Washing Machine Air Vent

If the drain of your washing machine fits tightly into the drain you definitely need a washing machine drain vent.

Washing machine air vent.

Correct venting prevents suction if you put the vent line at the connection point of the washing machine branch arm like you see in my drawing the vacuum pulls the needed air from the vent pipe before it tries to get it on the other side of the trap. When you do your laundry measure out the detergent carefully. The placement of the water inlet hoses is above the air vent on the rear of the washing machine. You should also install a vent if your washing machine is more than 4 feet from the vent stack as this will make sure there s ample room for the washing machine to drain properly.

My lg washing machine is leaking from the air vent washer hoses. Toilets big problems. It allows air in which prevents the possibility of a vacuum forming that could affect the water draining from your washing machine. Our washer also offers a combination wash and dry feature that cleans and dries loads under two pounds in one cycle without applying heat.

Get a totally fresh look match your ultrafresh front load washer with our smart front load dryer. Install a regular vent pipe for the washing machine. The air trapped in the washing machine drain pipe has to go somewhere and when it tries to come back up the drain pipe an air lock can result.