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    May 24, 2012, 03:09 PM
    Water softener & washing machine
    Is it too much water for one drywell to drain water from water softener & washing machine into it. Usual loads of laundry a week approx. 5 or 6
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    May 25, 2012, 07:37 AM
    If you're using a dry well to drain your washer I'd install a grease trap,(see image) to trap the lint before it clogs up your dry well.
    too much water for one drywell to drain water from water softener & washing machine into it
    Not if you don't discharge both at the same time, Good luck, Tom
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