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Hi, I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of other newsgroups to post to. Mike

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

You probably do have a blockage or broken pipe under ground, we had that,  if you use any drain like toilet, wash basin, tub(all the bathrooms), the kitchen sink there was never  a problem.  but when the wash. mach. was discharging it would always overflow.  got guy out with the video camera on the end of rotor router type cable and he found the blockage, the pipe was broken under ground. the water from one side of the house was going into the ground, had to have a crew dig up under the cement slab and they put new pipe in place, never had a problem since. back to the washer, you can get a piece of pipe the size of the outlet pipe,  use something like a cap for a galvanized pipe, that should fit inside the rubber hose that goes into the drain pipe on wall. take some hose clamps and put them on the outside of the hose where you have this obstruction to hold it in place.  Oh, you gotta have a hole in this pipe cap, so drill a hole about 1/2 the size of the cap, like maybe 1/2 inch hole, or look for something like this at the hardware store and see if it will fit inside the hose and can be held into place with hose clamps. when the wash. mach. is pumping the water out it will keep on pumping until the water level is down to where the sensors what it to go, so you dont have to worry about the machine pumping out the rest of the water. it will just take a little longer and will keep pumping until it does. (providing the machine is working correctly).  i was thinking about doint the same thing, and then was thinking about going through a wall outside via pvc  pipe to the back yard with a vinyl cover over it to keep insects/mice out… hope this helps.

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>Hi, >I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is >overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is >enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. >There is no blockage in the outlet,

        How do you know this?           Washing machines will clog a drain really easily.  All that lint likes to stick in the drain.         Try using a very GOOD drain cleaner.  A company called Septiclear has two good ones:  Hair Away is the milder one.  Drain Opener is the stronger one.  (Don’t spill this on!.  Especially on yourself!)   Both work well.         If that does not show results, get someone to put a video camera down the drain.  A standpipe should easily accept what the washing machine spits out.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

This is a common problem.  Over time the drain pipes accumulate a scum of detergent and lint.  This causes slow flow and resulting backup.  I use a peroxide-based drain cleaner (lye, acid, and enzymes don’t work against detergent scum) every few months and then run a drain auger down the line every two years or so.

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>Hi, >I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is >overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is >enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. >There is no blockage in the outlet,

        How do you know this?           Washing machines will clog a drain really easily.  All that lint likes to stick in the drain.         Try using a very GOOD drain cleaner.  A company called Septiclear has two good ones:  Hair Away is the milder one.  Drain Opener is the stronger one.  (Don’t spill this on!.  Especially on yourself!)   Both work well.         If that does not show results, get someone to put a video camera down the drain.  A standpipe should easily accept what the washing machine spits out.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

This is a common problem.  Over time the drain pipes accumulate a scum of detergent and lint.  This causes slow flow and resulting backup.  I use a peroxide-based drain cleaner (lye, acid, and enzymes don’t work against detergent scum) every few months and then run a drain auger down the line every two years or so.

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Hi, I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of other newsgroups to post to. Mike

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

You probably do have a blockage or broken pipe under ground, we had that,  if you use any drain like toilet, wash basin, tub(all the bathrooms), the kitchen sink there was never  a problem.  but when the wash. mach. was discharging it would always overflow.  got guy out with the video camera on the end of rotor router type cable and he found the blockage, the pipe was broken under ground. the water from one side of the house was going into the ground, had to have a crew dig up under the cement slab and they put new pipe in place, never had a problem since. back to the washer, you can get a piece of pipe the size of the outlet pipe,  use something like a cap for a galvanized pipe, that should fit inside the rubber hose that goes into the drain pipe on wall. take some hose clamps and put them on the outside of the hose where you have this obstruction to hold it in place.  Oh, you gotta have a hole in this pipe cap, so drill a hole about 1/2 the size of the cap, like maybe 1/2 inch hole, or look for something like this at the hardware store and see if it will fit inside the hose and can be held into place with hose clamps. when the wash. mach. is pumping the water out it will keep on pumping until the water level is down to where the sensors what it to go, so you dont have to worry about the machine pumping out the rest of the water. it will just take a little longer and will keep pumping until it does. (providing the machine is working correctly).  i was thinking about doint the same thing, and then was thinking about going through a wall outside via pvc  pipe to the back yard with a vinyl cover over it to keep insects/mice out… hope this helps.

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>Hi, >I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is >overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is >enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. >There is no blockage in the outlet,

        How do you know this?           Washing machines will clog a drain really easily.  All that lint likes to stick in the drain.         Try using a very GOOD drain cleaner.  A company called Septiclear has two good ones:  Hair Away is the milder one.  Drain Opener is the stronger one.  (Don’t spill this on!.  Especially on yourself!)   Both work well.         If that does not show results, get someone to put a video camera down the drain.  A standpipe should easily accept what the washing machine spits out.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

This is a common problem.  Over time the drain pipes accumulate a scum of detergent and lint.  This causes slow flow and resulting backup.  I use a peroxide-based drain cleaner (lye, acid, and enzymes don’t work against detergent scum) every few months and then run a drain auger down the line every two years or so.

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Hi, I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of other newsgroups to post to. Mike

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi, > I’ve recently discovered that the outlet on my washing machine is > overflowing. On investigation, I have discovered the discharge rate is > enormous. I’d estimate about three times what comes out of the mains. > There is no blockage in the outlet, the vertical standpipe cannot be raised > any higher because it is up against the worktop, alterations to the plumbing > are difficult and I’d prefer the washing machine ‘plumbed in’. > How do I prevent the overflow? My current solution is to put a restriction > in the hose coming from the machine. Will the increased back pressure damage > the discharge pump? Why is the discharge rate so high? > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. It would be good to know of > other newsgroups to post to. > Mike

You probably do have a blockage or broken pipe under ground, we had that,  if you use any drain like toilet, wash basin, tub(all the bathrooms), the kitchen sink there was never  a problem.  but when the wash. mach. was discharging it would always overflow.  got guy out with the video camera on the end of rotor router type cable and he found the blockage, the pipe was broken under ground. the water from one side of the house was going into the ground, had to have a crew dig up under the cement slab and they put new pipe in place, never had a problem since. back to the washer, you can get a piece of pipe the size of the outlet pipe,  use something like a cap for a galvanized pipe, that should fit inside the rubber hose that goes into the drain pipe on wall. take some hose clamps and put them on the outside of the hose where you have this obstruction to hold it in place.  Oh, you gotta have a hole in this pipe cap, so drill a hole about 1/2 the size of the cap, like maybe 1/2 inch hole, or look for something like this at the hardware store and see if it will fit inside the hose and can be held into place with hose clamps. when the wash. mach. is pumping the water out it will keep on pumping until the water level is down to where the sensors what it to go, so you dont have to worry about the machine pumping out the rest of the water. it will just take a little longer and will keep pumping until it does. (providing the machine is working correctly).  i was thinking about doint the same thing, and then was thinking about going through a wall outside via pvc  pipe to the back yard with a vinyl cover over it to keep insects/mice out… hope this helps.

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