Need Plumber/Electrician for Washer/Dryer Hook up

nicole · 12-01-2010, 03:31 PM

My husband and I live in a 3 floor townhouse and currently our washer/dryer is on the 3rd floor and it only accomodates a very small stackable washer/dryer. We want to be able to put a full size washer and dryer on the first floor(garage). Does anyone have reccomendations for honest, dependable plumbers/electricians who would do a good job? We would need them to tap into the water source, probably need a new electrical outlet added and then vent the dryer out the back and whatever else would be needed.

Thank you very much!

Nicole

Comptonbuilder · 12-01-2010, 06:25 PM

Hello, my name is Scott Compton, of Scott Compton Builder and I am a general contracting company. My plumbing contractor is Minute Man Plumbing and Heating, they are located out of Meredith. The owner's name is Phil Brown and his numbers are: Office: 279-3323 and Cell Phone: 387-1476. My electrican is Northeast Electrical Solutions. The owner's name is Gregg Selesky and his numbers are: Office 524-7571 and Cell Phone: 387-3506. They have been my subcontractors for 20 years. They are reliable and honest. They are definitely worth the call.

SIKSUKR · 12-02-2010, 07:59 AM

Your biggest issue will be where you run the waste line to.

songkrai · 12-21-2010, 06:01 AM

This potentially could be quite expensive or it cannot be done. A lot depends on where the house main drain is to septic/town sewer.

First. Ask your neighbors. Any of them do this. If so find out how it was done.

Where is your electrical panel? A 220 wire has to come from the panel to the garage. Or a sub panel.

Does your condo have a basement? If your condo is built on a slab then a washer/dryer may be impossible.

I'm gonna guess that the builder placed the washer/dryer upstairs for a reason.

But you don't provide enough information for a valid opinion.

Kamper · 12-21-2010, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Your biggest issue will be where you run the waste line to.

Not as big as problem as you'd think. I used to have a dry-well for my laundry drainage but it reached the end of its service life a couple years back. After weighing the pro's and con's of a seperate line to my leach-tank (not leach field) and some research I found an off-the-shelf solultion at HD (also available at many other places). It's sometimes called a "sink pump."

Think of it as a sump pump in a bucket. I actually have the washer draining into a laundry sink that drains into this device. It's an assembled unit that looks like a very robust trash plastic trash can with a lid bolted to the top. Inside is a sump pump with an automatic switch. I forget the maximum lift but mine raises about 5 feet vertical, travels 3 feet horizontal and down about 18 inches where it enters the main drain stack. I use flexible plastic tubing designed for this purpose but you can also hook up metal or PVC pipe.

This is the closest I could find at the moment...

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

SIKSUKR · 12-21-2010, 02:46 PM

Sink pumps and sewage ejector pumps have been around for eons. I have multible ejector pumps in my mill building. Quick solution for getting waste above the main sewage pipe but I still stress the same concern. It can still get expensive quick if your waste line is located at one end of the house and your fixture is at the other. You need to consider how your going to get there which might involve going through walls and floors. Very doable with a plan.

12-01-2010, 03:31 PM	#1
nicole Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 139 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 178 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	Need Plumber/Electrician for Washer/Dryer Hook up My husband and I live in a 3 floor townhouse and currently our washer/dryer is on the 3rd floor and it only accomodates a very small stackable washer/dryer. We want to be able to put a full size washer and dryer on the first floor(garage). Does anyone have reccomendations for honest, dependable plumbers/electricians who would do a good job? We would need them to tap into the water source, probably need a new electrical outlet added and then vent the dryer out the back and whatever else would be needed. Thank you very much! Nicole

12-02-2010, 07:59 AM	#3
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Your biggest issue will be where you run the waste line to. __________________ SIKSUKR

12-21-2010, 02:46 PM	#6
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Location is still an issue Sink pumps and sewage ejector pumps have been around for eons. I have multible ejector pumps in my mill building. Quick solution for getting waste above the main sewage pipe but I still stress the same concern. It can still get expensive quick if your waste line is located at one end of the house and your fixture is at the other. You need to consider how your going to get there which might involve going through walls and floors. Very doable with a plan. __________________ SIKSUKR

12-01-2010, 06:25 PM	#2
Comptonbuilder Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hello, my name is Scott Compton, of Scott Compton Builder and I am a general contracting company. My plumbing contractor is Minute Man Plumbing and Heating, they are located out of Meredith. The owner's name is Phil Brown and his numbers are: Office: 279-3323 and Cell Phone: 387-1476. My electrican is Northeast Electrical Solutions. The owner's name is Gregg Selesky and his numbers are: Office 524-7571 and Cell Phone: 387-3506. They have been my subcontractors for 20 years. They are reliable and honest. They are definitely worth the call.

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12-21-2010, 06:01 AM	#4
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Thanks: 35 Thanked 146 Times in 99 Posts	This potentially could be quite expensive or it cannot be done. A lot depends on where the house main drain is to septic/town sewer. First. Ask your neighbors. Any of them do this. If so find out how it was done. Where is your electrical panel? A 220 wire has to come from the panel to the garage. Or a sub panel. Does your condo have a basement? If your condo is built on a slab then a washer/dryer may be impossible. I'm gonna guess that the builder placed the washer/dryer upstairs for a reason. But you don't provide enough information for a valid opinion.