Thread Number: 86265
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag aa208 Update and Drainage Question |
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Post# 1108258 , Reply# 1   2/16/2021 at 16:52 (1,136 days old) by AcesUp8000 (Canada)   |   | |
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Top of standpipe must be at least 30" (762 mm) high; install no higher than 55" (1.4 m) from bottom of washer. If you have an overhead sewer and need to pump higher than 96 inches, a sump pump and associated hardware are needed. |
Post# 1108280 , Reply# 2   2/16/2021 at 20:43 (1,136 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1108283 , Reply# 3   2/16/2021 at 21:34 (1,136 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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drain hoses on original center dial machines were about 7 foot in length....
there was a motor pulley that allowed higher speeds for the pump to reach higher levels.....but have never seen one.....out side of the 50hz pulley... there is also the option to build a platform for the washer to sit on, raising it closer to the stand pipe.... check this vid out for installing a laundry tub with built in pump...FF to 3:15.... |
Post# 1108293 , Reply# 4   2/16/2021 at 23:17 (1,136 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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>> Top of standpipe must be at least 30" (762 mm) high; install no higher than 55" (1.4 m) from bottom of washer. For what it's worth, the Maytag service literature (08/10/12-series washer service manual) says 36" is the minimum, but you can use a shorter standpipe or even a floor drain if the machine is equipped with a siphon break. I don't see any maximum drain hose height restrictions or recommendations listed or mentioned... Do keep in mind though, that even if the machine can pump water high enough, it's only a water pump, not an air pump. So when the tub is empty and the pump starves, that whole column of water up to the arch of the drain hose is going to remain in the hose. When the pump stops, that water is going to come back down, "draining" back into the tub. Also, is that six foot high pipe opening the top of a standpipe? You would need *some* kind of a standpipe with a trap. If six feet is just the opening to the main pipe, without a trap, you're going to have some more work to do... Does the basement have a utility sink, or floor drain? |
Post# 1108484 , Reply# 6   2/17/2021 at 22:38 (1,135 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn)   |   | |
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Post# 1108499 , Reply# 7   2/18/2021 at 02:49 (1,135 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Laundry sink and pump
You should get a sink and mini sump pit /pump that will attach to the sink and pump up. Washers don't have the strongest pumps and you don't want to impede performance by trying to dump water higher than recommended.
As for the GFI tripping. Make sure the outlet GFI is rated at 20 amp. It should be stated on the front somewhere and have an extra notch in one of the blades. Make sure the circuit breaker in the circuit box is also 20 amp and make sure the wire it's wired with is 12 guage. A 15 amp GFT is likely to trip a normal functioning motor. This also frequently happens when a garage door opener is plugged into a GFI outlet.
Another thing could be that the motor is starting to go and needing replacement. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bradfordwhite's LINK |
Post# 1108533 , Reply# 8   2/18/2021 at 11:17 (1,134 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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