Hi,
Please bear with me, I am a total nvoice with plumbing as I am sure you will gather!
We have bought a dishwasher, which we are putting into the kitchen where the washing machine used to be. Thats no problem at all.
We plan to put the washing machine in the downstairs bathroom near to the small basin. I have the plumbing for the water connection sorted (i think), but am not sure what to do about the waste.
The basin uses 32mm pipes, and a 32mm bottle trap. The waste goes outside, again through 32mm pipe. Ideally I dont want to change the sink/taps at this stage, but am told we should be using 40mm pipes for the waste from the washing machine.
What can we do?
Replace all the pipe work and trap to 40mm? But how do I plumb from the sink (32mm) on to the new 40mm waste? I cannot find a 32mm to 40mm "convertor", I only seem to be able to find a 40mm to 32mm.
Or shall I just pop the washing machine waste directly into a short standpipe on the waste, AFTER the bottle trap. The drain then only runs for about 40cm before its outside intot he drain.
I hope this makes sense, let me know if it doesnt and maybe I can post a pic.
Cheers!
Please bear with me, I am a total nvoice with plumbing as I am sure you will gather!
We have bought a dishwasher, which we are putting into the kitchen where the washing machine used to be. Thats no problem at all.
We plan to put the washing machine in the downstairs bathroom near to the small basin. I have the plumbing for the water connection sorted (i think), but am not sure what to do about the waste.
The basin uses 32mm pipes, and a 32mm bottle trap. The waste goes outside, again through 32mm pipe. Ideally I dont want to change the sink/taps at this stage, but am told we should be using 40mm pipes for the waste from the washing machine.
What can we do?
Replace all the pipe work and trap to 40mm? But how do I plumb from the sink (32mm) on to the new 40mm waste? I cannot find a 32mm to 40mm "convertor", I only seem to be able to find a 40mm to 32mm.
Or shall I just pop the washing machine waste directly into a short standpipe on the waste, AFTER the bottle trap. The drain then only runs for about 40cm before its outside intot he drain.
I hope this makes sense, let me know if it doesnt and maybe I can post a pic.
Cheers!