Appliance Hookups and Installs in Phoenix

Dishwashers

A dishwasher connects three ways: a hot water line from under the sink, a drain hose that runs up to the sink drain or the disposal, and power from an outlet or a hardwired box. When a new one goes in, all three get connected, the dishwasher gets leveled and anchored to the counter, and it runs through a cycle while we watch for leaks.

Two details matter in Phoenix homes. The drain hose has to loop up high under the counter, or run through an air gap on the sink deck, so dirty water can't flow back into the dishwasher. Many Valley cities require the air gap. And if the dishwasher drains through the garbage disposal, the knockout plug inside the disposal's inlet has to be removed first. A dishwasher that fills and then floods the counter usually means that plug is still in.

A dishwasher that leaks at the front has a door gasket problem. One that leaks underneath has a loose supply line, a cracked drain hose, or a pump seal. We fix the connections.

Refrigerator water lines

A fridge with ice and water needs a small supply line. In older homes it's often a thin copper line run from a saddle valve, a clamp-on valve that pierces a pipe. Those valves clog with scale and leak. We replace them with a proper shutoff valve and run a braided line to the fridge, with enough slack to pull the fridge out for cleaning.

If there's no water line near the fridge, one can usually be run from the kitchen sink through the cabinets. Running one through a wall or under the slab is bigger work, and the quote says so.

A slow leak behind a fridge goes unnoticed for months because the fridge hides it. Warped flooring in front of the fridge, or a soft spot in the cabinet beside it, are usually the first signs.

Washers

The hot and cold valves behind a washer are the most important shutoffs in the house, because a burst washer hose dumps water at full pressure until someone turns them off. Old valves seize, and rubber hoses swell and split with age. We replace the valves with ones that turn, swap the hoses for braided steel, and check the drain standpipe.

A washer that leaves water on the floor is usually a hose, a loose connection, or a standpipe that overflows because it's partly clogged with lint.

Range hoods and over-the-range microwaves

A range hood that's loud, dim or dead usually gets replaced, not repaired. The fan motor is most of the cost of the hood. A new one goes on the same duct in an hour or two. If the old hood blows into the cabinet instead of outside, running a duct out through the wall or the roof is a bigger job, and we can help with that too.

An over-the-range microwave hangs on a plate screwed to the wall and bolts up through the cabinet above it. When the plate was put in the wrong spot or the bolts have worked loose, the microwave sags or pulls away from the wall. We mount new ones, remount loose ones, and vent them outside where there's a duct to do it.

Other appliances

A wine fridge set into a cabinet opening. A chest freezer in the garage that needs its outlet checked. Old appliances hauled away after the new one goes in. Ask.

Water heaters and gas lines

We can also help with water heater replacement, gas line work and anything that ties into the main water or gas supply.

Problems we fix on this page

• Dishwasher supply line leaks
• Dishwasher drain hose is kinked
• Dishwasher tips forward when the door opens
• Dishwasher not secured to the counter
• Dishwasher sticks out past the cabinets
• Air gap on the sink leaks or overflows
• Need a new dishwasher installed
• Need the old dishwasher hauled out
• Water under the dishwasher from the connection
• Ice maker water line leaking
• Need a water line run to the fridge
• Water line behind the fridge is kinked
• Water filter housing leaks
• Fridge water valve in the wall won't shut off
• Range hood fan is loud
• Range hood fan stopped working
• Range hood light out
• Range hood loose or crooked
• Want a new range hood on the same duct
• Range hood vents into the cabinet instead of outside (a remodel project)
• Want the hood vented outside (a remodel project)
• Hood duct disconnected in the attic (a remodel project)
• Need an over-the-range microwave installed
• Microwave sagging or pulling off the wall
• Microwave mounting plate in the wrong place
• Washer supply hose leaking
• Want braided steel washer hoses
• Washer shutoff valves won't turn
• Washer box in the wall leaking
• Washer drain hose pops out of the standpipe
• Washer drain overflows the standpipe
• Washer walks or shakes (needs leveling)
• Want a washer drain pan installed
• Water on the laundry floor
• Want a new washer and dryer hooked up
• Want a chest freezer outlet checked in the garage
• Want old appliances hauled away after install

How it starts

Send a photo of the space under the sink and of where the appliance goes. For a fridge line, show where the nearest water is. You'll have a fixed price before anyone shows up. Levi does the work himself.