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Clog in washing machine drain pipe (bump, with update)
Posted on 1/27/24 at 11:39 am
Posted on 1/27/24 at 11:39 am
It’s blocked enough so that when the washer empties, I get water overflow onto my utility room floor. I’ve used multiple clog removers, including different types of Drano, Liquid Plumber, and others. They usually open it enough that I go a month or two without any backup of water, but the clog always comes back. Is there something more powerful that’s readily available?
This post was edited on 2/13/24 at 6:14 pm
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 12:06 pm to High C
Might not be anything drano can deal with. With a Frigidaire front load washer we hated, somehow some softener sheet got into the drain line. There was a plastic "filter" thing (it had holes in it, I guess it is to catch socks and stupid softener sheets that escape) in-line, it stopped at that and basically stopped it from draining. It wasn't fun but it wasn't that hard to trace from the start of the drain line.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 12:14 pm to High C
Where exactly do you think the clog is?
In the actual washing machine? You will have to take it apart
In the hose from the washing machine to the wall? This should be easy to remove and blow out. Bring outside and spray out with garden hose
In the wall/house plumbing? This is no different than any other drain in your house. Go buy a handheld drain snake and feed it through to see if you can dislodge the clog out pull it out
In the actual washing machine? You will have to take it apart
In the hose from the washing machine to the wall? This should be easy to remove and blow out. Bring outside and spray out with garden hose
In the wall/house plumbing? This is no different than any other drain in your house. Go buy a handheld drain snake and feed it through to see if you can dislodge the clog out pull it out
Posted on 1/27/24 at 12:15 pm to calcotron
This clog is past the line from the machine itself. I suspect it’s a heavy hair clog that just reestablishes itself after partial clearance. When I bought this house, it was being rented to a Pentecostal single mom with two teenage daughters. Three heads of super long hair being deposited into drains regularly.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 2:36 pm to High C
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:12 pm to High C
Like the other poster said, a Drain King Bladder can sometimes clear a laundry drain clog.
Sometimes the bladder causes water to shoot out of other drain openings or climb up the vent, so results vary.
If you can't pass an inexpensive 25 Ft drum auger through the standpipe or a nearby cleanout, you may need to try running a thicker 50 Ft hand auger down the roof vent.
Sometimes the bladder causes water to shoot out of other drain openings or climb up the vent, so results vary.
If you can't pass an inexpensive 25 Ft drum auger through the standpipe or a nearby cleanout, you may need to try running a thicker 50 Ft hand auger down the roof vent.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:29 pm to WB Davis
Ordered the drain king and the cheap 25 ft. auger. Thanks, and wish me luck.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:42 pm to High C
Posted on 1/27/24 at 9:43 pm to High C
It’s a sock
Posted on 1/27/24 at 10:19 pm to High C
Just went through this. The handheld drill snake from home Depot unclogged it.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 2:01 am to High C
Most washing machines come with a coin catcher compartment. Yours should. We used to get a sock stuck in ours every now and then with our old washer.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 6:13 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Update:
I ran the auger, but apparently there’s a ninety at the foundation level, and I couldn’t get it past it.
Drain King took forever to come in. I ran it today for about four minutes. Afterward, I washed a load of clothes. The backup water was only about half of what it was before, but it was still there.
Should I run the drain king again for about ten minutes in hopes that it just didn’t push the clog all the way out?
I ran the auger, but apparently there’s a ninety at the foundation level, and I couldn’t get it past it.
Drain King took forever to come in. I ran it today for about four minutes. Afterward, I washed a load of clothes. The backup water was only about half of what it was before, but it was still there.
Should I run the drain king again for about ten minutes in hopes that it just didn’t push the clog all the way out?
Posted on 2/13/24 at 9:25 pm to High C
Your water pump could be going bad.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:07 pm to High C
I had a 25' drain snake that didn't do the job for the same problem you're experiencing. Had a plumber use a power auger that ran out about 70 feet from the drain opening and that worked.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:12 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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If the rain King cleared up some of the clog in only 4 minutes of use, I wonder what would happen if you used it again for a little longer????????
Your other choice is to pay a plumber about $500.
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rain King took forever to come in. I ran it today for about four minutes. Afterward, I washed a load of clothes. The backup water was only about half of what it was before, but it was still there.
Should I run the drain king again for about ten minutes in hopes that it just didn’t push the clog all the way out?
If the rain King cleared up some of the clog in only 4 minutes of use, I wonder what would happen if you used it again for a little longer????????
Your other choice is to pay a plumber about $500.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 10:46 pm to High C
Can you snake it from the vent? This might be your solution.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 12:41 pm to gerald65
quote:
If the rain King cleared up some of the clog in only 4 minutes of use, I wonder what would happen if you used it again for a little longer????????
Damn, dude. My concern is a buildup of pressure in the line if the clog isn’t being moved. Can you comprehend that?
Posted on 2/15/24 at 4:04 pm to High C
quote:The Drain King bladder operates at household water pressure, so unless the pipes are in terrible shape that bladder can't hurt them.
Damn, dude. My concern is a buildup of pressure in the line if the clog isn’t being moved. Can you comprehend that?
Your next step might be to see if you can pass a more stout, 50 Ft hand-held auger that costs around $37 through the roof vent.
If you can get a 50 Ft hand-held auger all the way into the pipe and the clog eventually comes back, you can then try one of those pricey steel-belted sewer jetters with the small tips.
But snakes always go through elbows more easily than jetters, so if the elbow blocks the snake the sewer jetter won't work.
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