How does a washing machine drain the sewer?
How does a washing machine drain the sewer? It pumps the dirty water through a rear-mounted outlet tube fitted with a flexible discharge hose. The flexible hose flows into a drain pipe that connects to the main sewer line. The machine pumps the water through the discharge hose and into the drain pipe. What causes an overflow? Where does the water go in a washing machine? Plumbing System Problems. The washing machine drain hose goes down about two feet into the plumbing drain standpipe. (In some machines, the drain hose may simply be clamped onto the side of a wash...