Hi, I'm new here. Found the site when I was trying to research my question and thought this would be an excellent place to learn some things.
I have a question that I'm hoping someone can answer for me. I live in an older building, small... only 3 floors. I believe it dates back at least 40 years.
Now I live on the 3rd floor and there's no elevator. The laundromat is in the basement and to do my laundry I have to carry my laundry bags/basket up and down 4 flights of stairs. This is hard for me because I suffered a serious neck injury years ago and carrying this stuff up and down 4 flights of stairs is hard on my neck.
So to try to solve this problem I just recently purchased a used apartment-sized washer and have started washing small loads in my apartment (hooked up to the kitchen sink) and then I just dry the clothes by hanging them up. This is a great solution to avoid the neck strain! But here's my question....
Since purchasing the washer a friend told me that I could end up being in trouble if it damages the drains in the building. He said that in an older building that the rush of water going down might be too much and it could cause a backup in other tenants' sinks, etc. Is this correct? I'm confused because really it is only slightly more than one kitchen sink full of water that goes down the drain each time it empties. If it's a matter of the speed with which it's going down then I could try to alleviate that by maybe putting the stopper in and just letting it drain once the sink fills up, etc. (I'm sure I can think of some solution to make this work.) I just wanted some opinions from others who have a lot more knowledge on the subect of plumbing than I do! I really don't want to have to give up the machine because it's such a good solution for me and I'm sure there is some way I can make it work. Any feedback and/or advice is appreciated!
silk
I have a question that I'm hoping someone can answer for me. I live in an older building, small... only 3 floors. I believe it dates back at least 40 years.
Now I live on the 3rd floor and there's no elevator. The laundromat is in the basement and to do my laundry I have to carry my laundry bags/basket up and down 4 flights of stairs. This is hard for me because I suffered a serious neck injury years ago and carrying this stuff up and down 4 flights of stairs is hard on my neck.
So to try to solve this problem I just recently purchased a used apartment-sized washer and have started washing small loads in my apartment (hooked up to the kitchen sink) and then I just dry the clothes by hanging them up. This is a great solution to avoid the neck strain! But here's my question....
Since purchasing the washer a friend told me that I could end up being in trouble if it damages the drains in the building. He said that in an older building that the rush of water going down might be too much and it could cause a backup in other tenants' sinks, etc. Is this correct? I'm confused because really it is only slightly more than one kitchen sink full of water that goes down the drain each time it empties. If it's a matter of the speed with which it's going down then I could try to alleviate that by maybe putting the stopper in and just letting it drain once the sink fills up, etc. (I'm sure I can think of some solution to make this work.) I just wanted some opinions from others who have a lot more knowledge on the subect of plumbing than I do! I really don't want to have to give up the machine because it's such a good solution for me and I'm sure there is some way I can make it work. Any feedback and/or advice is appreciated!
silk