chriswrightcycles
New Member
Hello all. First post here to the forum.
I picked up a commercial Hobart under-counter dishwasher at auction a couple years ago for a song with hopes of installing it in my home. We feel confident about doing the electrical work to get this set up but the plumbing connections have me scratching my head. Hoping someone reading would be willing to share their thoughts. Also I should mention in advance that I do not know plumbing terms but will try my best to share the necessary info. The copper tubing that is currently supplying our (old) dishwasher has an OD of 5/8" (which I believe is considered 1/2" trade sizing) and connects to the dishwasher with a 3/8" braided stainless hose. The new Hobart dishwasher is equipped with a 3/4" female garden hose fitting which is not compatible with the existing 3/8" fitting that is brazed to the supply line. My question is this, is it bad practice to connect the existing 1/2" water supply to the 3/4" Hobart garden hose fitting using an adapter? I'd imagine that water pressure might be reduced but are there any other issues that I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance,
Chris
I picked up a commercial Hobart under-counter dishwasher at auction a couple years ago for a song with hopes of installing it in my home. We feel confident about doing the electrical work to get this set up but the plumbing connections have me scratching my head. Hoping someone reading would be willing to share their thoughts. Also I should mention in advance that I do not know plumbing terms but will try my best to share the necessary info. The copper tubing that is currently supplying our (old) dishwasher has an OD of 5/8" (which I believe is considered 1/2" trade sizing) and connects to the dishwasher with a 3/8" braided stainless hose. The new Hobart dishwasher is equipped with a 3/4" female garden hose fitting which is not compatible with the existing 3/8" fitting that is brazed to the supply line. My question is this, is it bad practice to connect the existing 1/2" water supply to the 3/4" Hobart garden hose fitting using an adapter? I'd imagine that water pressure might be reduced but are there any other issues that I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance,
Chris