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[ksmith]

The sound of water splashing in the basement is never good.

UPDATE: clogged laundry sink, which niagara'ed over the side. My basement isn't finished, and the sink isn't far from the drain, so not a lot of wet.

My concern was whether any suds/dirty water had backed up into the new washer or stopped it from draining. Turns out the washer has a "suds detection" function, that adds in an extra rinse when it detects too many suds. I bailed out the sink while the "sd" cycle kicked in, and got the water level down in time for the system to clear out. Otherwise, I just would have rinsed everything again after I cleared the sink.

Sink is now clear and draining.

Comments

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Uh-oh.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Laundry sink. Clogged drain. Result? Waterfall. The new washer is leaps better at removing lint and such from clothing and towels. The installer suggested capping the washer hose with a piece of pantyhose to catch the junk before it hit the sink, but that clogged up within a few wash cycles. So I removed it, but I didn't keep a close enough eye on the sink drain.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn! At least you're home, but as it's a weekend...can you even get a plumber out?

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It was fixable. Bailed out the sink, cleaned out the trap, then poured drain cleaner into the drain. Things are flowing now.

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

From previous similar experience...preventative plunging does wonders! Plunge the sink drain vigorously when it is half full of water every month or two...that usually dislodges the loose stuff before it gets a chance to settle and congeal and clog.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I should have done that--I knew the lint was building up.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank goodness it wasn't anything major!

Adrianne

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thing is, it was raining and the ground was frozen, so I expected water in the basement. When I heard the splashing sound, I felt sick. When I saw it was the laundry sink, I was worried that the water had backed up and damaged the washer.