To answer your first question; No i do not have a disc with the drawings. I have been using the "Mircosoft "Paint" program, which comes prepacked on most computers under Start, accessories, Paint, making them as need arises, but i have been saving them both on my hard drive and on CD for future use.
While art was my passion while in high school and I still dable with it a bit for fun, I never really explored the potential of the Paint program until after Troy set up the forum so we could post illustrations and Hayzee posted some very nice illustrations which he too had made using paint.
Over the years I have done a lot of public education through different organizations I have participated with, and i was always looking for a good method to create illustrations, and now i think i have found one that I am becoming comfortable with.
Now, for your dishwasher. The concrete block was most likely added as a counterbalance to offset the weight when the door is open. (You may disregard it when setting the machine in as a built in)
When the dishwashers are used in the built in mode there are two small screw down levelers, one on either side just behind the kick plate below the door. When the dishwasher is installed under a cabinet it is first slid into place, then the levelers are screwed down, which jacks the front of the machine up against the underside of the cabinet.
When the machine has reached the proper elevation in that manner, two screws are installed through the small metal tabs on the top front of the machine to lock it into place in the cabinetry.
If your present water fill valve is set up to receive a hose bibb line you should be able to find a 3/8 compression x Female hose Bibb adapter at a local appliance parts store, then you can run the new water line with 3/8 roll copper tubing.
If you need the screw down levelers you can also buy them at an appliance parts store, or you can make a pair by using 5/16 water closet bolts and brass washers. Put a nut on the bolt and run it down near the head of the bolt, add a washer and pass the bolt up through the holes in the dishwasher frame. With the dishwasher in place you can turn the nuts up to elevate the machine and when you have it set in place run a second nut down on the top to lock it in place.
There are some code considerations when connecting the dishwasher drain hose.
Dishwasher drain lines MAY NOT be connected directly to the house drain lines. They are required to be connected by means of an indirect waste connection. If you have a garbage disposal the drain line must be run up as high as possible under the kitchen cabinet and secure it in place, then loop down below the disposal input and finally connect to the disposal input port. ( The idea is to create a trap so no water dischrging from the sink could backflow into the dishwasher and contaminate it.
The dishwasher input port on the top of the disposal body is classified as an indirect waste but some jurisdictions also require the air inlet valve (check your local code).
If you do not have a disposal you are required to install an air inlet valve on the countertop, then run the line from the dishwasher to the air inlet valve and a second line from the air inlet valve to the drain house drain line.
You may Tee the water supply from the sink supply. The simplest method is to replace the existing water supply angle stop with a side outlet angle stop. (It is an angle stop valve that has two discharge ports, one for the sink and the second for the dishwasher.)
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