This video will show you how to correctly connect a flexible water supply to dishwasher.
Water line to dishwasher hot or cold.
This is a step by step tut.
The only question is how the water is heated.
As far as hot water vs cold water there doesn t seem to be one clear answer.
One thing some people are confused about is if connecting the dishwasher to cold water means it will wash with cold water.
Use a wrench to remove the existing shut off valve on the hot water supply line under the sink.
Which appears to imply that it is fine so long as the hot water is no more than 60c at input.
Install a new three way shut off valve onto the existing hot water supply line.
Steps for installing a new dishwasher.
Dishwashers do not have a cold or warm cycle like a washing machine.
The remaining 60 of water used is heated inside the dishwasher using electricity.
Dishwashers are connected to the hot water line which allows the dishwasher to wash with the hottest possible water.
Akamon ga dw fill up and a heating element in the bottom heats the water much hotter than the highest water heater setting.
The pre heater supplements the water coming in from the hot water line don t think you can hook it up to the cold water line and rely on the pre heater.
Hot water commonly is more effective for cleaning the dishes and coupled with the heat cycle of the dishwasher can sanitize the dishes.
It includes a water softener so it may well have some parts in the water path before it heats the water hotter that would be damaged by hotter water.
This is why for dishwashers its always the hot water supply line.
Reconnect the hot water supply line to the new shut off valve.
When doing a dishwasher installation i have found the existing water supply line hooked up to the wrong pipe.
Shut off the water to the kitchen sink.
How to hookup dishwasher to a water line.
Not all the water that flows through a dishwasher is hot approximately 40 of it is actually cold water used for tasks such as pre rinsing the dishes.