Sillycatnip
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Washing Machine does not drain correctly… slow drain.
Back story which might or might not help: Skip to end of post to see main issue.
- Recently my girlfriend purchased a house and we discovered there was a drain issue.
- We installed a garbage disposal unit to help with clogging and when we redid the sink pipes, we discovered a much worse drain issue with our main drain line.
- The drain pipe runs from the sink to the basement and a pipe runs right next to it (old house 40 years old) the pipe next to the main drain pipe runs to the roof most likely the vent pipe.
- The main drain connects into a y – tube connection that also connects the vent pipe.
- We blasted the sink drain and it appears to have fixed the slow drain in the sinks.
- We got everything working correctly and have not had an issue at all with the sink (4 days now).
Start of washing Machine Issue:
- We hooked the washing machine up after having to make a new washing drain pipe, old one was cracked. We used 2’ pipe.
- When the water hits spin cycle, it begins draining into the pipe and fills up in about 10 seconds and begins overflowing.
- When I stop the cycle the water drains within about 10 seconds with no standing water at the bottom.
- I have checked the access point to the sink drain and watched the water quickly and freely drain.
- I have used pipe cleaning solution in the washing machine pipe several times with no fix.
The issue seems to be that the water is not draining fast enough, but have no idea what the issue is. The two main drain/vent pips connect at the bottom, but the sinks drains correctly with no issues. Al though the washer appears to drain at the bottom of the vent pipe the two connect. Why would one not drain fast while the other works perfectly… Could I need a larger p trap or pipe? I have included a rough drawing of the configuration to help readers understand the setup. The left pipe extends to the roof and the right pipe extends to the sink.
Any help would be appreciated.
Back story which might or might not help: Skip to end of post to see main issue.
- Recently my girlfriend purchased a house and we discovered there was a drain issue.
- We installed a garbage disposal unit to help with clogging and when we redid the sink pipes, we discovered a much worse drain issue with our main drain line.
- The drain pipe runs from the sink to the basement and a pipe runs right next to it (old house 40 years old) the pipe next to the main drain pipe runs to the roof most likely the vent pipe.
- The main drain connects into a y – tube connection that also connects the vent pipe.
- We blasted the sink drain and it appears to have fixed the slow drain in the sinks.
- We got everything working correctly and have not had an issue at all with the sink (4 days now).
Start of washing Machine Issue:
- We hooked the washing machine up after having to make a new washing drain pipe, old one was cracked. We used 2’ pipe.
- When the water hits spin cycle, it begins draining into the pipe and fills up in about 10 seconds and begins overflowing.
- When I stop the cycle the water drains within about 10 seconds with no standing water at the bottom.
- I have checked the access point to the sink drain and watched the water quickly and freely drain.
- I have used pipe cleaning solution in the washing machine pipe several times with no fix.
The issue seems to be that the water is not draining fast enough, but have no idea what the issue is. The two main drain/vent pips connect at the bottom, but the sinks drains correctly with no issues. Al though the washer appears to drain at the bottom of the vent pipe the two connect. Why would one not drain fast while the other works perfectly… Could I need a larger p trap or pipe? I have included a rough drawing of the configuration to help readers understand the setup. The left pipe extends to the roof and the right pipe extends to the sink.
Any help would be appreciated.