How To Hook Up Washer Drain Hose

Usually a new washing machine comes with a hose guide but you can also purchase one separately.

How to hook up washer drain hose. Over the edge of a wash basin. Connect hose to drain pipe. If you are feeding the drain hose into a sink attach a plastic hose guide to keep the hose bent downward into the sink without kinking. Proper installation method and location of drain hose.

The drain hose will come attached to your washing machine and should feed into either a nearby sink or a standpipe. High loop to drain pull as much of the drain hose into the sink cabinet as possible. Y branch tailpieces are available in two sizes so make sure to get the size that fits the 7 8 inch hose running from the air gap. There are two ways to install and position the washing machine s drain hose.

Do this by loosely attaching the drain hose to the back of the washer with a cable tie. Hook the drain hose over the lip of the standpipe or lip of the laundry sink. If connecting to a standpipe don t seal the hose to the pipe. Then hook up the larger side of the air gap to the y branch tailpiece on the sink drain using a 7 8 inch rubber hose.

To keep the spout of the drain hose bent use the supplied plastic hose guide a. Depending on your plumbing you ll need to feed the hose into a drain on the floor the wall or into a laundry sink or there may be a rigid pipe that extends down to a floor drain. Your washer should come with accessories such as straps and or a hook to help you secure the drain pipe. Raise the washer drain hose above the 28 inch mark if the drain hose connects to the bottom of the washer.

Make the high loop then attach the end of the hose to the y branch tailpiece using a hose clamp.