Washing Machine Drain Backing Up
Paul C.
used water out the hose and down that pipe between the two valves, in the
beginning it starts to kinda back up the pipe, and wants to overflow. I
have to turn off the washer for just a second, let the water level go down,
then start it back up again. Usually have to do this once or twice. Once
the first couple of seconds have gone by during the drain cycle, it works
ok. Sound like there's an obstruction in the pipe somewhere? If so, can
you just pour Liquid Plumber or something down it to try to clear it out,
or do you need to use like a plumber snake or something?
Roger Jensen
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Daniel Hicks
If this has only started happening and didn't happen when the washer was
originally installed then likely the drain pipe has gotten gummed up
with wash water scum. A peroxide drain cleaner (Clog Gone from Menards
is what I use) will remove some of the scum, but every few years you
need to run a snake down the line to clear out the accumulation. Or, if
you can get hold of it and know how to use it safely (dangerous stuff!),
then industrial hydrogen peroxide would probably get the pipe pretty
clean. (Note that drugstore hydrogen peroxide is useless here.)
Acid drain cleaners (Liquid Plumber, et al) and alkali cleaners (solid
Draino) will be ineffective against the washer scum, as will enzyme
cleaners.
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>When my washing machine goes to the drain cycle and starts spitting all the
>used water out the hose and down that pipe between the two valves, in the
>beginning it starts to kinda back up the pipe, and wants to overflow. I
>have to turn off the washer for just a second, let the water level go down,
>then start it back up again. Usually have to do this once or twice. Once
>the first couple of seconds have gone by during the drain cycle, it works
>ok. Sound like there's an obstruction in the pipe somewhere? If so, can
>you just pour Liquid Plumber or something down it to try to clear it out,
>or do you need to use like a plumber snake or something?
Install a vent on the line from your washer to the main drain system.
SOunds like air getting trapped and then when you shut it off, the air
has a chance to get out. You can buy these little vents at a good
hardware store and install them yourself if you have plastic pipe.
Iron, steel or copper require drilling and a saddle tee to install the
vent. That should take care of it. Install it as close to the
junction to the main sewer line as possible to expell all that air it
can.
Efren Castro
decided to go straight into the pipe. This is when the problem
started. We had the pipe snaked out with 2 diffrent plumbers with no
success.
Water spits out a little but after a while it seems to drain. If you
get any good ideas please forward them to me.
jim
electric cable and found mud on the end of it, Broken
sewer line, the plumber put a camera down the drain and
found the break, cost $3150, $100 a foot for the digging
under the concrete slab, State Farm Ins. will pay the $2500
to see is a pipe hanger broke.
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MStatser
a new line outside the perimeter? Paul , your problem doesn't sound like a
broken line or a clogged line. I agree with huffy , it sounds like trapped
air.( Course with a name like that he is always concened with air)With that on
again off again you are allowing the air to work its way up. I hope you are not
on a slab, cause that new vent does need to be as close to the junction as
possible and $100 a foot is steep. Which is part of the problem the line from
the washer to the junction is not steep enough. I have the same problem, my
house is on a @#$%!@# slab and with settling the washer line is too flat or
even up hill. I cut that" pipe between the valves' down lower and with
adapters and hose clamps attaced the drain hose directly to it. Not recommended
but I was tired of standing there practcally draining by hand. Washer has been
hooked up that way for 6 or 7 years no probs.
MStatser
washer. First stick a water hose down it from the top, turn it on strong and
see if it is clogged. Have somebody down below to yell if water starts coming
up the drain pipe. If the water tries to come out the top the vent is clogged,
if it comes out the drain pipe the problem is down stream.
Daniel Hicks
speed in the narrowed line, and that is the cause of the backup.
Probably abetted by poor slope on the line.
If the thing has ever worked in the past then getting the line snaked
will make it work again for a year or two.
menzies
group).
I had an attachment for my washer's hose that ran into a vertical pipe along the
wall...and the water would back up from the floor drain.
After having my drain pipe snaked & being told it was clear,
my drain continued to backup intermittently.
On large AND small loads.
But not always.
I began to wonder if my pipe (of water) was like an on-ramp to a freeway...and my
water could not merge into the flow of traffic on busy Saturday mornings.
My plumber told me that my anology was wrong and suggested that I cut back on the
amount detergent I used (he said: the concentrated sudsing of today's detergents
actually impedes water flow in the pipe).
I cut detergent portioning in half, but still had intermittent back up (but I must
admit that the clothes still came out clean, and a bottle of detergent now lasts
twice as long).
But still: intermittent back up on a large load or a small load (no rhyme or reason).
I finally accepted that this drain pipe couldn't always accept a 20 gallon outflow.
I went to Menards, bought a 25 gallon plastic sink with legs, and ran 2" PVC (with a
90 degree coupler at the floor) to the drain.
The hole in the sink still dispersed too much water (especially for my floor drain).
So I also bought a rubber cork and drilled three holes into it.
This regulates the water outpouring.
The sudsy foam floats in the sink while the water flows out (and the foam mixes
better with the water during the drainage).
The sink empties by the time the next rinse cycle drains.
It's not pretty, but it works (if you've got the space for an additional 3-4' sink)
hoping this helps someone,
John Menzies
Bob Zaker
people in this newsgroup are obsessed with vents. The line is probably
just clogged and needs to be snaked out.
nut...@insaneasylum.com
television set in the room adjacent to the washing machine, and the TV
speaker volume is too loud, thus causing the water to rise, or else
the fuel oil or natural gas used in the furnace is burning too hot,
and the water is boiling. Of course, it could also be caused by a
defective doorbell, and everytime someone knocks on the door, the
water rises and/or the phone rings.
I'd call an electrician, TV repairman, carpenter, telephone company,
doorbell repairman, furnace repairman, fence installer, physician, and
the gas or oil company. Be sure they all come at the same time, and
same day. Be sure to have lots of beer in the fridge, and bake a few
cakes.
Don't bother calling a washing machine repairman, the washing machine
is working fine, but you might consider a lawn mower repairman to fix
your leaky roof.
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Folks, belated happy new year to you and yours. Time to replace winter
tires. If you use winter tires on your daily use vehicle. what brand
is favorite? I tried Toyo Ice Guard, Michelin Lattitude Xice2. Is any
better out there? Size is 245/55/19.
TIA,
Ed Pawlowski
wrote:
>Hi,
>Folks, belated happy new year to you and yours. Time to replace winter
>tires. If you use winter tires on your daily use vehicle. what brand
>is favorite? I tried Toyo Ice Guard, Michelin Lattitude Xice2. Is any
>better out there? Size is 245/55/19.
>TIA,
I like the Nokian WRG3. Use them year round but they do have a snow
rating. They also make a snow tire too that gets good reviews.
DerbyDad03
> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:56:34 -0700, Tony Hwang <drag...@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Hi,
> >Folks, belated happy new year to you and yours. Time to replace winter
> >tires. If you use winter tires on your daily use vehicle. what brand
> >is favorite? I tried Toyo Ice Guard, Michelin Lattitude Xice2. Is any
> >better out there? Size is 245/55/19.
> >TIA,
>
> Not sure of the correlation with washing machine drains, but. . .
This one was just a little more abrupt than usual. ;-)
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> Hi,
> Folks, belated happy new year to you and yours. Time to replace winter
> tires. If you use winter tires on your daily use vehicle. what brand
> is favorite? I tried Toyo Ice Guard, Michelin Lattitude Xice2. Is any
> better out there? Size is 245/55/19.
> TIA,
>
yard. I can't afford new ones.
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