Gray water is sewer water! American Plumbing, LMP #556

Terry Smith • January 27, 2021

Gray water is sewer water!  American Plumbing, LMP #556

Some people believe it is okay for their washing machine to drain into their yard.  They wonder why the area is always wet and smells like sewer.  In their ignorance, they fail to acknowledge that water being drained from their washing machine is sewer water.

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