Moving Washing Machine Into Cellar

Rodders53

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951717#Comment_81951717

Pretty unlikely I'd have thought.

My Miele washer has a drain pump head of 1 metre… that pump can be replaced (at great expense no doubt) with one having a head of 1.8 metres. There are limits to the drain hose lengths with either drain pump (greater head being a shorter length!).

A previous washer brand was also a max of 1 metre head.

Martin_the_Unjust

i think screwfix do a dirty water pump thats good for up to 8 metres lift for £60 ish. You could have your washer empty into a big plastic tub and pump it out as needed.

WYSPECIAL

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952320#Comment_81952320

Would this be instead of permanently plumbing it into the drainage system?
Hadn’t thought of that as a solution.

There is a soil stack in the area from a bathroom on top floor but water would have to be pumped upwards quiet a height to meet it.

Martin_the_Unjust

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952851#Comment_81952851

As long as the height is less then 8 metres then yes it should work, I would probably buy a pump that worked automatically as soon as the water level in the container the washer drains into reached a certain level, box it all into a cupboard and it would look quite neat (probably)

Edit - thinking about it the obvious solution is to stick a macerator in and plumb the washer into it.