Clog !!exclusive!! - Washing Machine Drain

It usually happens on a Sunday night. The hamper is empty, the last load is spinning, and suddenly, your washer beeps an error code: You open the door, and instead of damp, clean clothes, you are greeted by a standing pool of stagnant water.

Your washing machine is incredibly strong. It pumps water out with force. If the water isn't leaving, it usually isn't because the pump quit; it’s because the water has nowhere to go. washing machine drain clog

If you just snake the standpipe, you are pushing the clog deeper into the trap. You need to pull the auger back toward you to hook the sludge and yank it out. You will eventually get this clog again. Sludge is inevitable. But you can turn a "once a year emergency" into a "once every 5 years maintenance." It usually happens on a Sunday night

Change your habits, buy a $10 Drain King, and run hot water through that pipe once a month. Your future self, standing in a dry laundry room on a Sunday night, will thank you. Have you pulled a "Flamingo Leg" out of your pipes? Tell us about the worst thing you’ve found in your drain hose in the comments below. It pumps water out with force

Here is the trick 90% of DIYers get wrong:

No, not literally. But you have to remove the washing machine standpipe trap. Usually, there is a cleanout plug just above the trap. Remove that plug (have a bucket ready). Go in with the auger downstream toward the main line, not upstream toward the washer.