Patent ID: 8910654

Claim:
An electro-mechanical system kit for preventing flooding caused by blockage in a drain line of a washing machine comprising: a housing having a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a first side and a second side; a hot water service valve, a cold water service valve and a mixing valve positioned in a recessed area of said front side of said housing; a predetermined length of hot water service pipe operatively connected to said hot water service valve; a predetermined length of cold water service pipe operatively connected to said cold water service valve a housing first orifice positioned in said first side of said housing and adapted for connection to said drain line; a housing second orifice positioned in said top side of said housing and adapted for connection to a vent; a housing third orifice positioned in said bottom side of said housing and adapted for connection to a sewer; a housing fourth orifice, through which said hot water service pipe extends; a housing fifth orifice, through which said cold water service pipe extends; and, a T-shaped pipe positioned inside of said housing and having a first leg and a second leg in fluid communication with each other; said first leg of said T-shaped pipe having a first end and a second end; said first end of said first leg terminating at an intermediate region of said second leg; said second end of said first leg being threaded and extending outward from said housing; said second leg of said T-shaped pipe having a vent end, having a sewer end and in fluid communication with said first leg at an intermediate position between said vent end and said sewer drain end; said second leg of said T-shaped pipe having a C-shaped loop positioned intermediate said sewer end and said intermediate position; a float actuated control switch positioned in said loop, in fluid communication with said pipe, adapted to activate an alarm and adapted to cut off power to said washing machine upon actuation of said float actuated control switch; and, a one-way flow control valve positioned in said first leg of said T-shaped pipe and adapted to prevent flow of liquid from said second leg of said T-shaped pipe through said first leg of said T-shaped pipe.