Connecting a Washing Machine to a Kitchen Sink

Step 4 Finishing setup

You might notice the velcro ties holding the hose together (like this). I considered it good insurance, to keep the drain hose from flopping out of the sink mid-cycle.

Make sure all the connections are tight; turn on the water to the temperature you want it. Fire it up, and do your laundry!

Note that if you wanted to do a cold rinse, you will have to change the faucet settings mid-cycle.

Comments

[bikerchick4God]

attach one woman's pantyhose knee hi to the outlet to prevent junk from the drain water clogging the drain over time.  Anyone else have a big problem with sand accumulating in the screen of your washer;s water inlet?  It's often I had to clean that inlet in coastal FL.

[Madinat]

this is aweseome! do you over have to worry about overflow?

[Bats22]

Overflow would depend on how large your washing machine is, how large your sink is, and how well your sink drains. I did have a bit of a flood once--but that was because something partially blocked the drain during the rinse cycle. You definitely want to keep an eye on it during the drain cycle, the first few times you run it, at lest.