snake problem

Greg K · Dec 1, 2013

Just got home tonight after spending a few days with the in-laws. My wife started to wash some clothes and as I was walking toward the washing machine I heard the sound of running water. The hose in the drain was puking water out. I stooped the machine and after some colorful moments I pushed my electrical fish tape down the drain and pulled up a 18" garter snake. The "grey water" just dumps out on the ground from a 3" pipe. Is there a way to help prevent this? I was thinking of maybe a 1/4" mesh but I am worried about some lint plugging it and flooding the house again. Does anyone have any better ideas?

MDMO · Dec 1, 2013

spring load it or make a flow check

ajco · Dec 1, 2013

Bury end of pipe in a foot or more of gravel

Janicholson · Dec 1, 2013

Rubber flap valve or a piece of bike inner tube 5 inches long. (It must not be freezing where you are, 15* here in central MN) Jim

Ted in NE-OH · Dec 1, 2013

Connect it to your septic system where most codes says it should go.

Pair-a-dice farm · Dec 2, 2013

Don't run it into your septic unless you have an over enthusiastic gooberment inspector or if you are close to your property line. I buried a plastic barrel and ran the drain to it. The barrel had several 1/4" holes drilled in it and was the hole was filled in with course river gravel.

Dr. Walt · Dec 2, 2013

All of my GRAY Water goes into an underground cistern that has a submersible pump with a float-switch on it. When the cistern gets full, the pump comes on and waters my trees. All BLACK Water goes directly into the Septic Tank.

Bill(Wis) · Dec 2, 2013

Sooo, where, pray tell, has "man made global warming" gone???

Anonymous-0 · Dec 2, 2013

Had one crawl in the dryer vent and die last year...that was intresting too....

Anonymous-0 · Dec 2, 2013

It'll be back in the spring, must have went south for the winter!

Greg K · Dec 2, 2013

Well that"s the surprising thing, It has been freezing here for a few weeks. I do believe it was supposed to get up to 50 degrees on Friday while we were gone and that was hopefully when he got in there. I should have mentioned that the freezing shut of a flap worries me also since I"m in Northeast NE and it gets below 0 for a week or more most winters. maybe the inner tube idea would let it flex enough to break the ice break loose.

RC Brooks · Dec 2, 2013

A good gravel wash should cure your ills. A reasonable sized gravel bed will help disperse your grey water. We don't use bleach though, so you might keep that in mind.

Bill(Wis) · Dec 2, 2013

I just ordered my 95 day corn. Same as 1950.

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