River432
New Member
Hello Everyone,
I am new to this site and hope someone here can help me out with some information and advice. I am trying to hook up a new washing machine (and a dryer) in a pantry where there was no washer before. I am lucky in some sense because there is a tub/shower on the other side of the wall. I have already tied the hot/cold water lines for the washer to the tub lines which was no problem. But regarding drainage for the washer, I would like to tie into the tub overflow pipe that is also right there at the wall. This 1 1/2" overflow pipe leads down to a 1 1/2" p-trap just below the tub. Also, a 1 1/2" verticle vent pipe connects right before the p-trap.
Questions:
1. Is it possible to tie into the tub overflow pipe for drainage for the washer? If so, can the same p-trap be used for both the tub and the
washer and have both properly vented as well? Or does the washer require its own separate p-trap and vent?
2. Although everything at the tub is 1 1/2" pvc pipe, should I use a 2" standpipe for the washer and how long? (Do you measure the standpipe
from the floor?) And should the p-trap also be 2" if needed for the washer?
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide! River432
I am new to this site and hope someone here can help me out with some information and advice. I am trying to hook up a new washing machine (and a dryer) in a pantry where there was no washer before. I am lucky in some sense because there is a tub/shower on the other side of the wall. I have already tied the hot/cold water lines for the washer to the tub lines which was no problem. But regarding drainage for the washer, I would like to tie into the tub overflow pipe that is also right there at the wall. This 1 1/2" overflow pipe leads down to a 1 1/2" p-trap just below the tub. Also, a 1 1/2" verticle vent pipe connects right before the p-trap.
Questions:
1. Is it possible to tie into the tub overflow pipe for drainage for the washer? If so, can the same p-trap be used for both the tub and the
washer and have both properly vented as well? Or does the washer require its own separate p-trap and vent?
2. Although everything at the tub is 1 1/2" pvc pipe, should I use a 2" standpipe for the washer and how long? (Do you measure the standpipe
from the floor?) And should the p-trap also be 2" if needed for the washer?
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide! River432