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August 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM #20028August 1, 2012 at 1:26 PM #749341DataAgentParticipant
“There is no drain in the laundry room”
Really? How does it work now?
August 1, 2012 at 1:41 PM #749342SK in CVParticipant[quote=DataAgent]”There is no drain in the laundry room”
Really? How does it work now?[/quote]
I’m sure what she means is there’s no drain in the floor. There is a drain for the machine.
August 1, 2012 at 3:16 PM #749345lookingParticipantbe careful what type of washer you put in. I believe most front-loaders are not recommended depending on your house construction. It can cause structural damage in some cases…..
August 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM #749348spdrunParticipantThis may sound ghetto, but here goes …
If you don’t want to mess with the plumbing or it’s hard to access, build a slightly raised drain pan for the washing machine. Then just run a PVC pipe from the drain pan through the wall on a slight downslope to end 4-6″ out from the house. Or don’t raise the drain pan and run the drain down through the garage to the ground.
This is an emergency drain, not one that will be used on a normal basis, so flooding your yard or promoting mould is a non-issue.
If you’re concerned about un-conditioned air getting in, put some sort of rubber flap on the end of the pipe that won’t open unless water needs to come out.
If you wanted to go 100% ghetto, you could just open a hole in the floor, cover it with a grate, and have any leakage leak into the garage. Most garages are built on a slope to allow any water on cars to drain out via gravity.
August 1, 2012 at 10:25 PM #749360patbParticipantthe hard part about drains isn’t drainage, it’s venting
August 1, 2012 at 11:41 PM #749363ucodegenParticipantBecause you also have the normal washer drain on the line, you should be able to tee (don’t use the straight cornered tee, use the curved corner tee) into it for the floor drain. It would mean pulling up the floor linoleum or tile.. alternately going up through the garage ceiling and cutting into drywall from underneath and using a ceramic hole bit for the floor. I would put a pan and drain into that because you can’t guarantee the slope of the floor. The floor will also not have any ‘borders’ to contain the spill and direct it to the drain. The normal drain should already have a vent associated with it. The other question would be where the trap is located.
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