I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !
Cheers,
Simon.

On Mar 1, 2:11*pm, sm_jamieson wrote:
I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? *Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !
Cheers,
Simon.

yes, but theres an easy way to avoid it. Arrange the washer drain hose
to go from the waste pipe down to the floor then up as high as near
the top of the machine. It'll need taping to keep it in place, and the
low bit will act as the missing water trap. Lift the pipe up before
disconnecting it again


NT

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:11:58 -0800 (PST) someone who may be
sm_jamieson wrote this:-

I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !

What do you mean by the drain?

If you mean the vertical stack then possibly. It depends on the
design of the machine, but you might arrange that the outlet hose
bends to provide something of a trap. How are you going to fasten
the spigot to the stack?

If you mean a 40mm pipe connected to the stack without a running
trap then there fittings incorporating non return valves which the
manufacturers claim will avoid the problem
http://www.bes.co.uk/products/123.asp. You could fit a short stub
of pipe to the stack and use one of these to connect to it.



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I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
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On Mar 1, 3:54*pm, David Hansen
wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:11:58 -0800 (PST) someone who may be
sm_jamieson wrote this:-

I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? *Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !

What do you mean by the drain?

If you mean the vertical stack then possibly. It depends on the
design of the machine, but you might arrange that the outlet hose
bends to provide something of a trap. How are you going to fasten
the spigot to the stack?

If you mean a 40mm pipe connected to the stack without a running
trap then there fittings incorporating non return valves which the
manufacturers claim will avoid the problem
http://www.bes.co.uk/products/123.asp. You could fit a short stub
of pipe to the stack and use one of these to connect to it.

Valves of any sort plus washing machine waste is a hopeless
combination. They should work ok temporarily though.


NT

On 1 Mar, 15:45, NT wrote:
On Mar 1, 2:11*pm, sm_jamieson wrote:

I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? *Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !
Cheers,
Simon.

yes, but theres an easy way to avoid it. Arrange the washer drain hose
to go from the waste pipe down to the floor then up as high as near
the top of the machine. It'll need taping to keep it in place, and the
low bit will act as the missing water trap. Lift the pipe up before
disconnecting it again

NT

Brilliant thanks, now why didn't I think of that ! I clipped the hose
into one of
the hose clips attached to the back to form a loop, then off to the
drain.
Si.

On 1 Mar, 15:54, David Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:11:58 -0800 (PST) someone who may be
sm_jamieson wrote this:-

I have to plumb in a washing machine temporarily while the original
kitchen is renovated. If I connect the washing machine waste directly
to the drain (i.e. washing machine spigot and no trap), am I likely to
get drain smells through the washing machine ? *Note: I'm *not* using
a standpipe !

What do you mean by the drain?
Its a waste manifold near the bottom of the soil pipe. All BCO
approved.
I just love those manifolds !


If you mean the vertical stack then possibly. It depends on the
design of the machine, but you might arrange that the outlet hose
bends to provide something of a trap. How are you going to fasten
the spigot to the stack?

Spigot is on a piece of 40mm pipe I've capped off and fitted into
the waste manifold.

If you mean a 40mm pipe connected to the stack without a running
trap then there fittings incorporating non return valves which the
manufacturers claim will avoid the problem
http://www.bes.co.uk/products/123.asp. You could fit a short stub
of pipe to the stack and use one of these to connect to it.

--
* David Hansen, Edinburgh
*I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
*http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000...#pt3-pb3-l1g54