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washing machine drain in floor
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| osu104 2005-07-15, 12:25 pm |
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Hi,
Just bought a new house and found out that the washing machine drain is
located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?
Every other machine I've seen has had the drain in the back. It
appears that is directly or a few inches to the right of the machine in
the floor.
Thanks for the help!
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| G Henslee 2005-07-15, 12:25 pm |
| osu104 wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Just bought a new house and found out that the washing machine drain is
> located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?
>
> Every other machine I've seen has had the drain in the back. It
> appears that is directly or a few inches to the right of the machine in
> the floor.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
That could/should be an overflow drain. That's screwed.
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| Edwin Pawlowski 2005-07-15, 12:25 pm |
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"osu104" <psu104@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1121426319.146473.207670@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
quote:
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> Hi,
>
> Just bought a new house and found out that the washing machine drain is
> located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?
>
> Every other machine I've seen has had the drain in the back. It
> appears that is directly or a few inches to the right of the machine in
> the floor.
>
Sounds like someone took a shortcut and it may have worked. Generally, all
drains are in the floor because you use gravity to move the water, but a
standpipe prevents siphoning or backflow. You can use the drain, but do add
a standpipe for the washer.
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