washing machine drain options

trazarra · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:44 pm Post Subject: washing machine drain options

my washer currently drains into a sink that drains into a drywell.....the drywell seems to be failing & i believe i reached a tree root when trying to snake it.....can i connect to my city pipe somehow?

trazarra · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:53 pm Post Subject:

Nestor_Kelebay · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:16 pm Post Subject:

Sure. Do you have a floor drain nearby, and if so, does it drain into your city sewer system?

trazarra · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:10 am Post Subject: washer drain

Nestor_Kelebay wrote:

Sure. Do you have a floor drain nearby, and if so, does it drain into your city sewer system?

no drain in the floor but my city pipe is nearby.....can i tap into it?

Nestor_Kelebay · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:46 am Post Subject:

I don't see a problem draining into your home's drainage piping, since that's how it's normally done.

You need to ensure that the elevation of the end of the drain hose is at least at or slightly above the level of the top of the machine. Otherwise, water will drain out of the machine during the agitate cycle, and it shouldn't. The drain hose should keep the water in the machine until it's pumped out during the spin cycle.

Maybe just check with your local plumbing inspector about draining into the nearby drain pipe just to make sure, tho. I don't see any problem doing that.