I have no idea. You might be able to buy a clear plasti replacement for the u-trap. Then you could add some food coloring to the wash and record a video of what happens.
_ Cody Smith _ c...@simtable.com On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:42 AM Prof David West <profw...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > When the washer drains, water flows for a bit, then you hear the pipe > filling up and water comes out the top. Pause the flow, water drains > quickly, start and pipe fills again. Cycle till rate of flow subsides. > > Question: can turbulence occur at the u-trap and cause a temporary > blockage? If yes, does the turbulence occur because of the distance from > entry to the u-trap? > > Will ask plumber — but prior discussions of turbulence on the list made me > think it might pose an interesting problem.. > > Dwest-. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >
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