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spn2000 t1_jdtt2qx wrote

Well.. the point of a dryer, is to remove water from your clothes.. said water need to go somewhere.. usually there is a big pull-out tank that you must empty after every job. If this is full, the machine will usually stop, and if it overflows you should have moisture sensors that stops the machine.

I have no idea what type of dryer you have. But the usual ones have a condensation tray.

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kwyl t1_jdtsovf wrote

i agree with u/sarxsvt. it may be some non-silicone caulk or the wrong product entirely. the khaki colored stuff looks familiar to me but the product i'm thinking of has no flex to it at all. dries rock hard but i can't remember where i've seen it. just dremel the plastic nuts off and clean the area of any residue as it may cause issues for the new install.

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sarxsvt t1_jdtrmv7 wrote

Since you're replacing it and those are plastic nuts you could just cut them off and remove the faucet. I've seen people use silicon that way but even after it hardens years later it's not that hard to remove. If that is some sort of epoxy you may have to Dremel or grind it off to get a good seal on the new faucet if it spilled over to the bottom of the sink. I'm guessing it shouldn't be that much trouble though.

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RobotSlaps t1_jdto5zr wrote

I kept having the same kind of problem in my old location. There was a lot of sand around I kept getting sand in all my drains. Anywhere I put corrigated or french drain, the bottom third of the pipe would fill up with sand and flow rates would just plummet. My situation was different though. I replaced most of my corrugated with straight clean PVC and give it enough drop the the sediment went with the water. Of course I was going to an NDS drywell so the angles will whatever I wanted them to be.

If you can figure out a way to stop the erosion, digging it out thoroughly , gravel, sock pipe, gravel would be great. In the same vein if you could get erosion under control dig it out gravel French drain gravel would be quite reasonable.

But if you can't get the sediment under control any type of underground conveyance is just going to eventually get plugged.

I would suspect the proper solution would be to regrade what's there with a retaining wall, but that's edging more out of DIY and into getting a proper professional to tell you what angles to actually use.

For a quicker cheaper fix, You might want to just construct something that's easier maintenance. Do a concrete gutter then you could just blow it out with a pressure washer.

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