[Closed] This corrugated pipe for washing machine outlet?

It's not how it should be, but as its rental what is normal?

Probably, but it is usually much higher - near the top of the machine.

Try tipping a small amount of water down it from a bottle and see if it drains outside?

I think it should be higher as well

It should be higher and have a u-bend on it.

Normally, the discharge pipe for the washing machine sticks up about 60cm from the floor, and the hose from the machine has a kind of frame that makes it do a 180º bend, which you hook into the discharge pipe. It's not supposed to be a tight fit, so it needs that 60cm of head to drain properly. Your pipe doesn't look as high off the floor as that, but that may just be the photo.

Thanks guys. I wast there but id estimate it as only being about 25cm high?

Pour some water down out and see what happens?

My last renal place had a similar set up. The pipe only went through the wall and opened into an outside drain. Should've been fine except it was completely full of lint. One massive plug. I cleared it out and it was absolutely fine after that.

Is it just me, or is the thread title missing "Why yes, yes it is"?

But there's no u-bend, why isn't it filling the house with sewer gas?

But there’s no u-bend, why isn’t it filling the house with sewer gas?

Probably isn't connected to a sewer. Fair chance it's just going into a open grey water. Not to regs but happens all the time.

A word of caution...

My first flat after my divorce was above a beauty salon, I got moved in and was very excited about my new life. I put a load of washing on and went upstairs to unpack some boxes.

There was a knocking on the door that sounded like the police doing a raid so I went downstairs and opened the door to a very angry looking salon manager, “is there a leak” she asked, “no” says I. Then I glance to my left and see that the washing machine has emptied all over the kitchen floor.

Apparently it was dripping through the light fixture of the treatment room and onto the client who was getting a massage.

I did try to spin it by saying that it’s now a spa and she could charge extra but I’m not sure that’s the response she was looking for.

This happened twice during my tenancy 😂.

I now always sit and watch the first load of washing with any new machine and have a big bucket next to me just in case.

Is it just me, or is the thread title missing “Why yes, yes it is”?

Not sure I should have laughed so much at such a niche in joke.

Lol, that's for the further advice and warnings to be cautious. All duly noted.😁

Fair chance it’s just going into a open grey water. Not to regs but happens all the time.

I have learnt things today. One of them being that my waste arrangement isn't up to scratch. All the water from our sinks, dishwasher, washing machine goes out the wall in one pipe and falls into an open garden drain. Oh well.

Is it just me, or is the thread title missing “Why yes, yes it is”?

Ha ha, was about to post exactly the same!

Probably isn’t connected to a sewer. Fair chance it’s just going into a open grey water. Not to regs but happens all the time.

It took me about 2 weeks to realise that in my last flat it just went over the patio, nowhere near a drain 🙄

Fair chance it’s just going into a open grey water. Not to regs but happens all the time.

Are you saying that a grey water pipe shouldn't go into a trapped gully on the foul system?

Ours goes into a drain with all the other kitchen drains, which then goes into a "drain" outside, which has a u bend in it that drains to the sewer.

It should be taller, but if it drains then I can't see a problem. Just check that it drains enough when emptying the sink, dishwasher etc at the same time.

It should be higher and have a u-bend on it.

I don't think I've ever lived in a house with a u bend on the washer?

There's usually a high point on the washer hose which combined with the open pipe stops it siphoning back.

They've all had some variation on what I've got now, all the grey water was collect in an underground tundish, which then connects to the sewer via a u bend.

Are you saying that a grey water pipe shouldn’t go into a trapped gully on the foul system?

No I said an open gre****er

Bit like what csb has