Help with laundry room plumbing

Ramjam · Mar 5, 2014

Terry said:
End of the line where the washer is.

Newly installed fittings and pipe tend to be easier to split apart. We take our time with that stuff. We don't like breaking concrete either.

Excellent. I will add a clean out there while I'm at it.

Good to know about the pipe. I will look more into this. If it was just the concrete I wouldn't mind so much, it's having to rip up the flooring and all that that bothers me more. But if I have to, I have to.

Terry · Mar 5, 2014

You can try it with the 1.5" first.
We used to do washers with 1.5" years ago. It's fine as long as the line is clean. Used to meaning in the 60's
2" pipe has twice the volumne of 1.5"
3" pipe is the same as two 2" and one 1.5"
4" pipe is the same as four 2" pipes.

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Ramjam · Mar 5, 2014

Terry said:
You can try it with the 1.5" first.
We used to do washers with 1.5" years ago. It's fine as long as the line is clean. Used to meaning in the 60's
2" pipe has twice the volumne of 1.5"
3" pipe is the same as two 2" and one 1.5"
4" pipe is the same as four 2" pipes.

I certainly understand the benefits of a bigger line. My current washer is older and I haven't had issues with it but I imagine a newer washer may cause problems.

To try it with 1.5 would mean leaving that trap in place though...

Terry · Mar 5, 2014

I'm not where I can see how difficult it is. If it was open I would run with 2"

Ramjam · Mar 5, 2014

Terry said:
I'm not where I can see how difficult it is. If it was open I would run with 2"

I'm hoping to be able to do so as well. I can also try at least removing the trap by chiseling the pipe there as you suggested, but that joint is quite old so I'm concerned. I don't imagine there's some type of fernco coupling or something else I could use that could slip over the female end of the trap after I cut it and the male end of a 1.5 inch pipe is there?

MikePlummer · Mar 6, 2014

it may be a worthwhile investment to hire a pro to come in and remove the trap then you take it from there...there's two ways to go about it...as Terry mentioned by splitting the fitting hub and "breaking" it off the pipe...or cutting it close to the hub and use a Rambit

Ramjam · Mar 6, 2014

mikeplummer said:
it may be a worthwhile investment to hire a pro to come in and remove the trap then you take it from there...there's two ways to go about it...as Terry mentioned by splitting the fitting hub and "breaking" it off the pipe...or cutting it close to the hub and use a Rambit

I saw the rambits. I don't know if that would work for me as I need tk remove the exterior of the fitting and not the interior.

MikePlummer · Mar 6, 2014

you could remove the pipe from the hub on the tee where it connects to the stack as well

Ramjam · Mar 6, 2014

mikeplummer said:
you could remove the pipe from the hub on the tee where it connects to the stack as well

Yes however this will limit me to a 1.5" pipe. This spot is easier to get it and it was glued more recently than the rest, but again if I break it I'm up the creek

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