Jen A
New Member
Hello,
I want to relocate the washing machine from a ground floor room at the back of my home to one-level lower at the very front of the house in a large utility room. There is only on DWV and it is located at the back of the house - ~ 25 ft away and one level higher above a concrete floor.
The horizonal cleanout in the photo is where I hope to plumb the washer into. No fixtures are currently draining into the horizontal cleanout shown in the photos. What is shown in the photo is closed loop plumbing (no vent) to clear water out of the sump pit into the city drain. This plumbing for the sump pump to the main drain has never been used and seems unnecessary as I have never seen any water level changes in the pit despite days of record rain and snow melt.
My question on this particular post isn't about venting or the sump pump. I have done some research on installing an AAV value to deal with the venting and am in the process of verifying if that will meet the code in Ontario.
My question for all you experts out there is if it's possible for someone who isn't a professional plumber to change the cleanout fitting coming out of the wall from a 1 1/2" reducing fitting to 2" to accommodate the washing machine. Also any tips on doing this is appreciated. I have put in calls to plumbers to get quotes, but they don't even get back to you these days they are so busy!
https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/drain-size-for-washer-in-canada.53454/
I hope that was clear and look forward to advice and tips!
I want to relocate the washing machine from a ground floor room at the back of my home to one-level lower at the very front of the house in a large utility room. There is only on DWV and it is located at the back of the house - ~ 25 ft away and one level higher above a concrete floor.
The horizonal cleanout in the photo is where I hope to plumb the washer into. No fixtures are currently draining into the horizontal cleanout shown in the photos. What is shown in the photo is closed loop plumbing (no vent) to clear water out of the sump pit into the city drain. This plumbing for the sump pump to the main drain has never been used and seems unnecessary as I have never seen any water level changes in the pit despite days of record rain and snow melt.
My question on this particular post isn't about venting or the sump pump. I have done some research on installing an AAV value to deal with the venting and am in the process of verifying if that will meet the code in Ontario.
My question for all you experts out there is if it's possible for someone who isn't a professional plumber to change the cleanout fitting coming out of the wall from a 1 1/2" reducing fitting to 2" to accommodate the washing machine. Also any tips on doing this is appreciated. I have put in calls to plumbers to get quotes, but they don't even get back to you these days they are so busy!
https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/drain-size-for-washer-in-canada.53454/
I hope that was clear and look forward to advice and tips!