Washer waste pipe moving about...

[John Smith Esq.]

Hello,

The waste hose from my washing machine goes into a standpipe. I have the hose running through a clippy bracket thing on the wall, with added gaffer tape, just before it goes down into the standpipe. This seemed to work better than the U shaped piece of plastic I got from Amazon, which I sent back. It all seems to work fine and the hose stays in the standpipe during operation. The only issue is that there is a lot of excess waste hose as the the part of the washing machine it comes out of is really close to the standpipe. This means the hose goes down towards the floor and then loops back up before getting to the wall bracket and standpipe. I can't cut it shorter as it would then be impossible to install the machine in its position under the counter and between units. What happens during operation is that when water is being pushed out through the waste hose, the excess amount of hose moves about, to some extent hitting against the back of the washing machine. Is this normal? Will it mean the hose wears out quicker? If I can squeeze my arm down the side of the machine, are there any reasons not to tape the excess hose to the back of the machine to stop it swinging about?

Thanks

 

[Ricke21]

Can you just loop the excess. Tie it up and clip it to the back of the washing machine if you dont want to cut it down. Also the u bend is to help drain the water. Like when you siphon water

 

[accelerator]

I would try looping/coiling it and tying the coils after the hose comes out of the machine, with the coils laid flat on the floor, then the hose goes up to the clip and standpipe.

 

[Ricke21]

To be fair you'll always get a bit of movement. The waters being pump in intervals rather than a continuous flow. Hope its workout for you.

 

[John Smith Esq.]

Thanks chaps.

I can't cut it down as a certain amount is needed to be stretched from the machine to the standpipe before pushing the machine under the counter. Then it is hard to adjust because it is in between units. At the moment, the hose is coming out of the top of the machine, going down towards the floor, then looping at the bottom as it then goes back up to the wall (where it is clipped) and then down into the standpipe. The movement is at the bottom loop where it swings when heavier draining takes place. All I can think to do is either leave it or use some gaffer tape to stick it to the back of the machine where the excess loop is. I can just about get my hand down there to do that. Better to leave or tape?

 

[robinbanks]

Fix it to the wall or machine with a weak bungee cord that will stretch to let you pull the machine out, but will then contract and hold the pipe in the sensible position in service

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I can't cut it down as a certain amount is needed to be stretched from the machine to the standpipe before pushing the machine under the counter. Then it is hard to adjust because it is in between units.

On my washer, dish-washer, and the slide in oven - I have a length of string attached to the cables and pipes. The string reaches over the top of the machine, enabling me to pull on it, as the machine is pushed into place. It avoids cables and pipes being trapped, or getting in the way. If necessary, the top end of the string can be tied to a screw, etc., to keep it in place.

 

[accelerator]

Better to leave or tape?

There's no harm in taping it. Gorilla tape is good. The only issue is over time it might fall off and you'll have to re-tape it, but that's not exactly a big issue.