Garbage Disposal Pipe Connection

Disposals are typically available in 1 3 up to 1 horsepower.

Garbage disposal pipe connection.

Virtually every hardware store will have a vast array of pvc drain pipes to fit your plumbing project. Once the plug is out you can pick it up with needle nose pliers. We are going to start it with the discharge tube on the disposal. Whether you re replacing a garbage disposal or installing one for the first time it will attach to the sink and have a discharge that attaches to the drainpipe.

Before connecting the dishwasher and the garbage disposal you will need to insert a screwdriver into the nozzle of the hose and use a hammer to gently push out the knockout plug into the nozzle. Adapters are made to be glued onto the end of a pipe while others are made to be glued directly into a fitting such as the wye used here. Make sure the disposal outlet faces the drain pipe connection. 4 connect the disposal to the p trap.

Place the disposal into the mounting ring making sure that the disposal s outlet is facing the drain pipe connection. A garbage disposal has two possible connecting points. Your dishwasher outlet hose attaches to the disposal. Turn clockwise until the disposal is locked into place.

If you get the first type you will need two short pieces of 1 1 2. Drip some bright food coloring into the garbage disposal. Tighten it until the disposal stays in place. Now this discharge tube on the disposal has a rubber gasket that you put in place right here.

Turn the lower ring clockwise until the disposal is supported by the mounting assembly. You put the plates over your pipe like that put it right over there like that. Insert a screwdriver or disposal wrench into the mounting bracket on the lower mounting ring. The main drain pipe will always be connected but depending on your needs the dishwasher drain pipe may or may not be needed.

And finally if your dishwasher is connected to your garbage disposal then it should have an air break which is a device that prevents dirty water from your drain piping from ever being siphoned back into your dishwasher. Wipe the pipes off with a dry rag and watch for a leak. The main drain pipe and the dishwasher drain pipe. Run water through the garbage disposal and determine where the leak is coming from.

So right now we are going to hook it up.