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Lint filter for washing machine drain
2 door wrote:
"Harry Avant" wrote in message ... I would like to add a lint filter to the drain on my washing machine. I've found a few but all state they are for use with drains running into a laundry sink and NOT standpipe drains. My washing machine drain hooks onto the top of a three foot high plastic pipe since there is no sink in the area. Questions: why can't I use a mesh sock type screen in this situation and is there anything designed specifically for this type application? Lint filter doesn't stay free of debris, guess what happens? I'm also curious why you would want to filter waste water. Seems to me, it would be like wanting to filter toilet water. Sewers are there for a purpose. It cuts down on plugged drains significantly. |
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Lint filter for washing machine drain
"Bob F" wrote:
2 door wrote: -snip- I'm also curious why you would want to filter waste water. Seems to me, it would be like wanting to filter toilet water. Sewers are there for a purpose. It cuts down on plugged drains significantly. Significantly? I'm 60. I've been draining unfiltered lint into my drains for about 40 years. I've had one clogged drain. [that one was caused by trying to use a garbage disposal for some fibrous melon rinds.] If your machine dumps into a utility sink I can see how a filter might help keep that trap clean. If it dumps into a standpipe, there is plenty of water pressure to keep *that* trap clean. Jim |
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Lint filter for washing machine drain
Jim Elbrecht wrote:
"Bob F" wrote: 2 door wrote: -snip- I'm also curious why you would want to filter waste water. Seems to me, it would be like wanting to filter toilet water. Sewers are there for a purpose. It cuts down on plugged drains significantly. Significantly? I'm 60. I've been draining unfiltered lint into my drains for about 40 years. I've had one clogged drain. [that one was caused by trying to use a garbage disposal for some fibrous melon rinds.] If your machine dumps into a utility sink I can see how a filter might help keep that trap clean. If it dumps into a standpipe, there is plenty of water pressure to keep *that* trap clean. You have nice smooth pipes. Not everyone is so lucky. I have to clean the pipe from that drain significantle less often if a filter is installed. |
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