Easiest Way to Remove a Washing Machine Over the Drain Pan 

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Thanks for watching. You'll need to measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the drawer to determine how much clearance you'll need then look for a pan where the lip if lower than that clearance. If you have very little clearance, where you can't locate a pan that will work, the only option you have would be to have one fabricated. You can contact an HVAC/Mechanical company near you to make you one out of metal or you can do an online search for "custom washing machine pan" for a list of companies. Another option, if a stock pan is close but the clearance is just a slight bit off, is to install some vibration pads under the washing machine feet which will slightly raise the machine up, which may give you the clearance you need. Hope this helps and good luck with your project

@@thewoggerswaydiy this action is going down today once the handyman gets here. PVC pipe is cut and ready. A proper drain pan has been purchased. 🤞

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Water leak sensors are a great alternative if you don't have a drain. There are a ton of them out there and I'll put a link at the end of this reply for the ones I have. They are like a small puck that just sits in the tray and when water gets in the tray and hits the contacts under the sensor it goes off. You can get ones that act by themselves.. similar to a smoke detector.. where the puck sends out an screeching alarm, or like the ones I use, which have a base station that I have located centrally in the house so I can hear it, no matter where the sensors are located. Since I have a sensor in the pan under may water heater in the garage and one under the kitchen sink, I may not hear the sensor itself, but I will hear the base station. I had a small drip under my kitchen sink one night, which I would not have noticed for quite some time, but the base station alerted me in the middle of the night and water damage was averted. Here's the link to the ones I use. It comes with three sensors and one base station. Good luck with your project. (if the following doesn't come through as a clickable link you can just copy and paste it into your browser. X-Sensor Leak Detector: leak sensor

The issue with trying to tie into your wall drain line is that most off-the-shelf washing machine pans don't have a tall enough side on them to adequately attach a fitting for a drain. Yo may have to go with a custom pan. The other issue is getting a downward slope on the line from the pan to the wall drain, unless your pan/washer is elevated. We've done this will water heater pans in condos and townhomes that sit on the floor, but those pans are made for a side outlet. I'm not saying it can't be done, just may take some "special" work. If you're concerned about potential water damage, if you don't have a suitable drain, then you may want to consider a water detector. These are small discs that you would put in the pan, that if ever gets wet, will sound off from the disc (similar to like a small smoke detector) or, as I have, a central alarm that I have several discs linked to. I have these discs under sinks, at my water heater, and by my washing machine. Thanks for watching and good luck with your project.

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HaHa... Yeah, I remember those drawings in school about them moving the blocks on rollers.. it's also what I imagined when I was doing this video

Yeah, those pans aren't really made to hold much water since they normally hook into a floor drain, but in this case, where there's not a drain, the pan provides that little bit of protection from the leaking water in hopes you notice the water in the pan soon enough. thanks for watching.

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If you can access a drain line and the skillset to do so, I say go for it. if you have the opportunity to tie into a drain it's always better than just relying on noticing water in the pan before it overflows, because it never happens when you're in the laundry. It always happens when you're away for the weekend. Good luck with that project and comment how it turns out.

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should work.. the trick on those stackable units is getting in behind to unhook everything when taking them out.. or hooking it all back up when putting it back in. Hate those little closet spaces for them.

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Is the pipe extending up through the floor into the pan and protruding up to prevent using the PVC rollers?

@@thewoggerswaydiy yes but I was able to finagle it into place now. I didn't have any spare PVC big enough so I used a heavy roll of gardening paper as one roller, then I used 2x4 wood on it's side inside the pan to 'catch it' on the way into the pan, then was able to slide it tilted far enough back for the feet to pass over the pipe. so all is well now. those pans aren't cheap, especially the metal ones so was trying to find a safe way to get it in without damaging it.

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Not quite exactly what you're asking, but I think you're asking if there should be something going from the washing machine to the floor drain that the pan is attached to... if that's it, then no, the drain line on the washing machine goes into the drain pipe on the back wall, usually in the wall box with the valves, but some times, especially on older properties, the pipe comes out of the wall by itself. That's for draining wash water from the washing machine. The pan attaches to a floor drain, if there is one, solely for the purpose of draining out water from the pan as a result of a leak or overflow. Hope that answers your question. Thanks for watching.

No, I'm just really strong. Haha. Your drain fitting shouldn't get damaged unless it's really sticking way above the pan, but then it's not going to be doing much good if it's sticking up. Like any drain it needs to be down at/below floor level. Also, drains are normally positioned in the center or near the rear so they shouldn't obstruct the roller and get damaged. I've never had a drain get damaged. Thanks for the question. I have to go to the gym now and work on my super human strength.

If you have a clear unobstructed path the slide the entire set together you can do that, but the pans are not usually super thick or strong so be careful you don't break them. Also, if you have a drain you need to connect the pan to, then you won't be able to do that. Thanks for your comment and appreciate you watching.

You can always tilt it forward and place the roller in the back first. The only issue you may have with this is, you may have to remove the dryer first if it's a close fit in your laundry room.

are you referring to the drain pipe? I'm hoping it's at the bottom of the wall right at the floor, otherwise it doesn't do anyone any good. I that's the case you'd have to drill a hole on the side of the pan to connect a fitting which you'd then connect to the wall drain pipe. You'll most likely need a custom pan with taller sides since the off-the-shelf plastic ones normally don't have a large enough side wall to support such a fitting.

The pan under your washer won't help or hurt an unbalanced issue. First action to take is make sure the feet on your washer are properly adjusted so your washer sits level without rocking. Next I'd run a cycle with no clothes in the washer at all to see if you experience an unbalance issue. If so, then the issue is something mechanical with the washer. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching.

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Sorry you feel that way, but this is not from me watching on someone else's video, this is how I've been doing it for years. No one process is going to work for every situation. This is just one way for a situation where it works. Just FYI, for the last 15 years in business I've never run into a washing machine with a built-in counter top. If I had, I'd probably figure out a way to accomplish this task and make you a video. Just like I haven't made a video on how to install/replace a frost free hose bib, because we don't see them here in Vegas. This is just a solution for a situation where this is applicable. Thank you for watching and good luck with your future projects.