Washing machine overflowing drain pipe

Try vacuuming the line with shop vac.

And yes, also try shop vac, between the two it should clear ya up.

...and tell the wife tampons aren't machine washable

if it comes back up the drain it's a plumbing issue

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a lot of lint and shite goes down the drain from a washing machine...go ahead and call a plumber before you flood your whole house.

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This is true but some chemicals and a shop vac won't do harm to try before spending money. Watch that snake though, would be a bitch to break a pipe.

Any chance you have an accessable clean-out downstream?
It might be worth unscrewing to take a peek.

You've got a clog somewhere down the line. Happened to mine not too long ago. Our washer is on the main floor and whenever it would spin and drain the sudden rush of gallons of water would back up in the utility sink in the basement. I had to have the sewer line rooted. Normal stuff like showers, dishwasher, and toilets flushing were no problem but if my wife took a bath or we ran the laundry it would back up. Thankfully just into the sink.

happned to me a few weeks ago. I only used draino and it cleared it up

I've seen it happen with a plugged up vent as well...
sudden rush of water couldn't flow properly due to the vent...