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I've just bought a Hotpoint LFT228 integrated dishwasher - to replace a Hotpoint LFT114 model; the cost of replacing the door seals made a replacement the best option. The new machine has an aqua stop hose whereas the previous model had a standard washing machine style hose. At the dishwasher end, the hose is built into the machine, making it impossible to replace this with the standard hose - which I had left in place from the old dishwasher, hoping to simply reconnect to the new dishwasher with a minimum of fuss.
It looks like I will now need to create a much larger hole in the side of the under-sink cupboard so the aqua hose head can be passed through - as well as re-jigging the direction of the source tap to accommodate the plastic box at the end of the aqua stop hose.
But, is there another way? I've bought a plastic screwthread 3/4" male-to-male barrel which would allow the existing hose to remain in place, connected to the water supply but allow me to join the new aqua stop hose to this at a convenient point behind the dishwasher. My question is - would extending the length of hose between the water supply point and the dishwasher in this way have any effect on the filling of the machine - or create any other problems? The length of hose would be over two metres.
I spoke to Hotpoint Service earlier but the weren't a great help - and suggested the dishwasher "might not fill up and simply not work". As it's an integrated machine I don't want to try joining the two hoses, install it neatly under the worktop and then find it doesn't perform properly.
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions on this.
Thanks in advance.
I've just bought a Hotpoint LFT228 integrated dishwasher - to replace a Hotpoint LFT114 model; the cost of replacing the door seals made a replacement the best option. The new machine has an aqua stop hose whereas the previous model had a standard washing machine style hose. At the dishwasher end, the hose is built into the machine, making it impossible to replace this with the standard hose - which I had left in place from the old dishwasher, hoping to simply reconnect to the new dishwasher with a minimum of fuss.
It looks like I will now need to create a much larger hole in the side of the under-sink cupboard so the aqua hose head can be passed through - as well as re-jigging the direction of the source tap to accommodate the plastic box at the end of the aqua stop hose.
But, is there another way? I've bought a plastic screwthread 3/4" male-to-male barrel which would allow the existing hose to remain in place, connected to the water supply but allow me to join the new aqua stop hose to this at a convenient point behind the dishwasher. My question is - would extending the length of hose between the water supply point and the dishwasher in this way have any effect on the filling of the machine - or create any other problems? The length of hose would be over two metres.
I spoke to Hotpoint Service earlier but the weren't a great help - and suggested the dishwasher "might not fill up and simply not work". As it's an integrated machine I don't want to try joining the two hoses, install it neatly under the worktop and then find it doesn't perform properly.
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions on this.
Thanks in advance.
