Hi guys. I wanted to run the possibility of putting the washing machine drain hose, directly into a drain (without the traditional u-bend). The drain is in my shed from an old toilet in the olden days.
Will this be okay or cause problems? Just trying to save myself a few quid.
Many thanks.
just had a thought... when the washer breaks down, the water is drained by lowering the drain hose. Does this mean the washer will not retain water unless the drain hose it at a high position?
Yes, it is common with washing machines and dishwashers. I forgot this when the kitchen was having a makeover - I installed the washing machine, dishwasher and tumble drier in the bathroom temporarily, the dishwasher was on top of the W/M and it's drain was not looped up then down, it was only when I put it on and heard it continually filling I remembered about this!
Sparks...
The U bend is there to stop smells from the drain entering the building.
is this old toilet "drain" already open, or is it blocked up at the moment?
Sparks...
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Correct. If the hose is laid flat on the floor all the water will run out. You can get round this by having a small hump in the hose. A few inches would do.
The top of the hump would need to be at least the hose's width higher than the highest point the water get's to in the machine, so I very much doubt a couple of inches will work!
Sparks...
Not OK. You must have a U-bend trap. It will actually break building regulations without one. The hose must go up some distance before entering the U-bend. The washing machine instructions will give a range of allowable heights above the floor, probably above about 50cm.
Christian.
I found that the pump sometimes runs during the wash cycle for a couple of seconds - with a close coupled waste it then siphoned all the water out!! Had to replumb...
Peter
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Ah, sorry, you're quite right. I forgot all about keeping the water in during the wash and was just thinking about keeping a waterseal after emptying.
thanks for all comments so far. i will go and buy a washing m/c waste kit.
The toilet drain, currently has the sink waste going into it and the remainder just blocked up with a rubble sack scrunched up.
Seems to work as no smells get up into the shed.
And I bet the sink waste has got a trap on it!
You say you want to save a couple of bob. It will cost you around a fiver from a shed to buy a proper Washing Machine trap and prevent drain smells entering the building. As someone has pointed out already, building regs require you to have a trap.
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