My basement drain is overflowing when i wash dishes in the sink on the ground level.
Laundry room floor drain not draining.
And when the water softener and furnace condensate drain lines flow into the.
The laundry room in my house is on a standard wooden floor above the crawl space not on concrete.
A laundry room floor drain is the escape route for the water.
The building code in my area calls for a floor drain in the laundry room.
Much as your shower drain collects water at a central point and sends it down and away so too can a laundry room with a drain installed at the lowest point in the floor.
Though it tends to be neglected and often doesn t get the regular cleaning it needs your floor drain does an essential job.
I am wondering where the problem lies for me.
The laundry room floor drain is typically a 4 inch round diameter hole located at the lowest point of the room which is usually installed in the basement floor during the construction phase of a build.
So here s the problem.
The laundry room floor drain is one of those things that you notice but you don t pay much attention to until there is a problem.
On the floor of your home s utility areas like the laundry room basement and garage lives a hardworking underappreciated piece of plumbing known as a floor drain.
Over time gunk and buildup can cause a washing machine drain to clog resulting in water that won t drain down the pipe.
You may need to move your machine out.
Three level townhouse basement ground floor and upstairs.