Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today is how to install a Swan Dishwasher
I'll take you through all the steps you need to get your Swan Dishwasher installed, and
this Dishwasher installation video assumes that you've got all your existing pipework and drainage
pipework right let's get cracking. With your Swan Dishwasher you should get a brand new cold water
hose feed don't ever be tempted to use an old hose always use the brand new one that is supplied
on the back we've just got the mains electrical cable and the drainage hose so just unclip these
this is your mains cold water feed hose
the 90 degree end is the end that goes on the Dishwasher this part here and the flat
end is the end that goes on your cold water mains feed pipework and that is where it goes
onto the dishwasher there on the bottom right hand corner as we're facing it from the back,
turn it clockwise make sure it goes on nice and easily if it feels like it's not going
on properly then don't continue you do not want to damage those threads don't ever be tempted to
put a pair of pliers on here or a spanner always just do it hand tight just get it as tight as
you can with your hand depending on where your cold water feed is depends on what direction you
want that hose to be facing then take the other end which is going into your cold water mains
now you should have a tap on here similar to your washing machine again
screw it on clockwise and only do this hand tight as tight as you can get it
it's also a good idea to know where your main stopcock is just in case you get a problem and
you get lots of water everywhere that you know how to turn your mains cold water off
Whilst I'm doing that there's a link above now about what to do
if your dishwasher is not draining water properly,
this dishwasher is now connected to the cold water mains but it's not turned on yet
so let's turn the cold water mains on on that tap
then we can check for any leaks
this turns 90 degrees just turn it slowly and you'll hear the water start feeding in
Cold water mains pressure is now on
so although the dishwasher is not on this pipe is under mains cold water pressure so you're
checking for any leaks at either end this one is looking absolutely fantastic no leaks at all
great stuff
now what we're going to do is install the drainage pipe now there's generally two different types
and I'll show you both of those the first type which is the one that we're installing here
is just going straight out into a drainage pipe and straight out into the mains drainage
take the end of that drainage hose and push it down into your drainage pipe work don't
push it all the way down there because then you might get blockages and it will start smelling
you should have a U-clip if you've got one of those put your drainage pipework in there
just to stop any blockages and smells
if you haven't got drainage pipe work like that then the other type that you might have
is underneath your sink on the u-bend and you may have some pipework like this what you need to do
is put your dishwasher drainage hose onto that connection there now you may find that it's a
really good connection anyway if you just push it on and that may be good enough but if you've got
a metal clip it's definitely worth just securing it with a metal clip this is just a spring clip
by taking my pliers and pushing it in that makes it wider
we can just move it over the drainage hose
so you'll either have a system like this underneath your sink
or 'text message from oh' so you'll either have
a drainage pipe like I showed you earlier or one underneath your sink like this one
so we're just going to secure this one underneath the
sink now we're ready to plug the dishwasher in
and then what you can do is you can run a cycle on the dishwasher
while it's out of position just to check for any leaks because that is
all now connected but what I'm going to do is I'm just going to push it into position
and then run one of the shortest dishwasher cycles available on this Swan model, when you're pushing
it into position make sure it goes in nice and freely make sure you don't kink any of the hoses
at the back obviously that's very hard to see because you cannot see at the back but just make
sure it goes in nice and freely and it looks like all the pipework is not being stressed or bent
this is a very level floor but most dishwashers will have adjustable feet like on this one here
and that's the same on the Swan dishwasher now these front feet can be adjusted up and down so if
you've got an unlevel floor maybe it's on a timber floor and it's at different levels you can adjust
the front feet but generally if you've got a nice flat floor the dishwasher should be nice and level
already, now I've just got one of these three in one pods to go in this Swan dishwasher just gonna
load it up with a small amount of cutlery because this is the first ever wash just gonna do a short
wash just to make sure that it's all working correctly and we've got no leaks, whilst I'm doing
that there's a link above now about how to adjust the basket height on this Swan dishwasher okay
I'm gonna start a cycle here
I'm just to listen to make sure it's making all the right noises
and then as this is the first ever washing program
just checking for any leaks
this is a concrete floor in this room so you'd see any leaks straight away
but there shouldn't be any leaks because we checked earlier with the mains cold water pressure
once it does its drainage cycle see if you can go outside and check the drainage
this is one hour later and look at that absolutely fantastic
all looking good
fabulous and I'll tell you what that definitely deserves a lovely cup of tea!
I hope you found that useful up on this side there's a video on
what to do if your dishwasher is not draining water properly
and over on this side there's a video on how to keep your washing machine
hygienically fresh thanks for visiting my channel everyone I really really appreciate it. 'Lurgs'.