hadfield43
New Member
Hello,
I just moved into a fore closed home, that has two washing machine spaces. The upstairs one is installed working fine. This came with the house.
The downstairs one is the one we brought from our last house and we would like the use of it too (okay if you guys can help me out - it would help win some brownie points with the wife).
Here is my dumb question, the outlet box has two sealed tabs on the left and right and the cold and hot water, which is hooked up to our machine. The problem is the drain hole (I assume one of the two sealed tabs) is completely sealed (as I say), I thought maybe I could poke through with a knife, but its quite thick and I am not even sure if there is an actual drain there.
So specifically, how can I open up the hole (what's the best tool) and how can I be sure that there is drain there and I am not pumping water into the wall - that wouldn't be fun.
I am a bit of an amateur when it comes to plumbing, but I need to save money and don't like paying for a plumber.
Thanks
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I just moved into a fore closed home, that has two washing machine spaces. The upstairs one is installed working fine. This came with the house.
The downstairs one is the one we brought from our last house and we would like the use of it too (okay if you guys can help me out - it would help win some brownie points with the wife).
Here is my dumb question, the outlet box has two sealed tabs on the left and right and the cold and hot water, which is hooked up to our machine. The problem is the drain hole (I assume one of the two sealed tabs) is completely sealed (as I say), I thought maybe I could poke through with a knife, but its quite thick and I am not even sure if there is an actual drain there.
So specifically, how can I open up the hole (what's the best tool) and how can I be sure that there is drain there and I am not pumping water into the wall - that wouldn't be fun.
I am a bit of an amateur when it comes to plumbing, but I need to save money and don't like paying for a plumber.
Thanks
D