Can I connect my dishwasher directly to the drain?

My sink/garbage disposal and my dishwasher sit on different walls of my kitchen (far apart). Usually the dishwasher line is connected to the drain via the garbage disposal. But in this case can I connect my dishwasher directly to the drain without using a line that crosses through all my cabinets?

Public Comments

1. Does your dishwasher have the garbage dispoasal buit in??? But by code I do belive you need to hook it up into the same one with the kitchen sink!! check with your local building codes! I guess you should have put the dishwasher closer to the sink?!?!?!
2. I dont see any problem with that. I mean there are hoses that have kitchen ''islands'' where the sink is and thew dishwasher is somewhere else. The only thing to remember is that you have to have some sort of trap on the dishwasher line to prevent sewer gases from getting up into the house. Also there has to be an air vent at the dishwasher to prevent a vacuum problem.