Sewers

washer drainage, i have city sewer and i live in an older house, where do i hook up the washer drain hose?

do i hook up the hose with the main sewer line that goes into the ground right by my washer, or do i drain it into a hole where water drains out if my basement floods, i dont have a sump pump.

Public Comments

1. Do you have a laundry sink?
2. if you have a washer hookup then you should have a washer drain next to it. a piece of pipe that sticks up about 3 feet from the floor that would be your drain
3. It should drain into the sewer, if for no other reason, then because those floor drains in an old house often don't work too well. If you have a laundry sink, drain it into there, if you want to have it drain straight into the sewer via a pipe, you may have to call a plumber to set that up. Old plumbing can be tricky to work with for anyone but a pro.
4. Sounds like you should use "the main sewer line that goes into the ground right by my washer." We lived in an old house that had no drains. Bought a longer hose for the washer and everytime we used it, ran the hose into the toilet.