Dishwasher under the sink: is such a combination possible?

Such an option as a small dishwasher under the sink, attracts many residents with small kitchens. For example, in our well-known Khrushchev houses, where in one-room and two-room apartments the kitchen area is about 5.75m², not counting the appendix leading to the hallway, and in the three-room and even less.

And indeed, in the pursuit of modern technologies that improve our life, we have to sacrifice the free space of the dwelling, or shift any things in the kitchen cabinets, freeing up space for the unit. Let's find out about all the features of this configuration and see the video demonstration in this article.

Compact Dishwashing Machines

Selection

Note. Household units of this type can be of different sizes, but we need a compact dishwasher under the sink, therefore, we will prefer the lowest models.

• BOSCH SKS50E32EU has a power consumption of 2400W, burns 0.61kW / hour (174kW / year) and belongs to the class A + for energy saving, the average water consumption here is 8 liters per day (one process) and 2240 liters per year. It is possible to load 6 sets of dishes into the machine, which are washed and rinsed with five programs operating in five temperature conditions. The list of programs consists of: fast, normal, intensive, economical and delicate.
• The length of the drain hose is 2.25 m here, the water supply hose is 1.5 m, and the power cord is 1.7 m long. Also there is a basket for cutlery and a shelf for cups. The unit dimensions for the parameters height / width / depth are 450x551x500 mm. Weight 21 kg net and 24kg gross.

• ELECTROLUX ESF 2200 DW has a power consumption of 1180W (138.6kW / year) and belongs to energy saving class A, the average water consumption here is 8 liters per day (one process) and 2240 liters per year. It is possible to load 6 sets of dishes into the machine, which is washed and rinsed with five programs operating in six temperature conditions. The list of programs consists of: eco 55, intensive 70, normal 65, fast 40, fast 45, rinsing and waiting.
• The length of the drain hose is 2.25 m here, the water supply hose is 1.5 m, and the power cord is 1.7 m long. Also there is a basket for cutlery and a shelf for cups. The dimensions of the unit for the parameters height / width / depth are 438x550x500 mm.

• ELECTROLUX ESF 2300 OS, probably the smallest or one of the smallest cars, has a power consumption of 1200W and belongs to the class A / A / B on energy saving, the average water consumption here is 8 liters per day (one process) and 2240 liters per year. It is possible to load 6 sets of dishes into the machine, which are washed and rinsed with five programs operating in five temperature conditions. The list of programs consists of: automatic program 45-70? C, intensive washing 70? C, quick 50? C, rinsing, eco 55? C and glass 40? C.
• The length of the drain hose is 2.25 m here, the water supply hose is 1.5 m, and the power cord is 1.7 m long. Also there is a basket for cutlery and a shelf for cups. Unit dimensions for height / width / depth are 474x545x515 mm.

Note. It is quite possible that you will find a unit with smaller dimensions, but the most important thing is that the machine is built in and fit into the cabinet under the sink or near it.

How to install

The standard height of the kitchen curbstones is 80-85 cm from the floor to the worktop, but these are external dimensions, and we are interested in the size of the box from the inside, where any compact dishwashers can fit under the sink.

If you have a standard siphon installed under the sink, then it is out of the question to select the size of the equipment for washing dishes, since such squat units simply do not exist in nature. Even if someone had the idea of ​​developing them, it would have been impossible to place a large plate in an upright position.

In addition, you can vary the free space under the sink by its depth, that is, metal sinks are of three types - deep, medium and shallow - the distance from the bottom of the bowl to the bottom of the pedestal depends on this, orienting to which you can choose the unit in height.

So, if on the pedestal there is an installed metal wash of average depth, then the distance between its bottom and the bottom of the pedestal from the inside will be about 55 cm, which is quite enough to place the desired aggregate.

But that's not all, because the instructions and common sense require that the water from the sink somehow was drained into the sewer system, which means that it cannot be dispensed with, and in any case this will reduce the free distance in height.

But there is still a way out - of course, you can’t do without a siphon, but you can pick up a slightly different design, as in the photo above, where there is a siphon, as such, but it turns out away from the sink, that is, on the edge of the bollard and it will not interfere with the installation

But even such a construction as a diversion siphon will take up space under the sink and it will take at least 5 cm. Therefore, the free distance with a bowl of average depth will be 5 cm, but this is enough for a compact embedded unit whose height is less 50 cm

The problem may arise if you can not find a diversion siphon, and even its higher price will not play any role here - such nodes are quite a rarity for shops selling sanitary ware.

But a way out can be found here - instead of a siphon, a corrugated hose is installed, which is connected to a direct adapter that performs the function of a spigot on the sink. Such a hose has a diameter of 40 mm and is introduced into the sewage system through a 50-mm pipe using rubber reduction.

But if you simply lead the corrugation into the sewer from the sink nozzle, then from time to time you will be disturbed by unpleasant odors that will enter the kitchen through this pipe. However, this is fixable - you just need to create a water seal, that is, the hose is curved with the letter S, and in its lower part water will constantly collect, which will not let the smell out of the sewer into the apartment.

Conclusion

It is quite simple to install a dishwasher with your own hands, but for this you need to provide for a 220V outlet, a sewer with a free socket for draining dirty water and, of course, a water supply system located nearby.

For an additional bell in the sewage system, it will be enough for you to insert a Y-piece tee there, and you will get two sockets - one for the sink, the other - for the washing unit. Good luck!