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
