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When using countertop dishwasher with sink adapter, do I turn the sink on while running the machine?
I just go a new countertop dishwasher and I know this is probably a dumb question, but when I want to run the dishwasher, do I turn the sink on when I turn the machine on? If so, what happens if I am not standing there to turn it off when the cycle is done (and I know that it is possible to get the maching to work when you aren't there with it) ? And if not, how does the dishwasher get water to wash the dishes?
Note: I am using the "quick connect sink adapter" that came with the machine and connects right to the sink faucet. The manual does say to "open the water supply" in the operating instructions but it seemed like it was referring to the main house water supply, not the sink faucet.
Thanks!
Thank you all for your help. It does drian into the sink and washes the dishes amazingly well (even dried on crap). The model I have heats the water itself to 158 deg.F...And I have found that leaving turning the thing on and walking away works fine because it only drips a little bit (and only into the sink) when the machine is not running and not at all when it is. I wouldnt leave it like that all the time, just in case the connection broke, but if anyone is wondering what I was about how the dishwasher would work if you weren't standing there to turn it off----it is just the magic of the dishwasher, the most wonderful invention---EVER! THANKS FOR THE HELP!
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yeah, what the instructions meant was turn the faucet on. Obviously, the water will only flow when called for by the machine. You can go ahead and leave the faucet on through the whole cleaning cycle, but it may drip a little when the unit is running, but not filling (because of the water pressure). It's not a big deal as long as it's over the sink,
but if it bugs you, you can turn the faucet on and off as needed.
Good luck, and happy dishwashing.
- Anonymous5 years ago
We have a dishwasher which is not plumbed in. I always wash up by hand, but to make it efficient i only do it when there is nothing clean in the house at all, which actually means i never do it because my wife ends up doing it. This is a political issue, because it means a woman is doing the housework rather than a man. If i did it, i believe it would be friendlier than a dishwasher, but as it is, it would mean having to deal with stuff piled up all over the place and possibly decomposing food, flies and the like (though this has never happened to us), so it isn't very friendly to the domestic environment even if it is to the planet. However, dishwashers are supposedly more energy and water efficient.
- 1 decade ago
There is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't know the answer. Yes, turn the water on but first run the cold out of the line. You want the water to be above 140 degrees or as hot as it can be up to that temperature to help kill germs. The first person to answer this was right too - check the drain situation too. It will obviously have to drain. Don't walk off and leave the thing while it is running. If the connection gets loose or breaks you will have a massive flood on your hands.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes, turn it on. The dishwasher get's it's water from the sink. It has valves that turn on and off to wash the dishes. Is there a drain hose for the water to go into the sink?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
turn it on, the machine will stop it when its not using it. you will need to turn it off however when you are unscrewing the adapter.
