The lint catcher will help prevent fabrics lint hair and other material from making its way down your drain pipe.
Washing machine draining into utility sink.
Water is drained from the washing machine directly into the sink.
Other options for washing machine drainage in garage.
The drain hose from the washing machine is hung on the edge of the laundry sink.
The sink acts as a buffer to take the 30 gallons of water to drain at its own pace.
To start with know that your sink and washing machine drain lines tend to run congruent to each other.
It s common for the washing machine to share a drain with a sink and if the laundry room is near the kitchen it could be the kitchen sink.
In that case the first place where the air can leave is the vent but if the vent is clogged that means that the air will exit through the sink drain.
If possible and applicable note.
Do not connect it directly to a drain stand pipe unless the pipe is at least 2 inches in diameter.
1 install the drain hose into an installed 2 diameter drainage stand pipe.
This means that when the washing machine starts releasing water down the drain that is connected to the sink drain the air will actually be trapped inside the main drain pipe.
Draining from the washing machine into your laundry sink will allow you to use a mesh lint catcher over the end of your drain hose.
Connect the washing machine to the sink drain if.
Tieing in a 2 line for the washer requires venting of the new line and often more difficult then simply draining into the laundry sink.
Why does this happen.
Both drains may empty into a toilet waste line and be.
Washer drain hose to utility sink.