"osu104" wrote in message
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Hi,

Just bought a new house and found out that the washing machine drain is
located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?

Every other machine I've seen has had the drain in the back. It
appears that is directly or a few inches to the right of the machine in
the floor.


Sounds like someone took a shortcut and it may have worked. Generally, all
drains are in the floor because you use gravity to move the water, but a
standpipe prevents siphoning or backflow. You can use the drain, but do add
a standpipe for the washer.