That little cap by your kitchen sink isn’t just there to look fancy—it’s called an air gap. 💨💦 Think of it as your dishwasher’s bodyguard. Its job? To stop dirty sink water from backflowing into your clean dishwasher. Nobody wants yesterday’s spaghetti water in today’s ‘clean’ dishes. 🤢 Now, not every sink has that shiny little tower. In many places, plumbers pull a high-loop maneuver instead—running the dishwasher drain hose up under the countertop before it drops back down to the disposal.
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