Hi!
A few days ago I had the unfortunate surprise of finding water on the floor or the room where my washing machine is.
What happened is that the pipe in which it flushes the water that was used to clean and rinse the clothes is blocked/clogged. What happens in this case is that the water instead of going to the main sewage pipe begins to fill a big sink located just beside the washing machine until it overflows.
It's not the first time that this pipe has blocked but in the past using a snake (I have an old flat one with something that looks like a ball at the end) or the usual "cleaning" products (Drano, Mr plumber, you name it...) worked. I even tried something that injects air into the pipes and it did not work either.
Given enough time (from minutes to hours depending on how much water there is) the sink eventually empties itself but very very very slowly.
My house was build in the sixties and the pipes used by the washing machine and sink appear to be a combination of ABS, copper (at least it looks like it) and cast iron. The pipe that seems to be blocked seems to be the cast iron pipe.
The rest of the sewage pipe in the house work and the outside pipes were replaced a few years ago.
What could be the source of my problems? Is there anything else I can try?
Thank you!
Nick
A few days ago I had the unfortunate surprise of finding water on the floor or the room where my washing machine is.
What happened is that the pipe in which it flushes the water that was used to clean and rinse the clothes is blocked/clogged. What happens in this case is that the water instead of going to the main sewage pipe begins to fill a big sink located just beside the washing machine until it overflows.
It's not the first time that this pipe has blocked but in the past using a snake (I have an old flat one with something that looks like a ball at the end) or the usual "cleaning" products (Drano, Mr plumber, you name it...) worked. I even tried something that injects air into the pipes and it did not work either.
Given enough time (from minutes to hours depending on how much water there is) the sink eventually empties itself but very very very slowly.
My house was build in the sixties and the pipes used by the washing machine and sink appear to be a combination of ABS, copper (at least it looks like it) and cast iron. The pipe that seems to be blocked seems to be the cast iron pipe.
The rest of the sewage pipe in the house work and the outside pipes were replaced a few years ago.
What could be the source of my problems? Is there anything else I can try?
Thank you!
Nick