How to hook up a dishwasher drain hose under the sink
Connecting a dishwasher drain hose safely requires dealing with an under-sink outlet that powers the appliance while you are trying to test the setup. Uncertainty about the grey hose connection and proximity to electricity makes it difficult to verify the plumbing is right without creating a hazard.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1tightening a hose clamp on the discharge line
- 2Raising the trap
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I just moved to a new apartment and this is looking kind of sketchy if im honest. The grey hose is the dishwasher.”source ↗
“I just recently moved into a new place and discovered the hard way that our dishwasher wasn't connected properly to the drain.”source ↗
“I would try it out, but I am a bit concerned about the outlet behind my sink. It is connected to the dishwasher, so I can't test the connection while it's off.”source ↗
Where this came up
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