Washing machine lint filter

Dragonladie · 10-18-2008, 02:21 PM

I live in a small town and have a septic tanks. The washing machine has
been routed to its own minitank or a 55 gallon drum. This had only been
down a few months when it turned into a sinkhole. It had to be dug up and replaced. The plumber said it was lint and it would not drain. O.K.
has any one had this problem before. I have been reading about a lint
filter but they all seem to be inside behine the machine.
I need something that will catch the lint on the ouside where the pipe comes out on the house and goes into the tank. Is there anything
available? The inside filter would work but it is a very small area and the washing machine is a stack up.
I would not like to move it every couple of weeks also there is new
flooring and i would not want to slid it in and out all the time.
i am just not happy about the situation.
Help me
Drangonladie

majakdragon · 10-18-2008, 11:43 PM

Simple and cheap solution. Buy some knee high stockings at the Dollar Store. Secure one over and into the pipe that the washer drain hose goes into. Put the washer drain hose back into the pipe. Check it every couple weeks to make sure it isn't full. Change the stocking when it fills up. Just make sure it is secure enough not to be pushed down into the drain piping.

Dragonladie · 10-19-2008, 01:19 PM

I have read about that but i am looking for something that will fit
outside the house between the pipe that goes into the tank.
Drangonladie

majakdragon · 10-19-2008, 03:48 PM

You can buy a strainer that is installed in the line going to the tank. This will need to be opened and emptied out though. No matter what you install, you will still have the task of removing the lint.

jamiedolan · 10-19-2008, 07:52 PM

Google for washing machine lint filter

Here is one site.

http://www.septicsolutions.net/store...FQhJagodbii_Lg

I don't know anything about that link, just found it on google, but I think it is the kind of thing your looking for. I think it could be mounted outside if there is not a danger of freezing.

Jamie

10-18-2008, 02:21 PM	#1
Dragonladie Dragonladie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Washing machine lint filter I live in a small town and have a septic tanks. The washing machine has been routed to its own minitank or a 55 gallon drum. This had only been down a few months when it turned into a sinkhole. It had to be dug up and replaced. The plumber said it was lint and it would not drain. O.K. has any one had this problem before. I have been reading about a lint filter but they all seem to be inside behine the machine. I need something that will catch the lint on the ouside where the pipe comes out on the house and goes into the tank. Is there anything available? The inside filter would work but it is a very small area and the washing machine is a stack up. I would not like to move it every couple of weeks also there is new flooring and i would not want to slid it in and out all the time. i am just not happy about the situation. Help me Drangonladie

10-18-2008, 11:43 PM	#2
majakdragon Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,670	Washing machine lint filter Simple and cheap solution. Buy some knee high stockings at the Dollar Store. Secure one over and into the pipe that the washer drain hose goes into. Put the washer drain hose back into the pipe. Check it every couple weeks to make sure it isn't full. Change the stocking when it fills up. Just make sure it is secure enough not to be pushed down into the drain piping. __________________ If you have never made a mistake, you haven't done much.

10-19-2008, 01:19 PM	#3
Dragonladie Dragonladie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Washing machine lint filter I have read about that but i am looking for something that will fit outside the house between the pipe that goes into the tank. Drangonladie Last edited by Dragonladie; 10-19-2008 at 01:21 PM. Reason: miss key

10-19-2008, 03:48 PM	#4
majakdragon Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,670	Washing machine lint filter You can buy a strainer that is installed in the line going to the tank. This will need to be opened and emptied out though. No matter what you install, you will still have the task of removing the lint. __________________ If you have never made a mistake, you haven't done much.

10-19-2008, 07:52 PM	#5
jamiedolan DIY'er Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,030 Blog Entries: 2	Washing machine lint filter Google for washing machine lint filter Here is one site. http://www.septicsolutions.net/store...FQhJagodbii_Lg I don't know anything about that link, just found it on google, but I think it is the kind of thing your looking for. I think it could be mounted outside if there is not a danger of freezing. Jamie

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