Ok so I have a washer, but it won't hold water unless the drain hose is pointed upwards, but the drain hole is on the floor.
What can I do to make this work?
2007-10-17 12:33:23 · 5 answers · asked by kaykay8170 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
have a plumber install a standpipe specifically for a washing machine.
2007-10-17 12:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washers are not made to drain into a floor drain. They are made to have an air gap between the discharge hose and the drain pipe to prevent backflushing of the sewer system in your house into the washing machine.
To accomplish this, they have the drain discharge at the bottom of the machine. This hose is then run up to a drain pipe that is higher than the top of the tub. When the water discharges, it goes up the drain discharge and down into the drain pipe. But, there is no watertight connection to the drain hose. So, even if the drain pipe (sewer) were to backflush, it wouldn't go back up into the washing machine.
Because the drain hose is mounted on the bottom of the washing machine, it will just allow the water to gravity drain out of the machine if it's not kept in a position that is higher than the top of the washing machine tub.
One option is to have a proper drain pipe (at least 3 feet tall) inserted in the hole where the floor drain is. If you need the floor drain to be there and don't want to stop it up with the drain pipe, you might get away with setting a plastic free-standing sink (with 4 legs and a drain hole in it - you can get these at Home Depot), running the sink drain to just over the floor drain, and hanging the drain hose from the washer over the ledge of the sink. Then when the washer drains, it's channeled down to the floor drain.
2007-10-17 20:02:16 · answer #2 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is normal for a washer. They are meant to drain into a standpipe slightly higher than the washer itself. You could try getting a long enough hose to hang it on the wall in a loop that is that high but it would be better to have a standpipe installed.
Bert
2007-10-17 19:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by Bert C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you need a drain line long enough to go up from the washer to just above the top and then back down to the drain hole on the floor
2007-10-17 19:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by cape cod dan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a hose extension kit and fasten it up in the middle. then run the new piece down to the drain.
2007-10-17 19:46:22 · answer #5 · answered by tn.yankee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋