Need to plumb in a dishwasher but pipes are tricky, help??

[bazbro]

I am a fairly competent diyer with plumbing etc but wanted to ask what the way forward is.
Ive included pictures of the pipes which hopefully show that there is only about 4 inches of bare 15mm copper to attach the water pipe to. These pipes are up between two full size sinks so space is limited.

There is a filtration system that is attached and am a bit wary of how to connect the dishwasher without disrupting it.

My thoughts were to disconnect the compression joint in pic 2, showing about 2 inches of copper, and add in another two inches of copper with a dishwasher compression joint between them. does this sound feasible??

any thoughts would be appreciated,

regards,

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[xr4x4]

You need a y piece.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/421648

 

[bazbro]

where does the Y piece go?
what difference would that make?

 

[xr4x4]

Well on your (bad) pictures, it looks like you already have a washing machine valve there, the one with the blue lever.

Take off whatever's connected to it, fit the y piece and your two pipes?