plumbing in kitchen

just got new kitchen made and installed. as part of this we moved dishwasher and washing machine and the plumber now has all three wastes meeting under sink and going out in one he said to avoid smells. this creates some noise as appliances empty. i am just wondering is this common practice? hygienic? could it lead to problems if one gets blocked? they haven't finished the kitchen so now is the time to question. any advice would be great

Yes, it is common.

If main pipe gets blocked, Then dish washer or washing machine drains it will fill your sink with dirty water, only if it gets blocked though.

The only way to avoid above would be to run three seperate waste pipes from each appliance, unless this is very easy to do, it is rarely done.

DavyJones said:

Yes, it is common.

If main pipe gets blocked, Then dish washer or washing machine drains it will fill your sink with dirty water, only if it gets blocked though.

The only way to avoid above would be to run three seperate waste pipes from each appliance, unless this is very easy to do, it is rarely done.

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iI WOULD AGREE WITH DAVYJONES THAT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE, BUT ITS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE DUE TO SPACE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE SINK TO RUN THREE WASTES. BUT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE YOU SHOULD AT LEAST RUN TWO ,PUTTING THE D/WASHER ON ITS OWN. AS A MINIMUM YOU NEED TO FIT A TEE JOINT WITH A CLEANING EYE INSTEAD OF JUST AN ELBOW

Holy Hannah @WIFESLIST, is there any chance you could keep the caps lock off when typing and refer to the posting guidelines?

mathepac said:

Holy Hannah @WIFESLIST, is there any chance you could keep the caps lock off when typing and refer to the posting guidelines?

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Give em a break, WIFESLIST probably didn't mean it

WIFESLIST said:

iI WOULD AGREE WITH DAVYJONES THAT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE, BUT ITS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE DUE TO SPACE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE SINK TO RUN THREE WASTES. BUT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE YOU SHOULD AT LEAST RUN TWO ,PUTTING THE D/WASHER ON ITS OWN. AS A MINIMUM YOU NEED TO FIT A TEE JOINT WITH A CLEANING EYE INSTEAD OF JUST AN ELBOW

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I probably would not change it unless the noise was a real problem for OP. the chances of a blockage are small, depending what you put down the kitchen sink.

DavyJones said:

Yes, it is common.

If main pipe gets blocked, Then dish washer or washing machine drains it will fill your sink with dirty water, only if it gets blocked though.

The only way to avoid above would be to run three seperate waste pipes from each appliance, unless this is very easy to do, it is rarely done.

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DavyJones said:

Give em a break, WIFESLIST probably didn't mean it



I probably would not change it unless the noise was a real problem for OP. the chances of a blockage are small, depending what you put down the kitchen sink.

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mathepac said:

Holy Hannah @WIFESLIST, is there any chance you could keep the caps lock off when typing and refer to the posting guidelines?

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sorry about that im only learning to type

WIFESLIST said:

sorry about that im only learning to type

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I wouldn't worry about it. you seem to have mutli quoting down and I only learnt that a few weeks ago