn7w/P_crQd8zqrI/s1600/IMAG0348.jpg

Redgie · 5 Jul 2017 at 08:45

Mr.Cookie said:
you got two connections for waste, top blue capped one then the sealed tapered spigot low down.

edit to say make sure the waste hoses attached to both go up, as back fill and syphoning could be problematic especially on the low one.

Great thanks

Do I need to get connections or will the appliances come with them (I know they come with the hoses, don't know if they come with jubilee clips).

As for fighting against back fill, I guess I could just attach the lower hose to the pipe running vertically upwards initially to prevent his (and neaten things up a bit)?

thezappa said:
Do you have two capped feeds under there, each with cut-off valves on them (they don't have to be capped, might just be open-ended with a valve on it). Like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cVNMzUN_CUA/TM_J8vcTsXI/AAAAAAAAn7w/P_crQd8zqrI/s1600/IMAG0348.jpg

Yep got two colds and one hot so definitely covered for what's going in, just worried about what's coming out

a1ex2001 · 5 Jul 2017 at 20:12

Waste not exhaust!

HoneyBadger · 5 Jul 2017 at 20:31

I think of washing machine only has a cold water inlet.

Mr.Cookie · 5 Jul 2017 at 22:22

Redgie said:
Great thanks Do I need to get connections or will the appliances come with them (I know they come with the hoses, don't know if they come with jubilee clips).

As for fighting against back fill, I guess I could just attach the lower hose to the pipe running vertically upwards initially to prevent his (and neaten things up a bit)?

Yep got two colds and one hot so definitely covered for what's going in, just worried about what's coming out

I'd recommend a jubilee clip to clamp waste hose, but you would need to get these as never supplied.

manic_man · 6 Jul 2017 at 14:57

I'd recommend replacing the bottom inlet with an angled one like you have at the top (with the blue cap on), should be easy enough to find at any merchant that sells plumbing supplies, just make sure you get the right size compression fitting.

Aside from that, the hoses don't tend to come with clips, I always put one on though they grip pretty well in fairness.