Washing machine draining into tub
#1
03-16-21, 12:26 PM
Washing machine draining into tub
Couple weeks ago I posted about an issue with the drain at my mother's house and how the blast pipe before going underground had burst. Well I'm back with another issue that didn't seem to get resolved. The washing machine once it starts its drain cycle ends up filling up some of the bathtub and you can hear it in the kitchen as well but it doesn't come up there. It drains fine as far as I can tell but I'm not sure what to do now about this problem. Everything else seems to drain fine in the house. The bathtub that this is coming up in is the last drain before it goes in the ground. It's not clogged or anything from what I can tell but I don't know about the rest of the house. What can I do?
#2
03-16-21, 01:37 PM
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Sounds like shear volume and flow is too much for the drain pipe from the washing machine that shares the same drain as the tub. How far away are the two drains and what size is the drain. Tub drain should be 1 1/2".
What does the washing machine drain into? Do you have just a stand pipe or a stationary tub for it.
Pics may help.
What does the washing machine drain into? Do you have just a stand pipe or a stationary tub for it.
Pics may help.
#3
03-16-21, 02:05 PM
It's a three inch line but that's all that I know. This has been fine for years it's just all the sudden happening. The bathroom and the laundry room or across the hall from each other and the master bathroom is on the other end of the house.
#5
03-16-21, 10:04 PM
I climbed under the trailer and found the 3" pipe I replaced has busted again. This is the last section about 4.5 feet long right before the 90 elbow that goes into the ground and and to the sewer. So once I saw water coming I broke the pipe fully lose and water poured out. There wasn't a clog.
Why would this have happened on the discharge line? Nothing is getting caught just water is staying there after some time.
Why would this have happened on the discharge line? Nothing is getting caught just water is staying there after some time.
#6
03-17-21, 07:42 AM
Originally Posted by Justin Toney
So once I saw water coming I broke the pipe fully lose and water poured out. There wasn't a clog.
What you describe sounds like there's a clog in the sewer pipe underground. Could be tree roots, or accumulated gunk. You know how clothes dryers have a screen to collect lint? Well, that's not ALL of the lint, some of it comes loose during the wash, and goes down the drain and into the sewer. Mix that with soap scum, congealed grease etc, and there are plenty of ways to get a blockage in a sewer line.
#7
03-18-21, 09:59 AM
I'd still put money on a clog.
Something was preventing the water from draining. A broken pipe is obviously part of your problem, but a broken pipe wouldn't cause water to back up.
So once I saw water coming I broke the pipe fully lose and water poured out.
