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    Snowcat63 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 31, 2015, 09:54 AM
    The pump in my washer has to pump water up 9 feet to the drain line, pump fails
    I have no floor drain, so our washer has to pump the water up 9 feet to the drain line, so the pump fails after 6 months. Is there some way to put in a second pump to assist the washer pump or is there a better washing machine to buy that has a pump that can handle this kind of situation?

    Any suggestion would be helpful...
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    Jan 31, 2015, 10:25 AM
    Your pump is to small. Mine has worked for over 50 years with only the pump being replaced one time. Are you using a 1/3 or 1/4 hp motor? I am pumping 8 feet. How is your pump failing? My system 2 parts, the pump and the motor. The motor should last a lifetime whereas the pump impellor can wear out and no longer lift the water.

    I hope you are not using your washing machine to lift the water???? Just a little follow up, my washer pumps into the stationary tubs then drains down to the pump and motor on the floor then up to the drain.
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    Mar 1, 2015, 06:55 PM
    " Mine has worked for over 50 years "
    You have a 50 year old washing machine?
    That aside, catonsville is correct. Your washing machine pump is designed to pump the water from the tub out a hose that is about 3 foot long, into a standpipe or a wash tub. What you could do is install a secondary pump, like a sump pump in a closed bit and used that to raise the water up to your plumbing system.
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    Mar 2, 2015, 05:32 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Missouri Bound View Post
    " Mine has worked for over 50 years "
    You have a 50 year old washing machine?
    No only 2nd washing machine in 50+ years. With my setup the only weak link is the pump impeller driven by the 1/3 or 1/4 hp motor. Oh, almost forgot, the "timer switch" that turns on the motor has been replaced.
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