Kitchens – How to get a dishwasher to fit with pipes in the way

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The installer showed up with the new dishwasher (KitchenAid KDTM404EWH). Once he took the old one out, he found that these pipes are in the way:

Picture of pipes under counter where dishwasher needs to go

Any ideas about what I can do? The installer said I'd need a dishwasher with a depth no greater than 19.25 inches. That seems small to me. Do they make dishwashers like that?

Additional Details

Here's a picture of the space with measurements:

Picture of the space with measurements

Here are the details:

    | Measurement                                                       | Value  |
    |-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
    | Full height of opening                                            | 34.5"  |
    | Full width of opening                                             | 24.5"  |
    | Full depth of space                                               | 24.0"  |
    | Distance from front of pipes to back wall                         | 4.75"  |
    | Height of pipes                                                   | 3"     |
    | Width of pipes                                                    | 6"     |
    | Full width of opening - width of pipes                            | 18.5"  |
    | Full depth of opening - distance from front of pipes to back wall | 19.25" |
    | Full height of opening - height of pipes                          | 31.5"  |

Best Answer

What can you do?:

  1. Move the pipes: This is ideal, because that is .... UGH.
  2. Move the/a/some cabinets: reconfigure the counter arrangements such that the pipes are behind/under a cabinet
  3. Raise your counter in this area, trim it off up top and box in a platform on the bottom, so the dishwasher can be mounted above the pipes
  4. Find a short tub dishwasher with a rather open back. There are hundreds of dishwashers on the market, you could find one, but knowing how they are framed, it is very very unlikely.
  5. Don't install the dishwasher here, put some other device here, and locate the dishwasher somewhere else. (same basic idea as #2) but leave cabinets where they are, put a garbage can here
  6. Cut a cabinet down, re-frame it (customize the cabinet) to allow room to the right to mount the dishwasher

I vote for #1, because what you have here is just, unpleasant. But these are "all" of the things you can do that I can creatively dream up.

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