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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
I found that my drywell has become clogged with lint and soap scum.
After I clean it out and refurbish it I thought I could put something in line with the washing machine waste line. Does such a thing even exist? (Only the washing machine feeds into this drywell.) I used to have an apartment where they put some type of filter inline with the shower head due to the dirt in the town's water. Not sure if that would work - that seemed to be for more fine particles like dirt and sand. Not sure if could hold up to suds and stuff. TIA |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
They make strainers for that purpose. Here is one:
http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52...ap-197467.aspx wrote in message ups.com... I found that my drywell has become clogged with lint and soap scum. After I clean it out and refurbish it I thought I could put something in line with the washing machine waste line. Does such a thing even exist? (Only the washing machine feeds into this drywell.) I used to have an apartment where they put some type of filter inline with the shower head due to the dirt in the town's water. Not sure if that would work - that seemed to be for more fine particles like dirt and sand. Not sure if could hold up to suds and stuff. TIA |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
Nylon hose that your wife is discarding due to runs can be cut up
to make very useful laundry discharge nets. And they are free. |
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Gideon wrote:
Nylon hose that your wife is discarding due to runs can be cut up to make very useful laundry discharge nets. And they are free. Hi, And Phospahte free detergent. |
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They make strainers for that purpose. Here is one: http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52...cess/nylon-mes... "Nylon mesh lint trap ... Made from long lasting, rustproof polypropylene." Got a chuckle out of that: Nylon, made from polypropylene |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
wrote in message ups.com... I found that my drywell has become clogged with lint and soap scum. After I clean it out and refurbish it I thought I could put something in line with the washing machine waste line. Does such a thing even exist? (Only the washing machine feeds into this drywell.) I used to have an apartment where they put some type of filter inline with the shower head due to the dirt in the town's water. Not sure if that would work - that seemed to be for more fine particles like dirt and sand. Not sure if could hold up to suds and stuff. TIA If your washer drains into a laundry tub before going down the drain, it would be simple to put a nylon pantyhose leg over the end of the hose to catch the lint. Or one of the small lint filters designed for this purpose available at most grocery and hardware stores, as others have suggested. It would be difficult to do this if your hose goes right into a stand pipe as you have to be able to easily monitor the filter to replace it before it fills up and blocks the hose. Another solution might be an above ground tank to catch the water, then with a hose use the water to water your landscape plants. Then a regular maintenance schedule to clean the tank. The last alternative would be one of the newer front load washers. They use much less soap and actually don't have a lint filter as the tumbling action doesn't , literally, knock the stuffing out of your clothes. Top load washers have a filter but it only holds the lint long enough to keep it from depositing back on the clothes and then it is backflushed down the drain. Remember, years ago when machines had the little filter that you cleaned after each load. The consumer didn't like the inconvenience, but also didn't realize the problems that are caused when that lint is instead flushed down the pipes. Tom G. |
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Tom G wrote:
snip Another solution might be an above ground tank to catch the water, then with a hose use the water to water your landscape plants. snip I don't think plants like soapy water. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
Hi, yes I have a standpipe deal. I have enough room on all sides of
the machine and it is easy to reach from the top of the machine to the start of the stand pipe. So access to clean probably is not an issue. I was just hoping to get something that had a resusable filter if possible and something that would have a "bypass" in the event of a clogged filter. The only thing I could could find so far are for sink draining deals. Thanks for your reply. |
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I don't think plants like soapy water.
Or chlorine bleach ! |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
"CJT" wrote in message ... Tom G wrote: snip Another solution might be an above ground tank to catch the water, then with a hose use the water to water your landscape plants. snip I don't think plants like soapy water. Used to drain washer right on the ground. Grass grew better there than anywhere else. Now, how well they would do with soaps not having the phosphates in them as much, I don't know. And it seems to me that a few years ago, California, in the middle of a big drought was encouraging its citizens to catch their "grey" water and use it to water their landscaping. Tom G. |
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http://www.septicsafe.com/ http://www.laundry-alternative.com/septic_filter.htm The average family washing machine produces enough lint in a year to carpet a living room floor Also only use liquid soap. the powder turns back to powder or scum Spud wrote in message ups.com... Hi, yes I have a standpipe deal. I have enough room on all sides of the machine and it is easy to reach from the top of the machine to the start of the stand pipe. So access to clean probably is not an issue. I was just hoping to get something that had a resusable filter if possible and something that would have a "bypass" in the event of a clogged filter. The only thing I could could find so far are for sink draining deals. Thanks for your reply. |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
$139 ??? That is the biggest rip-off. Sure it would be nice to have
but the materials to make that piece of crap cost about $1.25. Typical Septic "Fear" nonsense. |
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Can I use a filter on the washing machine waste line?
there is a websight that sells a drain filter for washers.. yo know,
you can get a handfull of lint going down the drain with every load..that adds up over time and can choke a septic tank.. http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm |
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