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Plumbing problems

  • 24-09-2013 11:46pm
    #1
    Ell30
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi can anyone help as I'm at end of my tether !
    Bought a house last year and replaced the kitchen, we put a breakfast bar in the centre and installed dishwasher & washing machine underneath it, this meant digging a channel across the floor for pipe work to connect to drain, all fine for a while then water began coming out from somewhere while dishwasher was on,plumber came back extended pipe that the dishwasher hose feeds into and that worked for while but gradually it's been happening again, we've put drain cleaner in,had dyno rod out (no issue there ) replaced the dishwasher !! And low and behold it's still happening but when we pull out washing machine ( no leaks when it's on ) and run dishwasher to try and pinpoint where water is coming from it doesn't leak, nor did the new dishwasher which we ran before pushing into place,as I've said I'm at the end of the line here can anyone advise me please ?
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    rightjob!
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭rightjob!


    leaking pipe in the channel that was dug?


  • #3
    Ell30
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ell30


    God I hope not, that would mean new kitchen floor dug up !! It doesn't happen with the washing machine though and they drain in same place, I'm wondering about a kink on the hose, could this cause it as when we pulled it out to have a look while running it it didn't happen .


  • #4
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    hi,Does it just leak intermittently,what size is the waste pipe coming from the dishwasher and washing machine to outside?,If you could upload a picture of the waste pipes of both the washing machine and dishwasher and a picture of where that pipe is exiting outside im sure the lads here will be able to help you..


  • #5
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    If both DW and WM empty at same time they will struggle and could back up, 30 inch standpipes required and even at that they will struggle with 1.5" pipe on any length of run.


  • #6
    markspend01
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭markspend01


    Hey Guys well that nice info about the solutions of plumbing problems.Thanks!!


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  • #7
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,716 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    markspend01 wrote: »
    Hey Guys well that nice info about the solutions of plumbing problems.Thanks!!

    Is that sarcasm?


  • #8
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Is that sarcasm?
    I dont think it was,markspent is new to boards and i think were reading into it incorrectly going by another post he sent


  • #9
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,716 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    agusta wrote: »
    I dont think it was,markspent is new to boards and i think were reading into it incorrectly going by another post he sent

    Ah ok fair enough


  • #10
    Ell30
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ell30


    Hi all sorry for delay in replying, we have found cause , I'm no plumber but will try to explain, hoses from DW an WM fed into pipes joined together in kind of Y shape one in each pipe, DW one longer though. But such is the pressure of the water being pumped from DW it's being forced up and out pipe that contains WM hose ( I hope I'm making sense ) plumber coming tomorrow to fix it all I hope...


  • #11
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    Ell30 wrote: »
    plumber coming tomorrow to fix it all I hope...

    2 machines in one pipe, will be interesting to see how he remedies the problem and i suggest you put both appliances on drain to test the fix.

    Good luck with it.

    Oh! and if you have a sink on the island run it.


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