Running dish washer from garden hose

[Spare tyre]

Cut a long story short I want to test a dishwasher on the patio before installing it in my kitchen

It's the standard screw on fitting, I want to able to attach these to the end of my garden hose and then onto my dishwasher

Can some kind people in the know advise of the best way of doing it via links to screw fix or tool station

I hope this is the best I have a dishwasher in my garden ever

[anonymous-user]

You must be bored. Did you know power rangers is on pop now ?

Its probably a hose fitting on the end, like a washing machine.

[MX5_Nutter]

Gaffa tape?

[jas xjr]

You will probably need a tap connector.fit that to some 15
mm pipe and fit that to the hose with a jubilee c!ip

[Smiler.]

MX5_Nutter said:

Gaffa tape?

Nutter




And, wot Jas said.

[anonymous-user]

Have you got an old dishwasher water hose OP? For my garage dishwasher (yep, I went there) I just cut the tap end of the old dishwasher hose and a hoselock connector fitted straight on to the end.

[Dogwatch]

jas xjr said:

You will probably need a tap connector.fit that to some 15
mm pipe and fit that to the hose with a jubilee c!ip

Your local garden centre may be as fruitful as a hardware shop. Just think of the connection on the back of the dishwasher as an outside tap and find the correct size hose connector for it. The threads are standard.

A Jubilee clip is a good safeguard as the hose will be at mains pressure when the dishwasher isn't drawing water.

Interesting "water feature" though!

[Spare tyre]

Dogwatch said:

jas xjr said:

You will probably need a tap connector.fit that to some 15
mm pipe and fit that to the hose with a jubilee c!ip

Your local garden centre may be as fruitful as a hardware shop. Just think of the connection on the back of the dishwasher as an outside tap and find the correct size hose connector for it. The threads are standard.

A Jubilee clip is a good safeguard as the hose will be at mains pressure when the dishwasher isn't drawing water.

Interesting "water feature" though!

Ah ha, thank you and thank you all

Hadnt crossed my mind

Cheers

[Sheepshanks]

Dogwatch said:

Your local garden centre may be as fruitful as a hardware shop. Just think of the connection on the back of the dishwasher as an outside tap and find the correct size hose connector for it. The threads are standard.

I assume a 3/4 Hozelock tap connector would fit - the one on the picture has an insert for 1/2" or take the insert out for 3/4" : http://www.screwfix.com/p/hozelock-hose-fittings-s...

As someone else suggested though, cutting an old washing machine / dishwasher hose would work if you have one kicking around. The join it the hose with a bit of pipe and 2 jubilee clips.


ETA: If you are going to buy these and it's a one-off use, then there's a cheapo set here for £2.99: http://www.screwfix.com/p/hose-fittings-set-4-piec...

Edited by Sheepshanks on Friday 12th February 19:12

[CorradoTDI]

It should actually just screw straight on to an outside tap as they are 3/4 inch!

Also, check your manual as some models need a certain pressure but should be fine for testing...

[33q]

Last year whilst refitting our kitchen we set up our washing machine on the patio. Hose connector fits straight onto outside tap.

[Morningside]

I did this when I was testing my dishwasher for a leak.

Got the standard attachment to the dishwasher and cut the pipe in half. I then connected this to a garden hose using a small piece of metal tubing and a couple of jubilee clips.


I was an ideal way to test it as I could run with the covers off and also allowed me to look properly inside as I placed it on a table.

[g7jtk]

If you have a garden tap then the washing machine hose should fit to it.