<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Sounds like you’ve got an infestation of Maxwell’s demons. Maybe call an exterminator.<div>— Barry</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 27, 2023, at 12:23 PM, cody dooderson <d00d3rs0n@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>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. </div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">_ Cody Smith _<div><a href="mailto:cody@simtable.com" target="_blank">cody@simtable.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:42 AM Prof David West <<a href="mailto:profwest@fastmail.fm">profwest@fastmail.fm</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">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. <br>
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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?<br>
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Will ask plumber — but prior discussions of turbulence on the list made me think it might pose an interesting problem..<br>
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