KitchenAid KUDS03FTPA Installation Instructions Manual page 8

2. Wood cabinet:
Sand hoHe u ntil
smooth.
Option 2:Power s upply cordmethod:
NOTE: A mating, t hreeprong, g round-type wallreceptacHe is
required ina cabinet nexttothedishwasher opening.
1. Drilla 1ol/2" I I
(3.8 cm)holein optionalpreferred
thecabinetrear ,,--__ns Ioc_ _)_.,.,,
or
side, Preferred !_ <
and optional _]
locations are
MetaH cabinet: Cover hoHe with grommet (Part No.
302797) [ncHuded with power suppHy cord kit.
install the water line
HelpfutTip: Routing the water Hne through the Heft side
of cabinet opening wHH make water connection easier.
DrHH a minimum 1/2" (1.3 cm) hoHe in the cabinet side,
rear or floor. Preferred and optionaH Hocations are shown.
preferred optional
locations locations
2. Measure overaHH Hength
of copper tubing
required.
3. Attach copper tubing
to the water Hine with a
manuaH shutoff valve.
copper
tubing
Slowly feed copper
tubing through hole in
cabinet. Copper tubing will bend and kink easily, so be
gentle.The copper tubing should be far enough into the
cabinet opening to connect it to dishwasher inlet on the
front left of the dishwasher.
Turn water shutoff vaHve to "ON" position. Hush water
into a shallow pan to get rid of particles that may dog
the inHet valve.
6. Turn shutoff vaHve to "OFF" position.
mnstaH the drain hose
IMPORTANT: AHways use a new drain hose.
1. DrIHHa 1-1/2" (3.8 cm)
diameter hoHe in cabinet
waHH or floor on the side
of the opening cHosest
to the sink.
2. Connect drain hose to
waste tee or waste disposer using one of the foHHowing
methods:
o Option 1,Waste disposer- with air gap
o Option 2, No waste disposer- with air gap
o Option 3, Waste disposer- no air gap _
Option 4, No waste disposer- no air gap _
_an air gap is recommended
HelpfuJTip:To reduce the vibration of the hose, keep the
hose away from the floor and the edge of the hoHe where
it passes through the cabinet.
Option 1:Waste disposer- with air gap:
1. Remove the disposer knockout pHug. Cut end of drain
hose if needed (do not cut ribbed section).
2. Attach drain hose to air gap with Harge spring-type
champ. Hf the drain hose was cut, use a 1_1/2" to 2"
(3.8 to 5 cm) screw-type cHamp x-.
3. Use a rubber hose connector _ with spring or screw-type
cHamps x- to connect air gap to disposer inHet.
This connection must be before the drain trap and at
Heast 20" (50.8 cm) above the floor where dishwasher wiHH
be installed.
drain hose -
cut here if needed
rubber hose
connector
large
spring-type
clamp
"" drain
hose
drain trap
4. Insert drain hose through
hoHe cut in cabinet to the
front center of opening
where drain connection
w[HH be made.
Parts available from local plumbing
supply stores