Air switch and air gap question
brightm
9 years ago
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Silly question about air switch - how does it turn off
Comments (3)I don't have one but I believe you just press the button again. I'm sure others will chime in that are familiar....See Moreair switch question
Comments (2)You push to turn on, then push again to turn off....See Moredishwasher drain hose to air gap question
Comments (4)Which manufacturer? Call their 1-800 number. Ask them about shortening the length. As a general rule, it is good to send DW drain hose high not low, sending it upwards towards the Air gap. That is what is required when Air Gaps are absent, and that is the definition of High Loop: sending the hose upwards to then come down to the connection to the drain pipe. However, worry not. Talk to the DW manufacturer. Counterclockwise, clockwise: not a concern. Talk to your DW manufacturer about: "... worried that water will sit in the drain hose if it isn't looped correctly and eventually cause problems ie mold, odor, or whatever. ..." Post your findings and let discussion begin....See MoreAir Switch Questions!
Comments (12)Any halfwit can install an airswitch, lol. I imagined they were somehow complicated but once ours arrived and I looked over the instructions, I couldn't believe how simple it was. I tried it out on a lamp plugged into the wall and the whole family played with it. You will need to tell the electrician that you need an outlet inside the sink cabinet, because if the disposal is hardwired, there's no way to plug in the airswitch. You will also need to tell whoever is installing the countertops where you want the hole drilled for the button part. There's a plastic tube that runs from the underside of the button to the part that plugs into the outlet, so you don't want the distance from the hole in the counter to the outlet to be longer than the length of the tube. Our plumber was the one who screwed the button into the counter and plugged the switch into the outlet and the disposal into the switch when he installed the disposal. I love our airswitch! We have a 6' wide window behind a farm sink, so a switch on the wall would have been far away and one in the sink cabinet would have been very low. Now that I've used one, I think I'd install one regardless of what the options for a wall switch were....See Morebrightm
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