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    Mar 15, 2013, 01:28 PM
    Washer backs up into laundry sing
    My washer backs up into my laundry tub when it empties why! How do I fix?
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    Mar 15, 2013, 02:15 PM
    You have a blockage downstream from your laundry tub, The solution would be to snake the line from the washer roof vent, Put out enough snake to reach the base and 16 feet more. Good luck, Tom
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