We are not hooked up on a sewer. The drain goes into a field line beside the house which is burried under ground. I put draino in it and treated it twice with no effect.
2007-12-16 13:26:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It runs into the floor and into a crawl space at the far end of the crawl space.
2007-12-16 13:37:08 · update #1
This drain line does not go into the septic tank. I dont know why its like that but when I dug it up when I was younger the field line was about 5 feet long and did not go into the septic tank.
2007-12-17 00:06:56 · update #2
Did you buy a new washer? The newer washer pump the water out faster and the drain lines in the older houses were not big enough to handle the increased flow. If that is the case you would need to change the drain line.
2007-12-18 17:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jake S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a way to do it that won't make a mess provided that your problem is not outside in your drain field pipe. Find a suitable cover for the washer drain pipe; something that you can attach a bicycle tire pump to, (there are a lot of ways to fabricate a cover that will facilitate the pump) pump it up and let it blow out the dirt, or mole, or what ever else may be clogging the line.
I made a cover using a bicycle inner tube that had the valve stem still attached. Cut the tube in half, tie one end, place the other end over the washer drain pipe and pump it up. You might have to use some duct tape to reinforce the tube unless you have some additional drain pipe to slide over the tube before you begin to pump it up.
2007-12-16 13:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disconnect the cold water line to the washer. Connect the garden hose to the cold water faucet. Stick the hose in the drain and tightly wrap a rag around it. Turn the cold water on very slowly at first and gradually increase the pressure to blow out the debris in the drain. Probably has lint and other stuff built up in it. The hose pressure should blow it out. Remember, hold the rag tightly so as not to flood the laundry area.
2007-12-16 13:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi, all drains have whats referred to as a "seize" that holds water interior the pipe and forestalls the scent of the sewer from entering your living house. it fairly is placed purely below your sink, interior the rest room drain, below your bath, AND! interior the wall at the back of your washer. it fairly is the main possibly reason on your concern. It sounds like numerous the different drains on your living house are functioning wisely, so take your Drano and unload it interior the small 3 inch pipe at the back of your washer the place the drain hose out of your washer is going to and enable it "soak" for the dimensions indexed on the bottle. next try draining your washer lower back and we are able to desire the Drano did its interest. If no longer straighten out a steel coat hanger and gently push it down the pipe, twist and then pull it out. we attempt to tug out whats interior the drain or dislodge it.
2016-11-03 12:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pump your septic tank and clean out the sewer line from the house to the septic.u can rent a sewer machine fairly cheap
2007-12-16 14:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by john c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How cold is it where you live? Could the drain be frozen?
2007-12-17 02:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by empty-nester 2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lint meets grease in the winter. that makes an excellent plug.snake it out before you get sewage backing up.
2007-12-16 15:03:22 · answer #7 · answered by jay p 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is probably so saturated out there that no place for it to go.
2007-12-16 13:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋