what is the gunk in my basement floor drain???? - Plbg.com
I have a floor drain in my basement that smells HORRIBLE and when i checked it was full of green/black mushy gunk. I have a toilet, sink, and shower in basement that are rarely used, as well as laundry room down there, and we are not having any problems with anything backing up or clogging, just the horrible smell.
2nd story laundry room floor drain - Plbg.com
Re: 2nd story laundry room floor drain; Author: packy (MA) if you install a floor drain and tie it into the laundry drain and if the trap for the floor drain is not vented properly, you have a risk of syphoning the floor drain trap when the washer discharges. it will likely be a bigger job to vent the trap than to install a pan. not to mention having to install a trap primer to keep ther water ...
Laundry room floor drain trap priming - Plbg.com
Re: Laundry room floor drain trap priming; Author: birddoggiest (ID) We use a bap adaptor above the trap of the washer, run a 1/2" line to a bap adaptor above the floor drain. For the toilet flushometer they make a special tailpiece that has a 3/8" compression adaptor on it that a supply tube connects to the trap primer in the floor.
Laundry room floor drain - plbg.com
Re: Laundry room floor drain; Author: rjones0281 (MO) just tye it in with the rest of the plumbing and save your self a head ack. use a ball check floor drain.the kind that has the ball under the cover that flotes when water is pouring down the drain.
Backup in laundry room floor drain - Plbg.com
Backup in laundry room floor drain; Author: Rltkktlr (MN) When I do laundry the floor drain backs up about 3 feet around drain. Laundry room is located in lowest level. No standing water but wet. I have a gravity septic system, have not noticed any other issues in system. I believe this has been going on for a few years, worse in spring maybe.
Upstairs laundry room floor drain - Plbg.com
Re: Upstairs laundry room floor drain; Author: Anonymous User Why a major headache? With or without the floor drain, I still need to install a pan for the washing machine. The floor drain is really more for emergency use only, like if the laundry sink overflows or something, so I don't expect it to be wet very often (hopefully never).
Laundry room drain backing up - Plbg.com
2002年2月16日 · The laundry room floor drain is backing up when the washer is ran or when water is ran in the kitchen sink (the laundry room backs up to the kitchen). The main was snaked and is clear. There is a clean out in the laundry room that has been snaked also, but the floor drain backs up when just a little bit of water is put down the drain.
floor drain for closet converted to laundry room? - Plbg.com
floor drain for closet converted to laundry room? Author: Nurit (MA) I had my master bedroom closet converted to a laundry room last year, but I didn't have a floor drain installed, and a big box store installed my new washer incorrectly, causing the drain hose to pop out of the drain, flooding the laundry room.
1 and 1/2 inch drain in laundry floor-help! - Plbg.com
1 and 1/2 inch drain in laundry floor-help! Author: gg (PA) We have a house from the 60's and need to renovate the laundry room, the drain is not 2 inches and it's buried in the cement floor. We have gotten quotes that are in the 2K for rectifying this …
Laundry Room Drain Pipe Smells Sour - Plbg.com
Re: Laundry Room Drain Pipe Smells Sour; Author: LemonPlumber (FL) Dna.I would suggest that you check your washing machine manufacturers recommendation for sanitizing the drum.Pull the drain hose from the machine and stuff a bath hand towel in the drain.you may now see the smell is the machine not the drain.often high level water high temp bleach content water will resolve …