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    shelley7180 Posts: 63, Reputation: 4
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    Mar 7, 2014, 08:02 AM
    Moving washer to the basement using laundry pump
    I have a dream. A dream of getting my washer/dryer out of my kitchen so that I can have a pantry. I want to place them in the basement, and have been looking into solutions on how to do this the cheapest and fastest way possible. I came across something called a laundry pump, and assume that it works pretty much the same way a sump pump works by forcing the water up and out.

    The place want to relocate the washer/dryer to is directly below where it is currently located. Can I just run the laundry pump through the floor to the existing washer drain? Do I need to worry about a new vent pipe if I do this?
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    Mar 7, 2014, 02:59 PM
    More details please! Is there a laundry sink in your basement? Well with pump the water to? Why a laundry pump and not a regular installation? Can you give me more information? Back to you, Tom
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    Mar 7, 2014, 03:28 PM
    Does your sewage pipe go out through the wall of the basement or is it under the floor of the basement?
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