kupplerc wrote:
My wife and I did some remodeling and created a new laundry room on
the first floor. We decieded to have a washing machine tray (bought
at Lowe's) put in.

The washer sits in the tray just fine; however, whenever we run the
washer, we noticed water sitting in the tray afterwards. We had the
washer checked out, and the repair man stated that water was coming up
from the drain. Basically, when the washer empties the water, some
of the water backs up into the tray from the drain. The plumber who
put it in states that there is nothing he can do about it.

Supposedly he put in an offset 'y' connector, and the water should
not be coming back up.

Is there an easy fix to this problem, or do we need to cut up the
floor and have the plumbing re-done??

Any information would be helpful...



Hmm.

Obviously the washer is sending water to the drain faster than the drain can
process it. Several possibilities for the symptom come to mind:

1. The drain pipe is too small.
2. The drain is clogged.
3. The vent stack is blocked.
4. The washer has one humongous pump.

If nothing else works, you could find some way of restricting the drain hose
from the washer - clamp, crimp, valve... - to reduce the flow rate.