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Posted by Bill on August 3, 2005, 1:23 am
"Sacramento Dave" wrote
>
> "Bill" wrote
>
> > Hello. I'm trying to connect a flexible hose to a new Maytag
dishwasher.
> > One end of the hose is connected to the hot water supply and the other
end
> > is connected to one end of a 90 degree elbow. The other end of the
elbow
> > connects to the dishwasher water input connection.
> >
> > I can connect the hose to the hot water supply and to the elbow. The
> > problem is connecting the elbow to the dishwasher. There's about 0.5"
of
> > (male) threading on the elbow and about the same amount of (female)
> > threading on the dishwasher connection.
> >
> > I can turn the elbow into the dishwasher connection for about two
> > revolutions of the elbow but after that, it gets really hard to turn the
> > elbow any more (I'll break the dishwasher connection if I try to turn it
> any
> > more). Two turns means the elbow threading is only about 0.25" into the
> > dishwasher connection threading.
> >
> > Since there's 0.5" of threading on both the elbow and the dishwasher
> > connection, it would seem I should be able to turn the elbow further
into
> > the dishwasher connection threading. And with the elbow only 0.25" into
> the
> > dishwasher connection, I'm afraid of water leaking there.
> >
> > I thought that possibly the threading on the elbow was screwed up so I
> > bought another one (they cost $3) but got the same result. I then
thought
> > that maybe the threading on the dishwasher was screwed up so I went to
> Home
> > Depot where we got it. I explained the situation to the HD person and
> asked
> > if I could try to turn the elbow I brought with me on one of the Maytag
> > dishwashers there.
> >
> > They let me do that but I got the same result. The two HD sales people
> > didn't know the answer. They referred me to a place that sells parts to
> > dishwashers but I couldn't get any answers there.
> >
> > I called a few appliance repair places and left a message at each one.
> One
> > guy called me back and said something about a compression
> > something-or-other. He had an accent and was hard to understand him.
> >
> > Does anybody know the answer to this? I emailed Maytag a few hours ago
> but
> > don't expect to hear back until tomorrow (and I don't have a lot of
> > confidence I'll get a satisfactory answer). I called customer service
but
> > that did no good.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help provided.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >I will guess your talking about the Dishwasher ell ( 90 degree elbow )
Yep.
The
> appliance man is talking about a compression fitting, the part of the ell
> sticking out it's a 3/8 compression fitting.
Why is that considered a compression fitting? I'm just screwing the male
threading on the 90 degree elbow into the female threading on the
dishwasher.
On the nipple that is sticking
> out of the machine, put some pipe dope on it, put about 6 wraps of Teflon
> tape on it looking at it in a clockwise direction and the put dope on
that.
I just put the white thread sealant (I assume that's the Teflon you speak
of) on the elbow threading. "Pipe dope" plus Teflon plus pipe dope seems
like overkill.
> I also put dope on compression fittings .
I don't have any compression fittings - just the elbow and the threaded
input on the dishwasher.
> Now I like to use those flexible
> stainless steel lines.
Yeah that's what I'm using.
> If you have a leak after all this at the nipple there
> is a product called x-pando (Try a plumbing Supply ) Be warned if it has
to
> come apart then it's a bitch. But you should need this.
I'm assuming you meant "should not need this."
> When your done and
> there is no leaks leave the cover off put a piece of news paper under
> fitting let it sit for a day any wet spots would indicate a leak/ slow
drip.
Thanks so much for the excellent information. I really appreciate.
Have a great one,
Bill
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