ᐅ Did you install a dedicated water connection for the dishwasher?

kbt09 schrieb:

Please upload the plan indicating where the water connection currently is and where the sink and dishwasher should be located. I can't make sense of your description.

I will upload the preliminary draft later!

Stivikivi schrieb:

Since when does a refrigerator have a water tap? Optional ice compartment?

Side-by-side with ice cubes and cold water. When it's this hot, people even put ice cubes in their coffee :P

fragg schrieb:

side by side with ice cubes and cold water. When it’s this hot, people even put ice cubes in their coffee

Why not just use the supplied adapter? It’s much cheaper...

There are now plenty of refrigerators with built-in water tanks. This is not necessarily a big disadvantage; in some cases, it can actually be an advantage because you refill it with fresh water and always have truly fresh water available. In contrast, refrigerators with a direct water connection often use stagnant water from the supply line. In winter, when you use less chilled water or ice cubes, it is still advisable to run water through the direct connection regularly to prevent it from becoming stale. You can then pour this water down the sink. In summer, you might do the opposite and carry fresh water from the sink to the refrigerator. Both options have their pros and cons.

Mottenhausen schrieb:

There are now plenty of refrigerators with water tanks available, which isn’t necessarily a huge disadvantage—sometimes it can even be an advantage since you refill fresh water and actually have fresh water, whereas refrigerators with a direct water connection often use stale water from the supply line. In winter, when you use less chilled water or ice cubes, you should still periodically draw water with direct connection to prevent it from going bad. Then you pour that water out at the sink. In summer, you can also do this the other way around, bringing fresh water from the sink to the fridge. Both options have their pros and cons.

Since the hose at the refrigerator is about as thick as a matchstick and cut to the right length—only about one meter here—the water remaining in the hose is negligible. And I drink my gin and tonic with ice even in the cold season, so I believe the flow rate is sufficient. ^^

Golfi90 schrieb:

Why not just use the supplied adapter?! It’s much cheaper...

Which brings us back to the original question: for a $2,000 refrigerator, do the $100 for the second water tap really make that much of a difference? Especially since there’s a door between the sink and the fridge, and the other side is open to the living room. Using the adapter and hoses wouldn’t have been possible. After all, you don’t plan for multiple electrical outlets in advance either...

Stivikivi schrieb:

I’m curious if you prepared a separate wastewater and water supply line for your dishwasher during the shell construction phase.

We have planned an electrical outlet for the dishwasher just in case—if we ever miss having one and want to install it later. Since the installation location is near the kitchen sink and on the same run, no additional provisions were made.

If the sink had not been on the same run, I would have had the supply and wastewater lines routed inside the wall or within the installation zone.

Regarding the fridge discussion: We placed a side-by-side refrigerator with a crushed-ice dispenser near the terrace and ran a water supply line to that spot. Since cold water is used daily, there is no issue with stagnant water. I didn’t want a unit with a water tank. While refilling isn’t difficult, constantly ensuring there’s enough water is a hassle.