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Having connected my own washer recently, I'm terrified to ask... what hole in the drain?!
by normie3000 2y ago
Having connected my own washer recently, I'm terrified to ask... what hole in the drain?!
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- bfdm 2y agoSame. Thankfully, the post explains it as needing to drill open the PVC drain pipe under a sink where the washer drain pipe connects, inside a pre-formed attachment point. See "Solution 5" through "Solution 6". If your washer is draining and working, there's no latent issue to worry about.
- yuliyp 2y agoThe one mentioned at the very end: the drain pipe the washer's drain connected to had a PVC cover that needed to be drilled/punched out (since if a washer wasn't connected it'd be a hole in that drain!). If you're replacing another washer, it was probably already punched out.
- stavros 2y agoWhy wasn't there just a connector with a cap?
- consp 2y agoPvc is welded/glued. I would have installed at least a hose clamp on this thing and would never rely on friction to keep it in place.
- dmurray 2y agoEven without a cap, gravity "should" prevent the drain leaking - the connection to the hose is some height above where it joins the U-trap. If the drain backs up and the pressure is high enough to force water out, it might be enough to pop any screwed cap too.
- aargh_aargh 2y agoIt's cheaper to make it without a hole than add a separate component and screw threads on both components. After all, you will drill the hole zero or one time, as needed.
- addandsubtract 2y agoBecause Ikea.
- PeterStuer 2y agoMost PVC under sink siffons have a preformed connection point where most people connect the dishwasher's hose. The ones I encountered had a tapered pipe point for several diameter drains. You saw off to the matching diameter of your hose. Often you would also put on a flowback protection valve so dirty water from e.g. draining a full sink would not get into to hose of your appliance.