Tanner
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I've got an old laundry sink that I'm looking to replace with a Mustee utilatub model 19. It has roughly the same volume, and I'd like to add a faucet. My current sink tends to fill up 80% of the way when doing laundry (standard non-HE washing machine), and tends to drain relatively slowly (5-10 minutes). I noticed that it currently has no P-trap, and seems to run up once reaching a cleanout, so I was wondering if I need to add a pump to it. I've added some pictures, but it runs from the sink, down to a cleanout which then runs up towards the adjacent bathroom where there is a vent and then the drain runs underneath the slab.
Do I need a pump on the sink since the trap may not be above the nearest vent? Also am I going to have issues dealing with that galvanized pipe between the sink and cleanout? I was wondering if there is a cleaner way to arrange how the washing machine drains into the sink, if it could tie into a trap or if I should still have it drain into the sink directly. Any suggestions on how to properly replace this sink are appreciated.
Do I need a pump on the sink since the trap may not be above the nearest vent? Also am I going to have issues dealing with that galvanized pipe between the sink and cleanout? I was wondering if there is a cleaner way to arrange how the washing machine drains into the sink, if it could tie into a trap or if I should still have it drain into the sink directly. Any suggestions on how to properly replace this sink are appreciated.