Venting an Island Dishwasher
To the Editor:
Rick Miner's article "Raising the
Dishwasher" (Kitchen & Bath, 8/00)
addresses kitchen industry standards
recommending 24 inches of countertop
on either side of the sink for usable
work space, but gives scant mention to
building codes and the proper method
of making the plumbing connection.
I've built in northeast Ohio (BOCA
code), the lower Rio Grande Valley of
Texas (Southern Standard Building
Code), and San Antonio (Uniform
Building Code), and in all instances the
prevailing practice was to locate the
dishwasher adjacent to the sink and to
connect the dishwasher drain to the
garbage disposal via a looped hose to
prevent siphoning. I can understand
how such a loop could be extended
across the