Plumbers...installing utility sink?

[PSD Ryan]

I want to put a utility sink in my laundry room. I have no idea how to do this, have searched the internet, and every instruction shows how to do it in compliance with code.

I don't care about code as long as it drains properly..is there a fast and easy way to tie it into the washer drain without having to open up my wall, cut the drain, and put in a T section?

I'd put this thing in my garage and just have a garden hose drain it out into the lawn, but I don't have any water in the garage to tap into for the supply.

[Tmag]

Not too hard, got any pics of the work area showing existing piping and room?

[Texas Tracker]

You still have to pipe into the washer drain and go into the wall but its not hard to do.

[Gummi Bear]

Before you try to drain a sink into the washer drain, let's visit the first rule of plumbing:

$#@! runs downhill

Unless you mount your sink at about 6' above the floor, it won't drain the way you described.

Plan on opening up the wall. You'll have to cut in a wye for the drain, and extend the copper for the hot and cold water, and add valves to shut them off.

It will be some work, but it will function properly. "The Code" is in place for good reason, not to just add unnecessary expense.


There are a couple of pretty good plumbers on here that you may want to sub this out to, or maybe they might be gracious enough to walk you through a DIY.

[Texas Tracker]

Look at this.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110205115934AAoqRvY

[PSD Ryan]

This is all I got.

I was planning on teeing the water after the valves and just have one shut off for washer and sink.

I guess if all I had to do was stick in a wye it wouldn't be terrible

[Texas Tracker]

This is all I got.

I was planning on teeing the water after the valves and just have one shut off for washer and sink.

I guess if all I had to do was stick in a wye it wouldn't be terrible

Go down the wall and T into the drain pipe. You will still have to cut into the sheet rock.

[PSD Ryan]

I guess it's just a laundry room...won't be that bad to cut into the wall. I don't plan on repairing the wall after.

[Texas Tracker]

Just cut a square peace out so you can get into the wall and then use that peace to patch it back up. Repair kit sold at home depot.

[duckmanep]

Before you try to drain a sink into the washer drain, let's visit the first rule of plumbing:

$#@! runs downhill
.

hehe

[Tmag]

You will have to in from the right with your drain, water lines to the left.

[Todd-ty729]

The sink needs to be tied into the "stack" in the wall.

You are going to have to open up the wall to do this.

You could put a wye fitting on the garden hose connections for you water but the drain is a different deal all together.

[Todd-ty729]

Before you try to drain a sink into the washer drain, let's visit the first rule of plumbing:

$#@! runs downhill

Unless you mount your sink at about 6' above the floor, it won't drain the way you described.

Plan on opening up the wall. You'll have to cut in a wye for the drain, and extend the copper for the hot and cold water, and add valves to shut them off.

It will be some work, but it will function properly. "The Code" is in place for good reason, not to just add unnecessary expense.


There are a couple of pretty good plumbers on here that you may want to sub this out to, or maybe they might be gracious enough to walk you through a DIY.

This!

[froghunter]

do it right the FIRST TIME!!!!

every disease known to mankind is flowing through the sewer pipes. do it wrong and you may regret it down the road.

also if your work decides to blow apart in the middle of the night, insurance will fight you over covering something like that.

open the wall, post some pics and one of us on here can walk you thorough it. BUT only listen to the guys with a liscense!

[PSD Ryan]

I'll post up pics when I get to it. The wife doesn't want to decide where in the laundry room she wants the sink yet (between the washer and dryer, or to the left of the washer). I'd like it to be to the right of the dryer, but I'd rather have it closer to the hookups.