Divert that water into the outdoor environment instead of into the septic system for truly green living.
Draining washer machine outside.
Winterizing protects the machine from water freezing in its hoses which can cause damage to the washer.
If a septic system is too old and too small for adding a washer discharge then the homeowner can either add a drainline to the field or install a dry sump or a very small septic system designed just for gray water.
Nothing can be discharged above ground such as on the lawn or into a drainage ditch.
Drain hose from washing machine pushed too far down into the drain pipe.
The reason you want to have the drain pipe slightly larger is to allow for ventilation.
The outside diameter of the drain hose attached to the washing machine is 1.
Pour one quart of an r v type antifreeze in the washing machine basket and run it on the rinse cycle for 30 seconds.
Finally unplug the washer.
Increasing the inside diameter of the drain pipe to 2 might help more.
To winterize shut off water to the washer and then disconnect and drain the inlet water hoses.
Didn t read in order to drain gray water from a washing machine you may need to replace the drain hose with a new pipe that drains water directly into a barrel.