Hi,
I have a washing machine in the garage, which currently drains via a length of pipe that runs outside the house for a couple of metres before entering the underground drains - or it does normally . This morning, after the recent sub-zero weather, a section of the outside pipe was frozen, causing a blockage and a small flood from the washing m/c trap. (There is a dip in the outside pipe, which of course there shouldn't be, giving a section of standing water which froze).
All sorted out now, but my question is: I have a nearby downstairs toilet where the outlet goes via a 90° pan connector into a drain socket in the floor (ie vertically downwards). Would it be permissible to connect a pipe from the washing m/c directly into the pan connector via a strap boss, or would it contravene the regulations? That way, the pipe run could all be within the house (and could have a constant downward slope).
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give - especially if you can give me a link to information on what is and isn't allowed in the way of drainage connections.
Rob
I have a washing machine in the garage, which currently drains via a length of pipe that runs outside the house for a couple of metres before entering the underground drains - or it does normally . This morning, after the recent sub-zero weather, a section of the outside pipe was frozen, causing a blockage and a small flood from the washing m/c trap. (There is a dip in the outside pipe, which of course there shouldn't be, giving a section of standing water which froze).
All sorted out now, but my question is: I have a nearby downstairs toilet where the outlet goes via a 90° pan connector into a drain socket in the floor (ie vertically downwards). Would it be permissible to connect a pipe from the washing m/c directly into the pan connector via a strap boss, or would it contravene the regulations? That way, the pipe run could all be within the house (and could have a constant downward slope).
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give - especially if you can give me a link to information on what is and isn't allowed in the way of drainage connections.
Rob