AEG 6000 drain tube not long enough

[gizmo1990]

Connected up our new AEG 6000 washing machine and before I'd turned it on noticed that the drum was filling up with sink drain water.. Everything was connected up but then realised that I'd taken the drain tube off its last rear clip to enable the tube to reach the drain spigot. This apparently is a bad thing as the drain tube needs to be secured vertically up for gravity to stop water coming in?

This now means that the tube is not long enough to reach the sink spigot. Now looking into extending the drain tube.

Could someone here tell me if I'm on the right track? And if this is normal? I'm reading stuff like the drain tube can't be too long because of pump pressure. But it's not like the washing machine is that far from the spigot, it's only another appliance length. This is causing a huge amount of fuss and myself and my wife are going nuts.

Any advice really appreciated!

 

[denso13]

This apparently is a bad thing as the drain tube needs to be secured vertically up for gravity to stop water coming in?

You can run it horizontally a bit and the hose clips should be removed. Sounds like a dodgy connection to the drain, got any pics?

 

[gizmo1990]

@denso13 Thanks for the reply. The red arrow is the washing machine's drain pipe. The green arrow is the dishwasher drain pipe. The blue connector is the water outlet tube into the washing machine. The red connector is the water outlet one into the dishwasher. Everything seems sealed correctly. And I checked the twin drainage spigot for blockages.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

This apparently is a bad thing as the drain tube needs to be secured vertically up for gravity to stop water coming in?

Washer drain pipes, always need to rise up, almost to the height of the machine, before dropping back down to the drain. There are two reasons for this - so the wash water stays in the appliance, until the machine decides to pump it out, and to prevent dirty water flowing back into the machine, from other sources. If necessary, you can buy drain pipe extensions, but the above rule must be followed.

 

[denso13]

You really want it to loop up then back down into the drain connection, like the dishwasher, although more than that, preferably. You can get hose extensions which should help you out.

 

[gizmo1990]

I've removed the hose clips btw. They had to be removed so that the transit bolts could be taken out.

Here's an awkward photo of the back. You can see how the drain tube has to be help up vertically from the bottom. And therefore how much extra tube length I'm missing out on.

Is any of this normal? It's almost like the appliance makers expect these thing to be literally right next to sinks with zero distance?

 

[denso13]

I've removed the hose clips btw.

That's fine, they are supposed to be removed.

You can extend the drain hose up to 4m, that should help you.

Can't see any other photos.

 

[gizmo1990]

@denso13 @Harry Bloomfield Thanks guys, it sounds like I'm on the right track then! I'm hoping the water inlet tube reaches too otherwise that will have to be extended too! Is that ok todo on water inlet tubes as well?

 

[denso13]

I'm hoping the water inlet tube reaches too otherwise that will have to be extended too! Is that ok todo on water inlet tubes as well?

You can get long water hoses too.

 

[foxhole]

You don’t need a longer hose , the mistake is in taking it down instead of up from the back of the machine so it enters thru the side of the cup , then down to spigot , you have plenty of hose to do that .

 

[gizmo1990]

Well I got a hose extension and the washing machine is still filling up with drain water from the sink..

@foxhole Could you explain a little more what you mean? Apologies I'm very unknowledgeable with all this. Do you mean the end of the washing machine's drain hose needs to be connected to the sink drain spigot vertically? Where the dishwasher drain hose currently is? So basically swap them around?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Well I got a hose extension and the washing machine is still filling up with drain water from the sink..

The sink can only drain into the washer, if the washer top of the drain hose loop, is below the level of water, in the sink. It needs to loop up higher, before dropping to the spigot.

 

[gizmo1990]

@Harry Bloomfield Thanks for the reply. Here's a photo of the appliances setup. Allowing for perspective I feel the top of the curve of the drain hose coming from the washing machine is slightly above where the end of it is inserted into the spigot?

 

[denso13]

No, up to the understanding of the sink and back down.

 

[foxhole]

Hose needs to follow red route behind dishwasher into top of cupboard down to spigot.