Washing Machine Draining Into Sink

The washing machine drain hose goes down about two feet into the plumbing drain standpipe.

Washing machine draining into sink.

Draining from the washing machine into your laundry sink will allow you to use a mesh lint catcher over the end of your drain hose. Connect the washing machine to the sink drain if. Both drains may empty into a toilet waste line and be. This means they combine at some point on the way to the main sewer line.

This means that when the washing machine starts releasing water down the drain that is connected to the sink drain the air will actually be trapped inside the main drain pipe. In that case the first place where the air can leave is the vent but if the vent is clogged that means that the air will exit through the sink drain. To start with know that your sink and washing machine drain lines tend to run congruent to each other. It s common for the washing machine to share a drain with a sink and if the laundry room is near the kitchen it could be the kitchen sink.

Why does this happen. In some machines the drain hose may simply be clamped onto the side of a washtub though this is not an acceptable practice anymore from there the water then goes into a drain trap. Water is drained from the washing machine directly into the sink. The lint catcher will help prevent fabrics lint hair and other material from making its way down your drain pipe.

The drain hose from the washing machine is hung on the edge of the laundry sink.