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Flashg21230 (MD)
An elderly neibor of mine got a new washing machine. The drain hose from the old washer was larger then the new one. It is draining into a 2" horizontal pipe with a male adapter on the end.it has a slight fall towards the sever pipe.the old rubber hose from the washer was a snug fit but the new one is very loose,since this isn't a stand pipe I worried it will fall out and flood her basement.is it okay to reduce the 2" horizontal to 3/4 " and then put 3/4 " pvc into the rubber hose from the washer and clamp it with a hose clamp
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hj (AZ)
The key words in you question are, "It is not a standpipe". That makes everything else immaterial. It SHOULD be a standpipe, (and trap), and you SHOULD NOT connect the hose into the horizontal line regardless of how it would be done.
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KCRoto (MO)
To add to hj's assessment, no, you cannot put a hose clamp on the discharge line to seal it off regardless. Doing so will make the system airtight, and cause the machine to siphon continuously for hours potentially after the spin cycle as it attempts to refill to rinse. The only solution to your problem is to either install a washer standpipe, or a laundry sink to drain the machine into.
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bernabeu (SC)
AGREE 100%
however, for what it is worth (probably naught)
my recently purchased Speed Queen washer (now a subsidiary of Alliance Laundry, but still commercial quality) came with a LARGE grooved rubber outer 'sleeve', friction 'jammed' over the discharge hose - said sleeve was a friction 'air tight' fit into the standpipe - I removed same and 'hooked up' as usual
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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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hj (AZ)
But, in either case it would need a trap, which you apparently do not have now.
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bernabeu (SC)
CORRECT
A trap is REQUIRED
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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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