Can anyone shed any light on this waste pipe?

[FizzPop]

I can rip some more of the plaster board out if need be.

 

[FizzPop]

And the metal stud doesn’t even feel like it’s connected to anything as it wobbles all over the place so not a problem cutting that out too

 

[terryplumb]

Ah , if you are only gonna have a wash machine then you can fit a standpipe and trap for its waste ,joining the vertical low down with a "T " ,on its side ,the top of the T would take the condensate , higher up.

 

[FizzPop]

Ah , if you are only gonna have a wash machine then you can fit a standpipe and trap for its waste ,joining the vertical low down with a "T " ,on its side ,the top of the T would take the condensate , higher up.

So like this. With condensate going in where my finger is?

 

[terryplumb]

No your wash machine waste has to go through a trap or the smell from the drains would go into your machine. The condensate goes thru a trap within the boiler. Picture this ... You cut the vertical pipe so about 5 inch up from the bottom elbow. Then fit a T so inlet sticks out the side for wash mac pipework, condensate in the top. Stand pipe and trap to right of your pic and pipe from there to T inlet.

 

[FizzPop]

No your wash machine waste has to go through a trap or the smell from the drains would go into your machine. The condensate goes thru a trap within the boiler. Picture this ... You cut the vertical pipe so about 5 inch up from the bottom elbow. Then fit a T so inlet sticks out the side for wash mac pipework, condensate in the top. Stand pipe and trap to right of your pic and pipe from there to T inlet.

Got ya!

Thank you very much.

 

[terryplumb]

Eureka ....ha ha !!!
By the way solvent weld is better than compression fittings as condensate is slightly acidic.

 

[terryplumb]

Solvent weld T and reducer and pipe. The standpipe can be compression fittings.

 

[FizzPop]

Solvent weld T and reducer and pipe. The standpipe can be compression fittings.

Thank you! This forum and its members are awesome.

 

[terryplumb]

Obviously the condensate pipe / elbows etc are solvent welded as well.