This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

I don't intend to drain the two machines at the same time so the capacity
need not be greater.

Cheers

Mark Hewitt wrote:

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

I don't think you're going to find a single Y-shaped waste fitting,
which I suspect is what you're looking for; instead you'll need to
effectively make your own up using a T-shaped one plus two 90-degree
elbows (interconnected with short lengths of waste pipe).

david

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which
will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by
getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

I don't intend to drain the two machines at the same time so the capacity
need not be greater.

Cheers

I've done this for a washing machine and dishwasher, where getting another
waste pipe under the floor was going to be a real PITA. I used a normal w/m
trap and vertical pipe, cut the upstand close to the trap, and fitted a
swept tee into the vertical pipe, and an elbow to turn the result upwards.
Another vertical piece of pipe provides two inlets to one trap. The whole
thing takes up about 300mm width of wall with the various fittings.

We do not make any particular effort to ensure that both machines do not
pump simultaneously, and have not so far had any problems with overflowing.
This will depend on the particular flow rates of your machines, of course.

Make sure the vertical pipes are tall enough to give some immediate fall,
given that one is now fitted to an elbow above the trap.

Use plastic compression fittings, unless you are sure that the pipes
involved are glueable plastic, and the right size for solvent fittings.

Clip the upstands firmly, as the whole assembly will be a bit wobbly if you
don't.

Best of luck,

Charles

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This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

A tee and an elbow (didn't I say that before?)

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This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which
will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by
getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

A tee and an elbow (didn't I say that before?)

Probably but as I've never come across any of those terms before I'm still
slightly confused

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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which
will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by
getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

A tee and an elbow (didn't I say that before?)

Probably but as I've never come across any of those terms before I'm still
slightly confused



The picture shows what they are, but you snipped it.

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The picture shows what they are, but you snipped it.

I see many different types of tees and elbows, any idea which ones would fit
onto a washing machine hose?

I don't want to have to do anything else except screw things together if I
can help it!

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The picture shows what they are, but you snipped it.

I see many different types of tees and elbows, any idea which ones would fit
onto a washing machine hose?

I don't want to have to do anything else except screw things together if I
can help it!

You'll be modifying the drain pipe, not the hoses - if you join the
hoses the waste from one machine will end up in the other one. So you'll
need to cut the existing pipe, push a push-fit tee on to it, replace the
bit you cut off, cut a stub of new pipe to fit the elbow to the tee, and
another new piece of pipe to take it up to the same level as the other
one, then fix the pipes to the walls with a couple of brackets each.
These are the sort of fittings you'll need:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...3365&id=101167

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:22:14 +0100, "Mark Hewitt"
wrote:

This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

I don't intend to drain the two machines at the same time so the capacity
need not be greater.

Cheers



You got a big family .????? LOL
Stuart




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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:22:14 +0100, "Mark Hewitt"
wrote:

This is a bit of a repeat of a thread I did a while back, it's taken me a
while to get in a position to actually do stuff.

I'm thinking of going ahead and getting a second washing machine which will
stand alongside the existing one. I can sort out the water supply by getting
a Y Piece (Screwfix) so that's not a problem. But I can't find the
equivalent for the drainage pipe. I can just about fit one pipe into my
existing stand so obviously two isn't going to go, is there something
available which can connect two drain pipes together into a third single
pipe?

I don't intend to drain the two machines at the same time so the capacity
need not be greater.

Cheers



Hi,

Maybe a double plumbing out kit will do it, second down on this page:

http://www.bes.ltd.uk/products/123.asp

cheers,
Pete.

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Maybe a double plumbing out kit will do it, second down on this page:

Now that does look like the find of thing I'm after. I'm not sure what the
connector at the bottom goes into, or do I just attach another bit of pipe
from there into my outlet stand?

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"Pete C" wrote in message
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Maybe a double plumbing out kit will do it, second down on this page:

Now that does look like the find of thing I'm after. I'm not sure what the
connector at the bottom goes into, or do I just attach another bit of pipe
from there into my outlet stand?

It's designed to cut into an existing waste pipe, so it would sit
perpendicular to the wall, and it's really a bit of a bodge.

Mark Hewitt wrote:
"Pete C" wrote in message
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Maybe a double plumbing out kit will do it, second down on this page:


Now that does look like the find of thing I'm after. I'm not sure what the
connector at the bottom goes into, or do I just attach another bit of pipe
from there into my outlet stand?

It's designed to cut into an unsullied length of waste pipe, eg
(typically) the bit running between the trap on your kitchen sink and
where it goes through the outside wall. It comes apart, and the two
yokes are bolted around the waste pipe whereupon you use an provided
cutting tool to 'break into' the pipe, within the fitting. It's usually
an OK-ish solution, but is not really suitable in your case where you've
already got a stand pipe... far quicker/easier/neater/cheaper/more
efficient just to add a tee and an elbow as already described.

David

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:53:17 +0100, "Mark Hewitt"
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"Pete C" wrote in message
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Maybe a double plumbing out kit will do it, second down on this page:

Now that does look like the find of thing I'm after. I'm not sure what the
connector at the bottom goes into, or do I just attach another bit of pipe
from there into my outlet stand?

It just cuts into the waste pipe, and the top of the stand pipe could
then be sealed off with and end cap to prevent possible overflowing.

The attachements on the above kit can swivel in different places to
make installation easier.

I'm not sure I'd recommend plumbing two washing machines into a single
standpipe without seeing it. The bit about not /intending/ having both
machines drain at the same time caught my eye...

cheers,
Pete.