I want to move my laundry from the 2nd floor to the basement. However, the preferred location is on the other side of the basement from the main stack. The closest drain pipe (from upper floor) appears to be a 2" pipe (~12 feet away) and is in the ceiling. There is a basement bathroom with a shower, toilet, and lav, but is over twice as far away from the preferred location. As another point of information, the washer instructions allow for the discharge to be as much as 8 feet above the floor. I'm concerned about proper venting. What are my venting options? How close does the vent need to be to the washer? Here's a flyer: can an auxiliary vent be created and vented out at just above ground level? I fear I'm in for a major rework.