Can I make this unit portable and move it to the sink null

Like any other washer, you can connect the LG SIGNATURE 2.8 Cu. Ft. 17-Cycle Washer and 6-Cycle Electric Dryer Combo with Steam, Model # LUWM101HWA to your kitchen sink. A permanently installed washing machine should have its own drain and water supply, but if needed, you can make use of your kitchen sink drain and faucet as a temporary measure for a portable unit. You can even make the drain connection permanent, but you'll probably always want to be able to disconnect the washing machine supply hose so you can use the faucet for other purposes. You need to be aware of some key code issues before you connect a washing machine to a sink drain. If you make the connection incorrectly, the drain could overflow or, even worse, siphon contaminated water into the washing machine. A drain connection with the potential for contamination is called a cross-connection. The output from a washing machine is under pressure, and a standard 1 1/2-inch sink P-trap assembly is too small to handle it. If you're going to connect the washing machine drain hose to the sink drain before the P-trap, the entire drain, including the trap, needs to be constructed of a 2-inch pipe. If you connect the washing machine drain hose permanently to the sink drain, the potential for backflow exists. You may have to alos change your faucets or install a male-to-male faucet adapter for the water supply. You can connect one of the washing machine supply hoses to any faucet that has an aerator with external threads. Simply unscrew the aerator and screw on a sink adapter for a washing machine that allows you to attach the cold supply line. The faucet needs to have an aerator for this adapter to work, and since only single-handle faucets do, you can only connect one of the washing machine's two supply hoses. You'll have to run the washing machine on cold-only settings and control the temperature from the faucet...^IFV

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Like any other washer, you can connect the LG SIGNATURE 2.8 Cu. Ft. 17-Cycle Washer and 6-Cycle Electric Dryer Combo with Steam, Model # LUWM101HWA to your kitchen sink. A permanently installed washing machine should have its own drain and water supply, but if needed, you can make use of your kitchen sink drain and faucet as a temporary measure for a portable unit. You can even make the drain connection permanent, but you'll probably always want to be able to disconnect the washing machine supply hose so you can use the faucet for other purposes. You need to be aware of some key code issues before you connect a washing machine to a sink drain. If you make the connection incorrectly, the drain could overflow or, even worse, siphon contaminated water into the washing machine. A drain connection with the potential for contamination is called a cross-connection. The output from a washing machine is under pressure, and a standard 1 1/2-inch sink P-trap assembly is too small to handle it. If you're going to connect the washing machine drain hose to the sink drain before the P-trap, the entire drain, including the trap, needs to be constructed of a 2-inch pipe. If you connect the washing machine drain hose permanently to the sink drain, the potential for backflow exists. You may have to alos change your faucets or install a male-to-male faucet adapter for the water supply. You can connect one of the washing machine supply hoses to any faucet that has an aerator with external threads. Simply unscrew the aerator and screw on a sink adapter for a washing machine that allows you to attach the cold supply line. The faucet needs to have an aerator for this adapter to work, and since only single-handle faucets do, you can only connect one of the washing machine's two supply hoses. You'll have to run the washing machine on cold-only settings and control the temperature from the faucet...^IFV
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