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Originally Posted by crayzkirk
It's not home made, this is how the house was built. The drain is there specifically for the washing machine and connects under the slab to a floor drain about six feet away.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate it.
I looked at a few videos about replacing a floor drain, looks like a job for someone with the tools and experience. Might not even have to replace the drain; again I don't have the knowledge of how to fix this thing.
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Okay, lets hope it is an easy fix. I did do a little more looking.
You are very welcome.
The first I found what was basically check values to prevent the water/insects/odors backing up in the basement if the underground trap does not do it its job.
here is one.
https://kofflersales.com/p/green-dra...xoCJaYQAvD_BwE.
But you might be able to get away with something i found called a standpipe. Which basically goes into the old drain and is sealed inside the drain pipe.
Here are a few links. The rubber collar is placed inside the drain pipe and the screws are screwed and compresses the collar causing the rubber to explain and create the seal. Then one will just attach a threaded pipe to the collar.
http://old.drainbrain.com/specialties/floodguard.html
top of page 5 of this PDF
http://www.nridgeville.org/Downloads...event%20It.pdf
as these go inside pipes they will be smaller and may cause a choke point, but maybe not.
Hopefully the person you talk with will have an answer. Good luck.
Cheers.
EDIT: hopefully it is just clogged and you can still use the existing for the time being.