I got a call from a homeowner that had spent over $2000 with other plumbers trying to fix the water that showed up in her downstairs utility room. There was a bathroom above, that backed to the kitchen, it was a tri-level. I could see the holes in the walls where the previous plumber had replaced a few fittings in the wall.
Going downstairs, in the crawl under the kitchen, and looking at the plumbing wall, I could see no water from above on the plumbing, I did see this though
Handyman washer drain
A washer hose going into an unvented fitting, and then into a santee on it's back, the 1-1/2" line was shared with the kitchen sink.
More handyman washer drain. Behind, you can see the old santee that was capped off for the old p-trap.
Here is a closer view, no surprise to me, when she ran the washer, the top of the fitting flooded and water was everywhere.
We cut the pipe out, and Mike started pulling the lead from the cast iron hub fitting. The hub is 2", so using a Fernco insert, we were able to go with a 2" pipe.
Below the hub you can see the lead we pulled out,
in the hub is the new 2" pipe with Fernco insert.
Going downstairs, in the crawl under the kitchen, and looking at the plumbing wall, I could see no water from above on the plumbing, I did see this though
Handyman washer drain
A washer hose going into an unvented fitting, and then into a santee on it's back, the 1-1/2" line was shared with the kitchen sink.
More handyman washer drain. Behind, you can see the old santee that was capped off for the old p-trap.
Here is a closer view, no surprise to me, when she ran the washer, the top of the fitting flooded and water was everywhere.
We cut the pipe out, and Mike started pulling the lead from the cast iron hub fitting. The hub is 2", so using a Fernco insert, we were able to go with a 2" pipe.
Below the hub you can see the lead we pulled out,
in the hub is the new 2" pipe with Fernco insert.
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