I don't know if this is the "right" answer but...
My house has a hung sewer, so the sewer line is actually in the wall, 2'
above the slab. The washer I have in the basement drains into a washtub,
which itself has an ejector pump that pushes the water up into a drain pipe
in the ceiling that leads back down to the sewer line. So far it's worked
fine. You should be able to use the same setup to raise the wash water high
enough that it has a decent downward path to your drain.
BTW, if you don't like the washtub part of it, you can also do an in-ground
sump with an ejector pump. My basement has a sump like this that's not in
use (yet) as part of the rough in for a bathroom.
-Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric [mailto:eric@megageek.com]
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 2:39 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Another washer question.
Ken's question made me think about another question I've been looking for
an answer for...
I have a 2 bedroom guest house that I want to add a washer and dryer to.
The only spot I can find for it is at the opposite end of the house then
the septic drain. The house is built on a slab.
My question is how to I drain the washer into the septic when it's about
40' from the drain, but only about 1' higher that it?
What about grey water? I could most likely hide something illegal, but if
it was only for a washer, would it really be that bad? (note, I only said
I was "somewhat" of an environmentalist in my last post!)
Are there any other solutions? TIA
Inch
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