Akagis_white_comet
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So after replumbing the whole house's supply side and doing a one-gallon test on the washer drain (to test for backing-up leaks at the opposite end of the house), I gave my fiancee the green light to use the washer.
We fire it up with a load of laundry, then go outside to do some yardwork. I come back in and the bathroom (where it is) is flooded from the rinse cycle. After killing the washer and shutting off the supply valves, we mop it all up and I give it another go. Washer drains fine now. No flood, but I hear it dripping underneath. Pop the underside skirting off and it's a constant stream of water coming from the washer drain piping.
It is a mobile home and there was circumstantial evidence of prior occupants dumping used cat litter down what I suspect is any and every possible drain (even the kitchen sink!!!). My understanding is that cat litter is a HUGE no-no as it basically turns to cement inside pipework, so I am a bit confused about how such actions could result in the washer drain busting open like this. Could someone please walk me through this?
We fire it up with a load of laundry, then go outside to do some yardwork. I come back in and the bathroom (where it is) is flooded from the rinse cycle. After killing the washer and shutting off the supply valves, we mop it all up and I give it another go. Washer drains fine now. No flood, but I hear it dripping underneath. Pop the underside skirting off and it's a constant stream of water coming from the washer drain piping.
It is a mobile home and there was circumstantial evidence of prior occupants dumping used cat litter down what I suspect is any and every possible drain (even the kitchen sink!!!). My understanding is that cat litter is a HUGE no-no as it basically turns to cement inside pipework, so I am a bit confused about how such actions could result in the washer drain busting open like this. Could someone please walk me through this?