The purchase of a Bosch dishwasher in many stores is accompanied by a mandatory offer of the services of a master who will install the device. Many sellers, who are obviously tied to receiving a percentage of the services imposed, are frightened by tales that this is an extremely difficult task. Meanwhile, installing a Bosch dishwasher is a simple operation that is quite within the power of a man who is friends with his hands and tools. If you want to save a couple of thousand rubles in your budget, check out our instructions.
Looking for a suitable place to install
Our review is nothing more than a Bosch dishwasher installation manual. In it, we will address the following questions:
- How to choose a place for installation;
- How to prepare for connection to the power grid;
- How to connect to the sewer - there are subtleties here;
- How to connect to the water supply.
After reading the instructions, installing a Bosch dishwasher will seem like a matter of five minutes.
In fact, nothing can be done in 5 minutes, but if all the tools are available, then you can do it in half an hour or an hour. First you need to decide on the type of dishwasher.There are no problems with free-standing models - find any free place for it and make sure that there is access to the water supply, electrical network and drain nearby. Installing a built-in Bosch dishwasher is more difficult, since here you need to find a place to mount it in the kitchen set.
Suitable places to install a freestanding dishwasher - near the sink, between the headset and the nearest wall, in any other place where you can easily bring communications. Just do not install it near radiators - the technique does not like this. With built-in appliances, you will have to suffer, as you need to measure the height, depth and width of the seat before buying. Accordingly, you can buy either Bosch full size dishwasher, or narrow (width 45 cm).
Dishwasher installation
Let's start the Bosch dishwasher installation instructions with the selection of tools and necessary parts. We will need:
- Fum-tape - will provide increased tightness of the joints;
- Adjustable wrench - to tighten the nuts;
- Siphon for connection to the sewer - here you need a siphon with a special fitting for connecting washing machines and dishwashers;
- A tee for water or a tap - here you need to look at the situation.
It is also recommended to purchase a coarse filter with a mesh filter element. In some cases, we will need inlet and drain hoses, if they suddenly were not included.Screwdrivers are required to install the Bosch built-in dishwasher.
As already mentioned, installing a freestanding type dishwasher does not require much effort. Install it on a flat surface and check the correct installation with a level. It cannot be said that the level is vital here, but it is better that all the equipment stands exactly, without distortions. After the connection is completed do not forget to make sure that the dishwasher does not press on the hoses.
With a built-in dishwasher from Bosch, the situation is somewhat more complicated. It must be mounted in the compartment allocated for it and hang the door. Another difficulty is that we need to bring the hoses to the sewer and water supply, and it is somewhat difficult to do this while inside the headset - the lack of free space affects. At this stage, there are two options:
- Make all connections and only then install the device in a niche;
- First, mount the dishwasher, bring the hose into the adjacent compartments and proceed to connection to sewerage and water supply.
In what sequence you will install the Bosch dishwasher is up to you, since here you need to navigate according to the situation and the location of communications.
Water connection
The next stage of installation is the connection to the water supply. Cold water must be connected to the dishwasher. For this we shut off the supply from the riser or close the common house tap, cut in the tee and put a tap that cuts off the water supply to the dishwasher. If this is an end pipe, just put a single tap here. You can also use a three-way with a faucet already built in - these can be purchased at any plumbing store.
During the installation of the dishwasher, we seal all connections with fum-tape, winding it in the direction of the thread. We tighten the nuts, check the tightness of the tie-in (the valve must be closed), and then connect the supply hose to the tee. It is not necessary to open the tap at the installation stage, all tests are carried out later, when everything is ready.
Can a dishwasher be connected to a hot water pipe? During the installation process, many people, in an effort to save on electricity, want to connect to the DHW.There really is such an opportunity, only before that you need to open the technical characteristics of the purchased device and make sure that Bosch specialists allow hot water to be supplied (as a rule, the maximum temperature is limited to +60 degrees).
Installing a dishwasher with a connection to a hot water standpipe is exactly the same as installing a cold water standpipe. But you must remember that the quality of hot water supply in our country is far from ideal. If you make settings in this way, take care of reliable filtration. Otherwise, you will be waiting for the deprivation of the guarantee, and possibly the purchase spare parts for PM Bosch.
Sewer connection
We continue to discuss the instructions for installing a dishwasher from Bosch. It is time to connect the unit to the sewer. The task is simple, but there are certain subtleties - odors from the sewer pipe must not enter the dishwasher. Imagine - you open the door, hoping to extract plates creaking from cleanliness from there, and you are greeted by a stunning smell of sewage.
This happens when users disregard the rules and make the drain hose straight. Meanwhile, he must approach the siphon in such a way as to avoid the penetration of a disgusting smell into the device itself. To do this, we bend the drain hose so that it reaches the floor and rises from it to the siphon. If necessary, increase the length of the hose. Some experts recommend making two bends, but this may turn out to be superfluous - after all, the right siphon should save from the sewer smell.
Electrical connection
At the last stage of installing the dishwasher, we need to connect it to the electrical network. It would be nice if the outlet was located very close. If it is not, the socket must be installed. It is desirable that it go with a separate wire directly from the meter and be protected by a separate RCD. Please note that installation of Bosch dishwashers with connection via extensions and tees is not allowed.
If there is already a socket nearby, but it is already occupied by some kind of equipment, you don’t have to bother with holding a separate wire - we remove a single socket and install a double one in its place. Formally, no rules have been violated, since no one and nothing is forbidden to connect through double sockets. After you make the connection, you can open the water tap, plug the plug into the outlet, click on the RCD machine (if any) and proceed with the test.
At the end of the instructions for installing a Bosch dishwasher yourself, it should be noted that this whole procedure is surprisingly similar to the process of installing a washing machine. The same principle is used here, the differences are minimal. And if you have ever installed a washing machine, then you can handle a dishwasher. And what company it is - Bosch or not Bosch - no longer matters much.
