Hi,

Does anyone have an idea as to why my washing machine is suddenly draining out of a pipe that is located on the side of my house?

Thanks!

It may normally flow to a separate disposal area which may not be accepting the discharge and it instead now flows out an overflow.

Thanks for your response...

I washed some clothes that had been in storage for awhile and then the washer started draining through the pipe on the side of the house.

Upon further inspection, seems that some of the clothing may have dry rotted. Perhaps pieces of the clothing are clogging the washer drain.

What would I need to do to fix this?



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you might be able to snake right down that outside pipe. rent one of these and give it a try.. be careful...

Thanks for your response...

I've since learned that the pipe outside my house is a clean-out for the kitchen drain(it's located below my kitchen window)...

So,would I need to snake the washing machine drain, the clean-out, or both?



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if the washer drain backs up and comes out the cleanout on the outside, then it is directly connected to it. snake from there with some water trickling into a drain inside.

Thanks!



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