How to connect a dishwasher to hot water

Middle-aged and elderly people cannot get used to housing and utility bills. Some were obsessed with this issue so far, that they are constantly looking for what else could save 2-3 rubles. According to users who give tips on social networks, connecting the dishwasher to hot and cold, or only to hot water will give significant savings. Is this really so, is it possible to connect the machine to hot water supply independently and is it worth it, let's understand.

Connection Features

Connecting the dishwasher to hot water is not the same as connecting to cold. It is very important to remember a number of features that should definitely be considered with this connection.

• You should take a inlet hose designed for hot water.
• Pre-read the instructions for the dishwasher. It is necessary to understand whether the manufacturer allows or does not allow the connection of his product to hot water supply.
• Between the inlet hose and the outlet of the hot water pipe, install an additional flow filter that will trap the impurities contained in the hot water.

Remember! Although the service provider claims that the hot water in the pipes is absolutely clean, our experience proves the opposite. So it’s better to play it safe and install a filter, and then check it at least once a year.

Before connecting the dishwasher to hot water, it is necessary to assemble all the accessories. First, we take a high-quality inlet hose that can withstand hot water. By the way, such a hose can be included with a dishwasher, especially if such a machine is designed to be connected to a hot water supply. Secondly, a tee crane, with which you can organize the connection, and in the future block the water when such a need arises. Thirdly, take any flow filter that fits the inlet hose and can be taken for trouble.

For such work, no special tools are required, the hose is easily screwed on by hand, but in order to reliably install a tee tap on the outlet of the water pipe, you need to take the fum tape and a small adjustable wrench. So let's get started.

1. We cover the hot water so that we do not overflow with boiling water.
2. We remove the plug from the outlet of the water pipe.
3. At the end of the pipe outlet directly onto the thread, we wind a fuska.

We wrap the fumka in a small amount against the thread.

4. Fasten ourfaucet for connecting a dishwasher and make sure the tightness of the connection.
5. We fasten the cap on one terminal of the tee, and wind the cap on the other.
6. To the free outlet of the tee, we fasten the end of the inlet hose, making sure that its second end normally reaches the dishwasher body.
7. We fasten the flow filter to the second end of the hose, and then we screw this entire structure to the machine’s filling valve.

In the final, we need to open the water and check how tight the joints turned out. If everything is in order, you can test run the dishwasher connected to hot water. Strictly speaking, a dishwasher needs more cold, not hot water, so the equipment will last longer, but if you really want to connect the "home assistant" to the hot water supply, you can do this. Just keep in mind that in such a connection there are pros and cons.

Advantages and disadvantages of such a connection

If you connect the dishwasher in the traditional way and use only cold water, then the machine works as usual. But if we connect the dishwasher to hot water, some unforeseen situations may arise.Let's start with the virtues of connecting the machine to hot water.

• The washing process is faster because you do not need to heat the water in the tank.
• The heating element wears out more slowly since it is less necessary to turn it on. This thesis is controversial, but we will nevertheless take it into account.
• Energy saving. In this case, we save on electricity, but at the same time we spend expensive hot water, so that it will come out not cheaper, but rather more expensive.

As you can see, the advantages are very, very doubtful. No need to make efforts to turn the specified information and turn advantages into disadvantages, although the final decision is of course yours. Now about the undoubted disadvantages of connecting the machine to hot water supply.

1. Hot water spoils the mesh of the flow filters, so they often have to be changed. At the same time, without filters it is also impossible, otherwise any garbage and dirt will get into the dishwasher.
2. Very hot water spoils the nozzles and drain hose of the machine, which reduces the life of the dishwasher.
3. Under normal conditions, when pre-washing in a dishwasher, the dishes are rinsed with cold water, which begins to heat up only during the main wash. And imagine if pre-rinsing will occur in hot water. This will result in the fact that the remains of buckwheat, dough and other food that does not tolerate hot water will stick to the dishes and the quality of the sink will decrease.

You won’t be able to wash anything in cold water, as the dishwasher can heat the water but cannot cool it.

After reading the above information, many begin to doubt whether it is necessary to connect your favorite "home assistant" to hot water. If you are still used to standing your ground to the end and persuading you so simply will not work, read the next paragraph, which may seem interesting.

About Hybrid Connectivity

Some expensive dishwashers have a so-called hybrid water connection. They can be connected in three ways: only to cold water, only to hot water, to cold and at the same time to hot water. Our specialists like the last option the most and that’s why.

A user whose dishwasher is connected directly to both cold and hot water can really save money by choosing the most preferred washing mode. The machine itself mixes hot and cold water in optimal proportions, instantly providing a mixture of water and detergent to the dishes. There is only one minus here - an abundance of hoses that need to be carefully hidden behind the case. But if this succeeds, you can enjoy using the hybrid-connected machine for many years and not know the problems with dirty dishes!

Summing up, it should be noted that dishwashers can only be connected to hot water supply when the manufacturer allows it. If you connect a machine that is not designed for hot water, you will ruin the equipment. Good luck