Temporary dishwasher install during a remodel

I am about to remodel my kitchen and it occurred to me I could temporarily lug the dishwasher down in to the basement and possibly hook it up for operation down there? I have a laundry tub down which has a hot and cold water feed and I was wondering whether I could just connect in to the hot water feed supplying the laundry tub and leave the washer waste hose just in the tub? Or is the water from the dishwasher likely to be exiting the dishwasher under too much pressure?

Any help appreciated!

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Is the trap under the laundry sink plastic with the slip joint nuts?
You could get a plastic kitchen sink trap with the dishwasher connection hose barb and put it under the laundry sink hook it to that.
If you just put it in the sink you better clamp it somehow so it doesn't whip around and fly out of the sink when the pump starts ejecting.

Here's what is underneath. It looks like I might need something like this so branch the hot water line?

There should no tape on those threads. The supply lines come with a rubber cone washer that seals. Using tape on the faucet threads can create a leak.
Terry

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Where the hot water shut off valve is you can get a Tee made to thread onto the valve so your flex hoses splits to the sink and also to the dishwasher.

They have them at Home Depot called BrassCraft 3/8 in. x 3/8 in. x 3/8 in. Compression x Compression T-fitting
http://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCra...T2-666X-P/202495893?keyword=supply+valve+tee#

For the drain get a sink Tailpiece that has the dishwasher WYE barb
http://www.homedepot.com/p/DBHL-1-1...c-Dishwasher-Wye-Tailpiece-HPP9816/100347489#

IT is temporary, so just hang the hose into the sink and connect the water to the faucet, with an adapter, and turn on the hot water faucet.

Or, use your two hands. Or the kids two (or more??) hands, if you have them

The parts houptee suggested will work. I used one of those "add a faucet" Tees to add an under sink water filter to the cold water line. The tail piece with dishwasher Tee is standard equipment and very cheap. You might already have one under the kitchen sink you can "borrow" since it will not be in use anyway unless you have a disposal the dishwasher drained to.

If you choose to do the "hose in the sink" method that hp suggested, make sure you have a way to fasten it down so it doesn't shoot out and make a big mess.

How long is this remodel? Is it REALLY worth hauling the dishwasher down to the basement and back again? When we did a remodel 20+ years ago, we did the dishes in the bathtub. It was on the first floor and close to the kitchen, lots more convenient than going to the basement.

Bruce

I would put some kind of filter over the output hose, such as the old pantyhose trick or a washing machine lint filter, to catch any larger food solids.

When we did our kitchen remodel we used a lot of paper plates, and most meals were take out food since there was nowhere to hook up the oven safely. The gas grill was used a lot too, or it was Chinese, fast food, and pizza many nites.