Clothes washer upright drain is backing up

Coachrich43
by Coachrich43
Water spills out onto utility room floor. Drain appears to be clogged. What is the solution?

  6 answers
  • William William on Apr 19, 2018

    It would have to be rodded through with a drain snake.

  • Msf29945373 Msf29945373 on Apr 19, 2018

    I have used the garden hose for clogs before. It is a bit tricky, but drag the hose inside your house, place the hose nozzle on top of the drain and wrap a towel around the "connection" to keep most of the water from spraying out. Have someone turn on the hose, squeeze the towel tight while keeping the hose over the drain. Most times the force of the water will push a plug out and away. If the garden hose spicket is too far away for the person to hear you, have them turn it on and count to 10 and turn it off again.

  • Ken Erickson Ken Erickson on Apr 19, 2018

    Use cell phone to communicate instead of yelling.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Apr 19, 2018

    Find where the blockage is and Unblock..........

  • Holly Kinchlea-Brown Holly Kinchlea-Brown on Apr 19, 2018

    Try to insert a plumbers snake into the drain to see if it’s a close blockage, if that doesn’t work, you may have to get a plumber in...they have a machine that works a treat for thick (or well hidden) blockages.

  • Nursejnm Nursejnm on Apr 20, 2018

    A snake is a good idea. Also liquid draino. If it is a clog.

    I had this problem once and we had to lengthen the pipe (it wasn't clogged, just not long enough). Was easy to fix and did not require a plumber.