liberatordeluxe
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Has anyone used washing machine drainage kits for the drain hose to discharge the water out like the photo attached? How do they rate them?
Washing Machine Drainage
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Brilliant
Got one on my Miele as its now by the bathroom so it was easier to use one of these and route it under the bath ... Only downside I have is dog hair it clogs the one way valve and then I have to get under the bath to clean it
By the way I used to use them years ago when plumbing in machines in old kitchens that had no waste fittings on the sink, Its basically the same as whats on sinks nowadays to drain majority of machines.
Austin
Got one on my Miele as its now by the bathroom so it was easier to use one of these and route it under the bath ... Only downside I have is dog hair it clogs the one way valve and then I have to get under the bath to clean it
By the way I used to use them years ago when plumbing in machines in old kitchens that had no waste fittings on the sink, Its basically the same as whats on sinks nowadays to drain majority of machines.
Austin
liberatordeluxe
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Thanks for that advice. Just need something like that for the dishwasher.
If the waste plumbing is standard white or grey plastic it's easy enough to just tee into it and fit a vertical piece of pipe that goes up to just below worktop height. The advantage of a standpipe is there is nothing poking into your dishwasher outlet hose to restrict the flow and possibly get blocked.
Plumbing Kit
Whilst "Fido" has a point, there are times when teeing into existing is just not possible either for access or where there is not sufficient pipe (or height) to make that a practical option. I have used these on several occasions for both washer & dishwashers - I have current knowledge of two such installations both in place for 9 years and both still fine
Al
Whilst "Fido" has a point, there are times when teeing into existing is just not possible either for access or where there is not sufficient pipe (or height) to make that a practical option. I have used these on several occasions for both washer & dishwashers - I have current knowledge of two such installations both in place for 9 years and both still fine
Al
Hmm, looks interesting. I haven't seen those fittings in the home improvement stores. Do you have a link to an online source?
Fitting
Sudsmaster
Cannot find one on line - I am sure I have bought them in homebase in the past.
The unit above is on its side. To fit it you first remove the right angled part and unscrew the four screws. There is a rubber (or perhaps plasic) gasket around each of the two halves. You place the two halves around some plastic waste pipe in the position where you want to cut the hole with the threaded fitting of the L shaped part uppermost. You then re-insert the four screws one by one and tighten the whole thing around the waste. As this is often done below a sink and behind the "bottle" trap this is usually a real fiddle (dropped nuts - FOR THE SCREWS - and skinned knuckles are almost mandatory).
Once done you then insert the "black bit" into the threaded fitting and screw it right in - this has a cutter on the end (its pointing away from you in the picture) which will cut a hole in teh plastic pipe. If you have not skinned your knuckles so far, now is your chance. Once the hole is cut this is removed and discarded. The L shaped part is then screwed back in and teh appliance hose connected on the open end and you are good to go.
I should add that there are any number of other sink traps available which have attachment points for one or more appliances but iften these are quite long and space under the sink may be restricted or there is not sufficinet height above the pipe to accomodate a "T" and "U" bend - in which case this is the best option.
Al
Sudsmaster
Cannot find one on line - I am sure I have bought them in homebase in the past.
The unit above is on its side. To fit it you first remove the right angled part and unscrew the four screws. There is a rubber (or perhaps plasic) gasket around each of the two halves. You place the two halves around some plastic waste pipe in the position where you want to cut the hole with the threaded fitting of the L shaped part uppermost. You then re-insert the four screws one by one and tighten the whole thing around the waste. As this is often done below a sink and behind the "bottle" trap this is usually a real fiddle (dropped nuts - FOR THE SCREWS - and skinned knuckles are almost mandatory).
Once done you then insert the "black bit" into the threaded fitting and screw it right in - this has a cutter on the end (its pointing away from you in the picture) which will cut a hole in teh plastic pipe. If you have not skinned your knuckles so far, now is your chance. Once the hole is cut this is removed and discarded. The L shaped part is then screwed back in and teh appliance hose connected on the open end and you are good to go.
I should add that there are any number of other sink traps available which have attachment points for one or more appliances but iften these are quite long and space under the sink may be restricted or there is not sufficinet height above the pipe to accomodate a "T" and "U" bend - in which case this is the best option.
Al
aquacycle
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I have this setup for my dishwasher. I only had 1 inlet pipe and 1 drain outlet for the washing machine when I moved in. So I bought a Y piece splitter and the self cutting drain kit (I think from Homebase) to fit my dishwasher and it works great - not had any problems
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optima
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Drainage
It's good as a last resort but i wouldn't use that sort set up.
It's good as a last resort but i wouldn't use that sort set up.
optima
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liberatordeluxe
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@ Optima Can i ask why you wouldn't use that as a set up?
richardc1983
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How would this do you?
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plu...+Flat+Sink+Bottle+Trap+1+12/d20/sd3299/p87482
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plu...+Flat+Sink+Bottle+Trap+1+12/d20/sd3299/p87482
docker
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Espace+Extra+Flat
This flat trap works extremely well. I installed it in 2010. I had to knock a new hole through the wall as the outlet is offset from the sink drain. I see that the one in the link @ GBP4.73 is for a single bowl sink. I paid ZAR199 +/- GBP18 for the double bowl version.
This flat trap works extremely well. I installed it in 2010. I had to knock a new hole through the wall as the outlet is offset from the sink drain. I see that the one in the link @ GBP4.73 is for a single bowl sink. I paid ZAR199 +/- GBP18 for the double bowl version.
