I have a tight laundry closet, with a drain pipe that is about 4 feet above the floor, very close to the washer. The connection between the washer hose and the drain pipe leaks whenever I run a load of wash. I suspect that this is because of the tight turn the hose has to take as it is connected to the drain pipe. Is there a plug connector for the washer hose that will prevent this?

Are you saying the drain pipe overflows when the washer discharges? This "tight turn", are you referring to the hook in the hose as it enters the standpipe. What size is the washer trap and standpipe? Regards, Tom

The drain pipe does overflow when the washer, with a full load, discharges. The tight turn is the hook at the top of the hose. The washer discharge hose is 1" diameter, and came with the machine. The standpipe is 1½" id with a rubber collar that grips the corregations in the hose.


Are you saying the drain pipe overflows when the washer discharges? This "tight turn", are you referring to the hook in the hose as it enters the standpipe. What size is the washer trap and standpipe? Regards, Tom

While I'm not a plumbing expert, I do have quite a bit of experience with this particular problem. Most likely the cause is detergent build-up in the laundry drain line. You did state that this occurs when you wash a full load. That indicates to me that it is less likely to occur with small loads and also indicates that the drain can't keep up when a large volume of water is dumped into the line.

The solution is to snake the drain line and clean out the gunk built up within. I went a step further and added a clean-out access plug so that I could easily snake the line myself when the drain volume slows down.

This is the most likely scenario causing your troubles.

Best
Joe

We had come to the same conclusion, and plan to snake the drain from the top this weekend. There is a cleanout, about 2-3 feet down, on the other side of the wall, but I suspect that the rooter guy only goes down with his snake, not up, so that 2-3 feet of drain pipe may never have been cleaned. Thanks for the confirmation; we'll let you know.