Hi All,
I would like to move an interior washer/dryer to the garage. Its a single story house and garage is 32" below the interior floor.
My question is this: If I place the washer in the garage what is the minimum amount of drop required to go from the washer drain (inlet) to the water trap and then from the trap to the rest of the drain plumbing?
There is a 2" sink drain about 8 feet away (maybe less) and the vent pipe is easy to route in the garage. Assuming that the drain plumbing I plan to connect to is about a 12/14" below the interior floor, well that doesn't leave much drop for the washer drain.
My concern is that a backed up drain could result in the waste backflowing to the washer and or spilling in the garage.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? If its a bad idea - feel free to call it as it is.
Thanks,
Randy A
I would like to move an interior washer/dryer to the garage. Its a single story house and garage is 32" below the interior floor.
My question is this: If I place the washer in the garage what is the minimum amount of drop required to go from the washer drain (inlet) to the water trap and then from the trap to the rest of the drain plumbing?
There is a 2" sink drain about 8 feet away (maybe less) and the vent pipe is easy to route in the garage. Assuming that the drain plumbing I plan to connect to is about a 12/14" below the interior floor, well that doesn't leave much drop for the washer drain.
My concern is that a backed up drain could result in the waste backflowing to the washer and or spilling in the garage.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? If its a bad idea - feel free to call it as it is.
Thanks,
Randy A