laundry

older home with 1.5” copper piping Laundry ties into kitchen drain overflows from washing machine within 10-20 seconds Can withstand full pressure from outdoor hose for more than a minute before slowly overflowing. Will drain if allowed at a lower rate. Have had multiple plumbers out who do not...

Hi, I have a restricted trap below my laundry standpipe that can no longer handle the spin cycle output of my washing machine. It is the original installation from 1962; a 2" cast iron pipe goes below the concrete floor to a buried trap. Several times over the last 15 years I was able to...

Hi, I want to replace the brass 2 handle laundry faucet with a single handle. My faucet has a line the runs under the concrete to the floor drain (trap seal primer). There are no faucets that include a connection for the trap line. Do I need a trap seal primer to attach to the water line or can...

Hello everyone first time posting, Not sure what I got myself into, but it's too late to turn back. My laundry room originally was designed to stack the washer and dryer, we decided to take out the non bearing wall seperating the restroom and the laundry room to give us more space and have the...

I have a utility sink. Id like to put a clothes washer in the next room along the same wall. My question, can i punch thru the wall with some piping and connect the drainage from the washer to the existing drain lines under the sink? Bad drawing attached. Hoping for any advice if this is...

Just purchased a Everbuilt THD1020 (In-Line Sump Pump Check Valve) , and installed in the back hose of our washing machine. The original hose would leak detergent soap and water. Is it a good practice to install In-Line check valves like this on laundry machines? Are there any negative...

I'm going to replace an old concrete double width laundry tub with a newer plastic setup. The existing has no standpipes. Instead, the washing machine is hooked over one end of the tub and the opposite side of the tub has the water softener drain. Since these drains are a good 5 ft. apart I'm...