"Set Square" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Simon wrote:

Hi there,

I had a new kitched fitted last year and am very happy with it - the
only thing is that the Washing machine is not integrated and spoils
the look as it sits in the middle of the other fitted units. Please
see the rough sketch -

http://tinyurl.com/bjj5w

I'd like to swap the Washing Machine with the integrated Fridge - but
have been told I may have a problem with the waste from the W/M. The
sink in the diagram has one of those waste pipes that you can connect
a Washing Machine waste to... is it practical to move the washing
machine to where the fridge is now and run the waste pipe runs along
at ground level to the sink waste? I've put the rough mesaurements of
the kitchen - it's not a big one!

Cheers

Simon

Not recommended! The water - having been dumped into a vertical standpipe
by
the washing machine - will have to run round the room and then flow back
*up* to sink waste level. Chances are that it won't get away fast enough,
and will gush out of the top of the standpipe. Even if it does work,
you'll
have a lot of pipe full of stagnant water - which is not a good idea.

Is the sink on an outside wall? If so, can't you take the pipe out through
the wall at low level, and straight into a drain, rather than connecting
to
the sink waste?
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Cheers,
Set Square
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I dont think you are allowed to discharge waste water into a rain water
drain.