How to Replace a Portable Dishwasher
Portable dishwashers allow owners of older homes that weren't designed to accommodate built-in dishwashers to enjoy the same convenience of the appliance without drastically changing the layout of their kitchen. In addition, when it's time to upgrade your model, replacing your portable dishwasher is just as easy as installing it was. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Pliers
- Note paper and writing utensil
- Replacement portable dishwasher
Instructions
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How to Replace a Portable Dishwasher
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Disconnect and remove your old portable dishwasher. If your portable dishwasher is connected to the kitchen sink using an adapter, use a pair of pliers to disconnect the adapter and the water line.
Alternately, if your dishwasher is connected via a hot and cold water line below the sink, first ensure that the hot and cold water feed lines are both turned off. Then, using the pliers, remove the dishwasher water feed line from the faucet and reconnect the faucet to the main line, and tighten the connection with the pliers before turning the hot and cold water back on.
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With a measuring tape, measure the space allocated for the new portable dishwasher. Note the measurements (height, width and depth) to be used in selecting your replacement unit.
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Install the replacement dishwasher following the manufacturer's installation instructions (typically, the reverse of the disconnection steps in Step 1.
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