Originally Posted by
daniel nantell
Did they start building the air gap in the dishwasher themselves , dont see many air gaps on top of counter. ????????????
In my twelve years of inspecting homes in the South I have never seen an air gap device installed on top of a sink. I know what they look like, but I just have never seen one. I really think that this is more of a regional or local item.
As for them being built into the dishwashers, I would have to say that just about all dishwashers have some type of check valve or a high loop installed on them. The problem is that we can not see it!
I watched a cheap GE dishwasher being installed the other day in a new home. The drain line was looped up and over the top of the unit so when it was placed under the counter it was higher than the drain on the sink. This is a high loop device, you just can't see it after the unit is in place.