Welcome to Plbg.com
Thank you to all the plumbing professionals who offer their advice and expertise

Over 698,000 strictly plumbing related posts

Plumbing education, information, advice, help and suggestions are provided by some of the most experienced plumbers who wish to "give back" to society. Since 1996 we have been the best online (strictly) PLUMBING advice site. If you have questions about plumbing, toilets, sinks, faucets, drains, sewers, water filters, venting, water heating, showers, pumps, and other strictly PLUMBING related issues then you've come to the right place. Please refrain from asking or discussing legal questions, or pricing, or where to purchase products, or any business issues, or for contractor referrals, or any other questions or issues not specifically related to plumbing. Keep all posts positive and absolutely no advertising. Our site is completely free, without ads or pop-ups and we don't tract you. We absolutely do not sell your personal information. We are made possible by:  

Post New
Search
Log In
How to Show Images
Newest Subjects
 drain lines for washing machine relocation
Author: execut1ve (OH)

Hello all, I am planning out a relocation of my washing machine and laundry sink in the basement. They will be moved across a room to the opposite wall about 20' away. I am familiar with basic installation techniques, cutting and joining pipe, etc, but I do not have the knowledge to decide what size pipe to use, which fittings, and so on. Any advice is appreciated!

See diagram:



Some questions I have:
-is the plan permissible as shown in the diagram?
-what size pipe to use for drain portion and vent portion?
-what fittings to use - I assume sanitary tees for connecting to old vent, and wye + 1/8 turn for connecting to the new drain line?
-is the dotted vent branch necessary?
-anything I might be missing?

Any other constructive comments are welcome. Thanks in advance for your help. I am happy to provide any other information that might be needed.

Post Reply

 Re: drain lines for washing machine relocation
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC)

1. No
2. 2" for the drain and 1 1/2" for the vent.
3. Right , use an inverted tee to tie the new vent in with the old one.
4. No.
5. You need to use a wye and 1/8 bend downstream to vent the washer trap, and use a tee in the vertical portion of the vent to catch your sink drain.
The standpipe out of the trap needs to be at least 24" tall, the inlet to the standpipe needs to be at least 34" from the floor.

Post Reply





Please note:
  • Inappropriate messages or blatant advertising will be deleted. We cannot be held responsible for bad or inadequate advice.
  • Plbg.com has no control over external content that may be linked to from messages posted here. Please follow external links with caution.
  • Plbg.com is strictly for the exchange of plumbing related advice and NOT to ask about pricing/costs, nor where to find a product (try Google), nor how to operate or promote a business, nor for ethics (law) and the like questions.
  • Plbg.com is also not a place to ask radiant heating (try HeatingHelp.com), electrical or even general construction type questions. We are exclusively for plumbing questions.

Search for plumbing parts on our sponsor's site:




Special thanks to our sponsor:
PlumbingSupply.com


Copyright© 2024 Plbg.com. All Rights Reserved.