How to Replace the Adapter Quick Connect for a Portable Maytag Dishwasher
If you do not have a built-in dishwasher, a portable dishwasher allows you to avoid hand washing dishes using a water supply from your kitchen faucet. When you are finished washing the dishes, the portable dishwasher rolls on casters for easy storage. Maytag manufactures many dishwashers, in both built-in and portable models. Maytag portable dishwashers require you to install an adapter on the kitchen faucet, which allows the dishwasher's water supply line to receive the water necessary to wash the dishes. If the adapter is damaged, replace it to ensure that your dishes receive the best possible wash. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Hold the top of the faucet and unscrew the faucet adapter, located where the aerator is typically located on your sink.
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Remove the faucet adapter, as well as the two screens and the washer(s) contained inside.
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Insert the two screens included with the new faucet adapter into the top of the adapter. Insert the thin washer into the top of the adapter.
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Insert the thick washer on top of the thin washer if installing the adapter onto a faucet with internal threading. If the faucet has external threading, do not use the thick washer.
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Align the adapter assembly with the bottom of the faucet and thread it onto the faucet by hand until tight.
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