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washing machine drain in floor osu104 07-15-2005
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Posted by osu104 on July 15, 2005, 4:18 am



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!



Posted by G Henslee on July 15, 2005, 4:51 am


osu104 wrote:
> 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.


Posted by Appliance Repair Aid on July 15, 2005, 5:17 am


Hi,

> found out that the washing machine drain is
> located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?

It can cause syphoning out of the water problems
yes...http://www.applianceaid.com/faq-washers.html#filling

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 15, 2005, 1:10 pm



>
> 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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