Hello everyone. OK so here's the deal, we bought a 10 year old house with the washer on the 2nd story. I hate this idea for a number of reasons and moved it down into our basement. Currently we have the washer drain into a utility sink which drains into a little giant pump. SO my question is: If we raise the washer and dryer on a custom platform type thing would that be enough to connect to the main pipe out of the house? Now, I'm not thinking of directly connecting the washer's hose up to the pipe 8'above (which is the kitchen's sink drain), but rather adding additional pipes about 4 feet high-enough to have gravity take the water along the walls towards the main drain thing (3' off the ground) out of the house..Any help is greatly appreciated..Here's a rough drawing of what I'd like to do if possible..the sump pump is to the left, the little giant and utlity sink are right next to the sump, bt I didn't draw them.
Also, does the vent have to be directly above the drain connection? or can it be attached to another vent somehow?
You can connect to the main drain as long as you have the necessary pitch to allow the water to drain properly. The drain line should be at least 1-1/2" size 2" is better. Be sure to provide a trap on the line to prevent odors from entering into the basement. The size of the pipe will allow for the washer drain to rest in the pipe and allow for air to enter and double as a vent.
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Remember that when building your custom platform that unbalanced laundry loads tend to shake the washer violently to the point of the washer actually changing positions on the floor.
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