drain
the washer shut off cause the sink in the garage was backing up. that seems pretty smart of it. i kinda like this washer. the garage sink was backing up cause all the bits and pieces of food and ick we send down the garbage disposal got stuck in the the pipe they share. when we remodeled the kitchen the contractor told us our sink was just a smidge too low. the code specifies the pipes must descend at such and such a slope. and we were half an inch over 20 feet too short. usually it's not a problem. i guess we've had it turned twice now in 7 years. hrm. even at $200 a pop it'd take a long time to justify moving lots of pipes under the house and yard. we'll have to adjust our behavior. ie scrape plates into the trash instead of down the drain. and maybe get some of the magic drain stuff the roto-rooter guy was so excited about. he called it enzymes. and he called it bacteria. hrm. maybe it's bacteria that produce enzymes. dunno.