Plumbing washer with vintage duratub sink.

[snail]

I really need to finalize my rough in plumbing for the drain. I bought a duratub with the dual spigot for suds saver at the architectural salvage store.

I've decided that instead of a normal washer standpipe I'd rather use this sink to drain.

I want to have all of the water hoses hidden if possible. Can I have the water supply hookups hidden behind the washing machine with a hot and cold valve in the wall above the machine like in the 4th picture? I think it would be much more attractive than the standard wall box hookup. I can't see any rules about doing it this way in the code book.

 

[repairguy]

Congrats on your duratub find. I’ve wanted one for a long time but they aren’t in my area and the couple I’ve come across on line couldn’t be shipped because the seller was apprehensive. Enjoy

 

[lowefficiency]

Are you looking to use it in a suds-saving application? If so, take note of the hose arrangements for the pieces you are missing. Mustee's system allowed suds-saving water to be collected, while still permitting overflow draining, but there were extra attachments that had to be used.

A few photos are in my Mustee Duratub 93 thread:

Mustee Duratub 93 - Vintage Laundry Sink & Cabinet

So I've seen these combination laundry sink storage cabinet units in pictures and older appliance advertisements, but never in person or for sale. However, I happened to stumble across this one in a ReStore while traveling out of state, and for $35, I couldn't pass it up! Mustee Duratub...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[mattl]

The metal clip on the drain apparatus is meant to secure a plastic stand tube-like pipe that allows rinse water to go down the drain while the tub holds the wash water. It's not a straight tube, it has a bit of an offset to the shape.

 

Had one of these tubs for years, trashed the cabinet long ago, but saved the tub and integrated it into a standard sinkbase cabinet. If I don't forget I'll get a picture of the tube and post it if anyone needs to see the shape.

 

The tub is not made of a very good quality poly, stains easily. Mine dates from the mid '70s and has not aged well.  I have a very nice cast iron deep sink in the wings to replace it, but that is far in the future, too much other stuff to do before I get to that.

 

[combo52]

Restored, Suds-Saver laundry sink

I restored and repainted this laundry sink and added the sudssaver hardware from an older one about a year ago in my laundry room.

I did all the plumbing behind the wall. It’s going to be hooked to my 1952 whirlpool washer when I finish the restoration on it.

John

 

[snail]

Dura tub restoration

Filling a pvc pipe with hot sand makes it so malleable it can be shaped into any shape so the offset will not be hard to replicate. I found a seal that should work on Amazon for the base.

Then it's just a turqouise gell coat for the tub and a repaint for the cabinet. I might polish the aluminum suds spigot and irridite it in a gold tone.

I've decided I will install hot and cold wall valves above the machine and plumb the hookups lower on the wall behind it so none of the hoses are visible.

https://a.co/d/0Esr698

 

[dermacie]

I have a soft spot for the EL Mustee company.  I always wanted the duratub.  My home has a double laundry tub and shower pan and walls from Mustee.