blackbird
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Hello all,
I just bought a front-load washer but am not sure if the drain I have will work for it. The installation instruction asks for a standpipe but the one I have is, as shown below, horizontal with a trap.
This is in the basement of a condominium that is built in the '40s. Two plumbers stopped by to look at it today and the first guy said it is absolutely okay to just connect the drain hose to the drain with clamps on each side. The second plumber said it would be okay to run it couple of times but I would have to install a standpipe if I didn't want to ruin the motor. He said he will ignore the existing drain and install a standpipe through the clean-up. I might have said some terms wrong here but hopefully you guys understand! Anyways, the quote was quite expensive and if you guys could give me suggestions, that would be great!
Thanks!
I just bought a front-load washer but am not sure if the drain I have will work for it. The installation instruction asks for a standpipe but the one I have is, as shown below, horizontal with a trap.
This is in the basement of a condominium that is built in the '40s. Two plumbers stopped by to look at it today and the first guy said it is absolutely okay to just connect the drain hose to the drain with clamps on each side. The second plumber said it would be okay to run it couple of times but I would have to install a standpipe if I didn't want to ruin the motor. He said he will ignore the existing drain and install a standpipe through the clean-up. I might have said some terms wrong here but hopefully you guys understand! Anyways, the quote was quite expensive and if you guys could give me suggestions, that would be great!
Thanks!
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