imaltesers
New Member
Hi everyone,
I opened the wall in my laundry room and discovered that the drainage pipe for the washer is 1.5" PVC. Brief online search says that it needs to be 2". The pipe extends down into the basement and connects via tee fitting to another 1.5" pipe, then it finally reaches a larger 3" pipe. I have a new washer that isn't installed yet so no idea if this is an issue or not.
Questions:
Can I leave this as is?
If I should replace it, can I replace the pipe up until the 1.5" tee and just replace with a 1.5" x 2" tee? Or do I need to replace all the pipes up until the 3" pipe?
If I need to replace all the 1.5" pipe, how can I connect to the 3" tee without having to cut it out?
TIA
I opened the wall in my laundry room and discovered that the drainage pipe for the washer is 1.5" PVC. Brief online search says that it needs to be 2". The pipe extends down into the basement and connects via tee fitting to another 1.5" pipe, then it finally reaches a larger 3" pipe. I have a new washer that isn't installed yet so no idea if this is an issue or not.
Questions:
Can I leave this as is?
If I should replace it, can I replace the pipe up until the 1.5" tee and just replace with a 1.5" x 2" tee? Or do I need to replace all the pipes up until the 3" pipe?
If I need to replace all the 1.5" pipe, how can I connect to the 3" tee without having to cut it out?
TIA