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what would be needed to drain a washing machine up from a basement? We have power and water, as the water heater is in the basement, but the drains are about five feet up.
Because the washing machine drains down the same main drain and it's suction as it goes by is trying to suck the water out of the under sink U trap.
Improper venting.
The drain is getting plugged and the toilet is lower than the washing machine drain so it is easier for the water to come up in the toilet than to go straight out the drain. Put some drain cleaner down the drain where the washing machine drains and that may solve the problem.
You can drain it directly into a drain pipe. Just make sure the the top of the drain pipe is even with the top of the washing machine. If not, the water from the washing machine will drain all of the time. There is no valve in the machine to stop the water from draining. The washing machine drains using a pump motor.
It might be plumbed wrong -- or either your sewer is stoping up --
The washing machine works by filling with water and rotating. The operator has to put in soap, bleach and softener. The washer agitates, then spins, then fills with water, then rinses by agitating, then drains again by spinning.
your drain has a restriction in line and needs to be snaked
Yes you could, but it's usually not allowed by plumbing codes. Another point: Sometimes in Britain the outlet from a washing machine is joined to the under sink waste. I lived in a house with this arrangement once, and every time the washing machine was on you got bad smells from the drains, so I wouldn't recommend it.
The sink drain is plugged,or you have the dishwasher hose hooked up in wrong place.
Drain on the dial of a washing machine usually just means it drains the water out that is currently sat in the bottom of the machine allowing the door to be opened or to become empty
Partial blockage. Snake the drain.