Hi, Inch.
All the washers I know have a fairly powerful pump to empty the tub.
I expect you could direct the drain water into a tall standpipe
adjacent to the machine and have plenty of head to get everything to
a connection to the septic system.
If you don't want to do that, I suspect the suggestion of a dry well
(french cistern?) would do just fine. Water from a washing machine is
reasonably sanitary, after all.
HTH,
Donald.
> From: "Eric" <eric@megageek.com>
> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:39:15 -0400
>
>
> 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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