10/23/2026
I want to thank Dan and Carla for the opportunity to help them with their washer and dryer relocation project, from the basement to upstairs.
I had to cut out spots for the washer plumbing box, plumbing access below the washer box, and an electrical outlet box.
I ran new drain and waterlines and tied into the existing pvc drain and copper waterlines.
I had to run an electrical circuit from the washer dryer area to the panel and connect it to the breaker.
While I was cleaning up/sweeping off the water heater from drilling holes for electrical, I bumped the electrical wire going to the water heater and it sparked. Crazy thing is that it didn't trip the breaker. 😮 I turned off the breaker so that I could safely investigate the problem. I found that the previous owners had hooked up the electrical qrong and one of the hot lines shorted put on the metal wire connector. I had enough wire to cutout the bad spots and hook it up correctly.
When I was running the wire for the washer/dryer outlet, I notice water on the drain line in the basement coming from the kitchen sink. When I looked under the sink, I found that it was an S-trap and became detached and the gasket was bad. I went to Menards and picked up fittings to make the necessary repairs. I removed the S-trap and installed a p-trap with an air admittance vent to help with drainage. I tested the connections and made sure there wasn't any leaks.