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Did it again.
Well, hecky darn. We did it again. Ran the washer with out opening the valve at the end of the discharge pipe. I added that valve to avoid getting a "pint of surprise", but twice now have hooked up, but forgot to open the valve. Washer does fine until the pipe gets full. Then it overflows. Our washer is piped directly into the discharge drain, not to any tank. That means the sewer hook up has to be attached and open to run it.
I am so glad I carry a one gallon shop vac. I got the water up before it hit the carpet, but I am not sure how much ran out the bottom. I am considering pulling the washer out, putting a stainless drain pan under it, drilling a hole for a piece of PVC to run out the bottom about 1/2" below the belly pan. This would be the (he dumbed it again) overflow emergency drain.
Writing it on the check list and actually doing it.........
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