jwumpus
New Member
Hi,
I'm having an issue that I can't quite resolve. Maybe someone here knows. My washer is in the basement. I recently tried to put in a utility sink next to the washer and tie the sink drain into the washer drain. The washer drains into a 1 1/2 inch galvanized pipe that runs along the floor. Here is a picture. Note that, as far as I can tell, it is not connected to the main house drain.
And here is how the washer drains into that line
I've been here for seven years and it has always been set up like this and always worked fine. So I remove the trap(?) contraption at the top and adjust the upright pipe so that I can connect the sink drain to it.
So the washer drains into the sink now. But the sink drains very very very slowly. Slow enough that it will overflow before all the water is out of the washer. So I put everything back the way it was with no sink and the washer connected as above. It sort of works now but instead of the washer pump forcing the water through the line, I get jets of water squirting out around the hose along with the draining.
I've snaked this line to 25-30 ft multiple times but found no obstructions. Perhaps when I loosened the in order to attach the sink I dislodged something in the pipe which is causing the problem? I have no idea.
I'm having an issue that I can't quite resolve. Maybe someone here knows. My washer is in the basement. I recently tried to put in a utility sink next to the washer and tie the sink drain into the washer drain. The washer drains into a 1 1/2 inch galvanized pipe that runs along the floor. Here is a picture. Note that, as far as I can tell, it is not connected to the main house drain.
And here is how the washer drains into that line
I've been here for seven years and it has always been set up like this and always worked fine. So I remove the trap(?) contraption at the top and adjust the upright pipe so that I can connect the sink drain to it.
So the washer drains into the sink now. But the sink drains very very very slowly. Slow enough that it will overflow before all the water is out of the washer. So I put everything back the way it was with no sink and the washer connected as above. It sort of works now but instead of the washer pump forcing the water through the line, I get jets of water squirting out around the hose along with the draining.
I've snaked this line to 25-30 ft multiple times but found no obstructions. Perhaps when I loosened the in order to attach the sink I dislodged something in the pipe which is causing the problem? I have no idea.