Every washing machine and dishwasher "won't drain" I attend, the hose runs under the units and up to the spigot.
They clogg up with particles that build up over time and can eventually kill the pump.
How to best relocate this waste pipe?
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Every washing machine and dishwasher "won't drain" I attend, the hose runs under the units and up to the spigot.
They clogg up with particles that build up over time and can eventually kill the pump.
Depends on situation but I try and install them so that it goes up in adjacent cupboard(s) and across at high level rather than snaking for 2-3m under the kickboards!
Makes sense. Thanks.
Is this what I need?
MCALPINE T23U MULTIFIT BLANKING PLUG WHITE 40MM (https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-t23u-multifit-blanking-plug-white-40mm/96079)
MCALPINE T23U MULTIFIT BLANKING PLUG WHITE 40MM (https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-t23u-multifit-blanking-plug-white-40mm/96079)
Last question, is there a solvent based alternative? My fear is that the compression nut may not have enough clearance between the pipe and the wall.
Yep or a rubber bung type for internal which will get you lower down.
Just chop a bit of the wall out.
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The dishwasher won't be tight to the wall so you'll have a bit more space than the diagram.
Is it a push fit coupler that's on the pipe with the blanking plug in it?
It was, and the 40mm pipe was inside a push fit sleeve coming from the floor, so I just removed the pipe and used a 40mm push fit socket plug (£1.50) to plug it. A very easy solution to what I thought was going to be a difficult problem.
UPDATE:
In order to get the dish washer flush with the wall I swapped the plug socket with a fused spur, removed the waste pipe that was coming up the wall and plugged the outlet at the floor with a 40mm push fit plug, and bypassed the underfloor water pipe by disconnecting it at the inlet and running a separate pipe with valve under the cupboard. Now the dishwasher goes right in tight.
In order to get the dish washer flush with the wall I swapped the plug socket with a fused spur, removed the waste pipe that was coming up the wall and plugged the outlet at the floor with a 40mm push fit plug, and bypassed the underfloor water pipe by disconnecting it at the inlet and running a separate pipe with valve under the cupboard. Now the dishwasher goes right in tight.
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I wasn't sure if it was pushfit but I did see that socket in the floor and thought if it was, you could plug it flush to the floor
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