I am replacing a washer in the lowest level of a quad level home.
The drain the current washer runs to is 36" above the floor that the washer sits on. (The washer sits against the north wall and drains into a drain under a bathtub on the west wall–which is a 36" high concrete shelf that is the next level of the home.)
The current (very old) washer drain hose goes 42" almost straight up to a copper pipe, which runs west for 14", takes 90 degree elbow, travels 33" south, hits a 45 degree bend (to curve around a stud), travels 3" and then takes a 90 degree elbow downward into a 2" drain pipe that leads under the concrete foundation of the home into the main sewer line.
Obviously, I don't want to hook a new washer up to that setup for a number of reasons...
I am trying to figure out if there is a legit way to go from the new washer (which will sit on a pedestal) to the drain that is 36" higher than the floor that the washer sits on. (I could run the washer's hose to a utility sink and then to the sump, but since I have access to a drain, I'd like to avoid that, if at all possible.)
I am including sketches of the current setup and my working sketch of the future setup.
Regarding the future setup:
- The run will be 2" PVC from the standpipe all the way to the drain.
- There's no vent available without major changes...that may happen later, but I'm leaning toward an AAV for now. (They are allowed here.)
Questions
- Can the standpipe end 60" from the floor...if that is only 24" above the drain?
- Can the p-trap sit 38" above the floor if that is 2" above the drain?
- How much horizontal pipe can I run between the p-trap and the drain? (I could add significant slope to it.)
Thanks for any help you can offer with this maybe crazy setup!
The drain the current washer runs to is 36" above the floor that the washer sits on. (The washer sits against the north wall and drains into a drain under a bathtub on the west wall–which is a 36" high concrete shelf that is the next level of the home.)
The current (very old) washer drain hose goes 42" almost straight up to a copper pipe, which runs west for 14", takes 90 degree elbow, travels 33" south, hits a 45 degree bend (to curve around a stud), travels 3" and then takes a 90 degree elbow downward into a 2" drain pipe that leads under the concrete foundation of the home into the main sewer line.
Obviously, I don't want to hook a new washer up to that setup for a number of reasons...
I am trying to figure out if there is a legit way to go from the new washer (which will sit on a pedestal) to the drain that is 36" higher than the floor that the washer sits on. (I could run the washer's hose to a utility sink and then to the sump, but since I have access to a drain, I'd like to avoid that, if at all possible.)
I am including sketches of the current setup and my working sketch of the future setup.
Regarding the future setup:
- The run will be 2" PVC from the standpipe all the way to the drain.
- There's no vent available without major changes...that may happen later, but I'm leaning toward an AAV for now. (They are allowed here.)
Questions
- Can the standpipe end 60" from the floor...if that is only 24" above the drain?
- Can the p-trap sit 38" above the floor if that is 2" above the drain?
- How much horizontal pipe can I run between the p-trap and the drain? (I could add significant slope to it.)
Thanks for any help you can offer with this maybe crazy setup!