detroittola
New Member
It is not uncommon for folks to come to the forum trying to get approval for improper plumbing ideas. In spite of our advice, they will continue to argue, hoping to find someone who will agree with what they want. It just doesn't work that way.
I'm not looking for anyone's approval. I knew it wasn't up to code when I started. I'm looking for reasons that it won't work that I might have missed. So far I know that I could burn out my drain pump. I'm willing to accept this as a risk. I've heard of no other negative scenarios that are based on actual principles of fluid flow.
It is not uncommon for folks in the trade to come on here and talk down to DIYs quoting the code as if it were biblical. Let's not forget that politics are involved in writing the code. The code can also be slow to change for say front load washers vs top load washers.