Filter (External)

Water being the main source for this appliance there are many filters both inside and outside of the dishwasher to filter dirt and food particles. In this post I'm going to cover one important filter that is present outside the dishwasher.

The filter I'm talking is present in the extreme end of the water inlet hose. The basic use of it is to filter out any sand/dust/rust particles coming from the over head tank.

If you find your dishwasher is not working or taking long time to complete then you may want to check this filter. Regular check once in 2 weeks and whenever your over-head tank is cleaned would avoid problem.

So far I've come across two type of filters and I'm posting pictures related to both of them here.

First Type of Filter - Inlet Hose

Filter and Washer all-in-one

Just place this filter under running tap and put back

Second Type of Filter - Inlet Hose

 (see some dust stuck at the centre of the filter)

Filter and Washer are not one single unit here

 Clean the Filter by placing it under running water and put back

Pre-Installation Work

Before your Dishwasher arrives you could keep certain things in place. I'm going to talk about Water Source and Water Outlet that needs to be ready apart from the Power Point.

Water Outlet
Any regular drain hole could be used provided it is on the floor, don't use drain hole fitted to the side wall.

Water Source
Go for Sink Valve instead of a regular tap as it would be a perfect fit and would avoid plumber making some ugly modifications. I am posting some pictures along with some reducers that are available in the market.

Use Sink Valve instead of Regular Tap

You would get this reducer in Plumbing Shop 

Valve with Reducer connected

Entire setup mounted to the wall

Just need to connet the inlet hose of the Dishwasher to this setup

Power Point


Ensure that you have a 16A Power Point of Good Quality / Branded Company and ensure that the electrical wire and wiring material used is suitable for running Heavy Duty appliances as Dishwasher is expected to take over 2000 Watts during it running cycle. Additionally have 16A MCB. Don't ever think if using Extension box, 5A to 15A convertors or poor quality materials. When you are investing so much money on Dishwasher, you are not at a loss to spend an extra Rs 1000 for your familie's safety. See my latest post about Safety. Try to get a copy of the Installation Manual / User Manual online, if not, visit the show room and ask them for the copy and read it completely.