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macco
May 22, 2009, 12:49 PM
I have a laundry room on the end of the house with old pipes, When we rinse clothes it backs up/ What will help

speedball1
May 23, 2009, 05:31 AM
I have a laundry room on the end of the house with old pipes, When we rinse clothes it backs up/ What will help

Sounds like you have a partial blockage going on. The solution would be to snake out the line from the washer roof vent. Rent a sewer snake, (see image) take it on the roof and put out enough cable to reach the base and 20 feet more. Good luck, Tom