[jakesdaddy]

I have a Kenmore washer and have a problem of water backing up in the drain pipe. It seems that it drains too quickly and thus the overflow. I the drain pipe comes out of the laundry room floor and there is also a drain on the floor. Could I add on to the drain hose to possibly slow the flow down? Any help is appreciated. THANKS

[ballengerb1]

Newer machines pump to the drain faster than old ones. Your drain is probably slowly plugging up with soap residue, grease and dirt. Try rodding with a cutter large enough to scrap the sides of the pipe, not just poke a hole in the junk. Also flush with lots of clean water attached to a garden hoes. You can buy a device at the hardware store that fits on the hose. It gets inserted into the pipe. When you start the hose this device expands like a hard rubber ballon againist the insides of the pipe, about $12.

[jakesdaddy]

You can buy a device at the hardware store that fits on the hose. It gets inserted into the pipe. When you start the hose this device expands like a hard rubber ballon againist the insides of the pipe, about $12.

I've been meaning to get back to you about this.
The bladder device did the trick! No more overflow. THANKS!
I found one at Lowe's for $8 ;)

[DixieL]

I have a Kenmore washer and have a problem of water backing up in the drain pipe. It seems that it drains too quickly and thus the overflow. I the drain pipe comes out of the laundry room floor and there is also a drain on the floor. Could I add on to the drain hose to possibly slow the flow down? Any help is appreciated. THANKS

Over two years ago I purchased a new Kenmore washer with a drain overflow problem. The old washer (only 5 years old) drained fine. Our drain pipe was 2 inches. We thought it was a clogged drain, but it wasn't. We had to temporarily have the gray water exit through the window. Yesterday it dawned on me that the old washer drain hose had a hard plastic "U" where it went into the wall drain pipe; the new hose did not. I went to the store and purchased a new hose with a "U" in the end. Evidently, besides helping the hose stay in the drain pipe, the "U" slows down the waterflow. PROBLEM SOLVED!