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Homemade Washing Machine Drain Filter
Super proud of this, hah! So I’ve got some old cast iron pipes under my foundation that I plan on replacing later this year. There is a floor drain that slowly backs up every few weeks and requires a light snaking to clear. I had a plumber come out with a larger snake and it’s so calcified in there that he could get past the trap. I have an old washing machine that doesn’t have a built in filter for lent. So when I google drains filters, there is risk of these screens going down the drain… the housed filters are REAL expensive (expensive for me) so I decided to build one. The plumber told me a crazy stat that about 60% of lent goes down the drain from the washing machine. I also have dogs (dog hair). I built it out of a 3” acrylic tube, pvc, and fernco fittings. And the filter is half of a bath sponge/loofa. I have a metal sink drain inside it to prevent the loofa filter going down the standpipe. submitted by /u/No-Satisfaction3852 [link] [comments]
| | Super proud of this, hah! So I’ve got some old cast iron pipes under my foundation that I plan on replacing later this year. There is a floor drain that slowly backs up every few weeks and requires a light snaking to clear. I had a plumber come out with a larger snake and it’s so calcified in there that he could get past the trap. I have an old washing machine that doesn’t have a built in filter for lent. So when I google drains filters, there is risk of these screens going down the drain… the housed filters are REAL expensive (expensive for me) so I decided to build one. The plumber told me a crazy stat that about 60% of lent goes down the drain from the washing machine. I also have dogs (dog hair). I built it out of a 3” acrylic tube, pvc, and fernco fittings. And the filter is half of a bath sponge/loofa. I have a metal sink drain inside it to prevent the loofa filter going down the standpipe. [link] [comments] |
