Does anyone know the best way to connect a 3/4 copper drain coming out of floor to my plastic drain pan I just bought. Any thoughts are appreciated thanks

Did the pan come with a PVC connection and you want to know how to connect it back to a copper drain? Let me know, Tom

thanks Tom.

It's a 29x31 washer drain pan I bought at Lowe's. It comes with a plastic connector (male thread with what looks like 1/2 or 3/4 inch hole, plus a cup on the other side that has a hex shape fitting into the drain pan. The nut and rubber washer, I imagine, goes under the pan, but how would I tighten it?)

Also the drain is 3/4 copper, which is damaged on the end ( so maybe I have to replace it).

I'd rip up the floor and put PVC but it's a nice tile job.

So my question is, how can I connect the plastic connector to the copper tube or am I SOL on this one?

The connection goes on the side of the pan. Not the bottom. Now after you install the connection what looks out at you? A 3/4" compression fitting? Will it fit over a piece of 3/4" copper? If not you may have to convert to threaded connections. This would involve a copper male adapter and a PVC female adapter. Let me know if the compression fitting will slide over the copper. Back to you. Tom

Hi all...

Most washing machine pan male adapters are 1" PVC, so most likely you will need to increase from the 3/4"copper to 1" PVC...see my list below:

Salex purchase some:

1 roll of teflon tape
1) 3/4"copper sharkbite (or gatorbite) male adapter (see image)
1) 3/4" PVC female adapter
1) 3/4" PVC x 1" PVC bushing
small piece of 3/4"PVC pipe
small cans of PVC primer and cement

Teflon tape up the male threads on the sharkbite adapter and screw the PVC female adapter onto it. Push this PVC x sharkbite transition fitting that you just put together onto a properly cut and deburred end of the existing 3/4" copper pipe. You are now in 3/4" PVC mode!

Install the 1" PVC male adapter with the seal on the inside to the washer pan now and prime/cement the 1"x3/4" PVC bushing into the 1" male adapter. You are now in 3/4" PVC mode here.

To finish, prime/cement 3/4" pipe between and connect the pan drain to the pipe drain... ;) That should do it!

Finally, a 3/4" drain is never really going to do much for you if that washing pan was to really overflow... won't hurt, but won't really help much in the case of a burst hose, for example! If this washing machine is in or above an area that simply CANNOT get wet/flooded, then you should certainly install the washing machine pan, but you may also want to consider installing a washing machine automatic shutoff valve such as can be found over at:

Washing Machine FloodStop (http://www.getfloodstop.com/FloodStop_for_Washing_Machines_p/fs34h-90.htm)

There are a number of different systems.

IF YOU HAVE A WASHING MACHINE PAN THAT HAS THE DRAIN IN THE CENTER, THE PROCESS SHOULDN'T BE MUCH DIFFERENT HERE. JUST TIGHTEN THE PVC ADAPTER ONTO THE PAN FIRST AND THEN CEMENT THE PAN WITH FITTING IN PLACE LAST, ok?... SEE OTHER IMAGE BELOW

Questions? Let us know, OK?

Mark

In addition to all good advices above, here is on simple method: you can always take short piece of 1" ID hose and 2 s.s.clamps, slip both ends of pipe into it and tighten the clamps. It is quick, clean, and inexpensive way to connect drip-pan drain. Milo

Thanks for the advice and pics. The shark bite might work. I was thinking the pipe needs to come through the bottom of the pan as there is a hex fitting on the inside to accept the bushing.

But I would like it better to come out the side, maybe I'll buy a pan built for that.

I'll post some pics so you see the challenge.

Looking forward to the pics.