overhead washer drain

[eduardostewart]

hi guys,

hope this is the right place to ask here..

any ideas how this setup would work out? i'm shopping for a washer and dryer now but was thining how i'm going to set everything up and this has me wondering how the previous owner did it.

obviously not enough height for a stand pipe and there is a compression type fitting there which i believe shouldn't be used on a washer drain. afraid i'm going to place the drain how there and either the moisture will hurt the wood or the drain will be too fast and run out.

any ideas? it's 1.5" pipe

 

[driftpin]

The washer is going onto the floor above the drain pipe? So you need to cut a 2" hole in the floor sheathing for the drainpipe to penetrate the floor, and to rise up to meet the drainpipe hose from the washer. The drainpipe should be above the top level of the tub, not sure by how-much, probably a plumber will know.

 

[eduardostewart]

The washer is going onto the floor above the drain pipe? So you need to cut a 2" hole in the floor sheathing for the drainpipe to penetrate the floor, and to rise up to meet the drainpipe hose from the washer. The drainpipe should be above the top level of the tub, not sure by how-much, probably a plumber will know.

no no, that is the ceiling of by basement. the washer/dryer will be in the basement below it

 

[DieselNut88]

You can not use that for the washer if it is going in the basement. Also the drain needs to be 2". More information about the location of th washer would help.

 

[JRC3]

Where does that drainline go? Got a pic?

 

[eduardostewart]

the washer will be on the floor below it. sorry the first pic was rotated for some reason. i realize this isnt the optimum setup but somehow this was in use and working.

the rest of the septic drainage for the hose is on the other side of the basement wall with the first runner in the pic being where the washer would come over to

 

[Radix2]

The only way I can see it working is if you create a sealed connection from the washer into the drain - rubber hose from washer into hose barb into threaded pvc fitting to drainline. I imagine the washer can pump up and into the drainline...never tried it though....

No way I can see any unsealed connection up there not giving you a shower...

 

[CJ7VFR]

Can you put the washer and dryer on the side of the basement where the main drain pipe is? Maybe you could tap into the main pipe down lower with a "Y" or something, and then put in a larger diameter stand pipe to get the volume you need?. Someone here with experience in this would be able to tell you if that is allowed or not.

I had a similar situation as you, only my washers drain pipe was not as high up. The people who lived here before me just ran the washers drain hose directly into a short piece of vertical pipe coming out of the wall that led to the septic tank. There was no trap at all. They used what looked like an entire roll of blue painters tape to seal the hose to this pipe to keep the septic gases out of the basement! Of course that did not pass our inspection when we bought the house. But I figured I would come up with something to fix it.

The existing pipe was 2 inch, so I put in a two inch trap but I only had about 20 inches up to the ceiling, and with a 2 inch stand pipe it has to be 36 inches long to get the volume the inspector said I had to have. So what I did was I used an 18 inch piece of 3 inch PVC pipe and attached that via a reducer to the 2 inch trap.

A 3 inch diameter pipe at 18 inches long will give you roughly the same volume as a 2 inch diameter pipe at 36 inches. So the inspector said it was good.

If you could install your washer and dryer on the other side of the basement, maybe you could do something similar where the existing washer drain pipe goes into the main drain pipe.

Jim

 

[6768rogues]

That is too high. If you connect it, all the water in the connecting pipe will go back in the washer when the washer pump turns off. You might have to put a sealed crock and pump at the washer and have it pump the water up to that drain pipe if the drain is the only option.

 

[Milton Shaw]

I have seen laundry tubs set up to catch the washer drain gallons and then a smaller pump with larger head capacity to pump up to an adequate drain. The washer pump will not pump that height and cause problems with the washer trying to spin when still full of water. If you use this idea make sure you have some kind of float switch to cut the washer off if the tub does not drain...

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looking at the first picture, it would appear that the previous owner used a PVC compression fitting (like under a sink) to make the connection.

 

[JRC3]

What is directly above this pic? Any kitchen or bathroom cabinets? I see more plumbing so I think there might be.

I have a thought...I see many washer manufactures say 96" of drai lift is acceptable and am thinking of a Sure Vent above it all.

Are you going with a front load washer? That's best for a septic.


In that pic it looks like there was some humidity stacking up above that trap and causing some minor mold growth or something.