Cracked Washing Machine Overflow Tray

Smarty · 2008-06-01T06:28:36+00:00

My son and his wife moved into a house with a second floor laundry room.To prevent washing machine overflow from pouring onto the first floor ceiling below, the washing machine sits in a large plastic tray which has a raised lip around the perimeter and a floor drain connected to the bottom which empties into a drain / waste PVC connection. The washing machine laundry tray looks like this: front edge / lip of the tray has been broken, leaving no protection against water overflow.The obvious solution is to buy a new tray, temporarily remove the washer, install and plumb the new tray, and then (with two muscular people) lift and set the new washer down onto the new tray. This is a few hundred bucks using local contractor parts and labor.One cheaper alternative is to find a way to reconstruct the broken front lip of the tray. Since the rest of the tray and all the drain plumbing is intact, this seems to be a much more attractive option.Any ideas as to how to accomplish this?Many thanks,Smarty

Jun 01, 2008 26 Replies

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Smarty 18 years ago

My refrigerator freezer rollers are on steel tracks which support the appliance and raise it up a total of maybe 3 or 4 inches. In my situation, the spacing is not critical as it is for you. The track and roller unit cost about 35 bucks when I bought it in the 2002 time frame.

It is interesting how a person in his 60s approaches a job versus somebody in their 20s or 30s............ I spend a lot more time thinking about things before I do them, especially if there is a lot of weight or other risks involved.....

Smarty

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Wayne Boatwright 18 years ago

On Sat 07 Jun 2008 06:02:40p, Smarty told us...

I've used the very same on an older refrigerator I had at one time. They work quite well, and I think worth the money.

Indeed, we think differently in many ways. We've seen consequences, both good and bad, and we spend time considering the possibilities. Wise of us, I think. :-)

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aemeijers 18 years ago

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When you are 20 and lift something wrong, or take a 6-foot fall, you are sore for a day. When you are on the wrong side of 50 and do something dumb, you miss a day or two of work, and are sore for a week. Us old farts just don't heal up as quick as we used to. So yeah, I sit and stare at stuff a lot more before I start these days. Plan every move, double-check all rigging, etc. And some stuff, like most high work over

15 feet, I to have done now. Did a lot of it as a kid, even did free-climbing on rocks, never had a bad fall, didn't think anything of it. But now, a railing over a 2-story lobby makes my inner ears send off queasy alarm signals.

-- aem sends....

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dpb 18 years ago

Smarty wrote: ...

Beats alternative???

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Smarty 18 years ago

Yup....it really sucks getting old.

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Wayne Boatwright 18 years ago

On Sun 08 Jun 2008 06:39:10a, Smarty told us...

Yes, it does. I just try not to think about it too much.

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Wayne Boatwright 18 years ago

On Sun 08 Jun 2008 06:38:46a, dpb told us...

Indeed it does.

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