However, on rare occasions the washing machine drain pipe will freeze over. I keep a strainer on the washing machine’s drain hose. The sink probably drains to the same pipe.
I spent hours yesterday trying to thaw out my drain, but its frozen solid right in the middle of a thick stone wall and I . Evidently the contractors did not put any insulation on the pipes or drain themselves to my washer. They are in an outside wall of my house. Jan 20- My contractor suggested using heat tape around the trap of the washing machine’s drain pipe (which is in an insulated exterior wall).
Dec 20- Basically, the water in my bathroom sink is not draining away. My kitchen sink and washing machine drainpipe is frozen, Ive put boiling water . Jan 20- Winter’s here and even pipes in traditionally warmer climates, like. My laundry room is near the garage. In the winter with freezing temps, the washer drain pipe freezes quite often. The only thing I can come up with is a frozen waste pipe.
We had the washer drain (north facing wall) freeze when the tenant turned the heat . Feb 20- I have a washer that on occasion will not drain properly.
