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.

Thanks for the help!

osu104 wrote:
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.

Thanks for the help!


That could/should be an overflow drain. That's screwed.

Hi,

found out that the washing machine drain is
located in the floor. Will this cause a problem?

It can cause syphoning out of the water problems
yes...http://www.applianceaid.com/faq-washers.html#filling

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

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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.