Thread Number: 27385
Well, I'm at the 5 year mark...Should I change my hoses? |
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Post# 420505   3/4/2010 at 19:08 (5,138 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Just wondering if all of you washer freaks (at least those who have had their washer over 5 years) change your hoses every 5 years. This is something I have never thought to do, and I don't think my grandma EVER changed hers on her Kenmore (now that I think about it).....I have heard of peoples homes flooding. I'm tempted to leave the hoses on and just turn the water off each time behind the washer..I dunno...Thoughts?
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Post# 420506 , Reply# 1   3/4/2010 at 19:12 (5,138 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 420514 , Reply# 2   3/4/2010 at 19:33 (5,138 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Post# 420516 , Reply# 3   3/4/2010 at 19:38 (5,138 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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I definitely would. Mike |
Post# 420541 , Reply# 4   3/4/2010 at 21:14 (5,138 days old) by Toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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Do it. Mother Toggle had a mess when a hose of hers popped. |
Post# 420606 , Reply# 5   3/5/2010 at 02:29 (5,137 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I'm at eight years with my front-loader's hoses. I want to replace them, but I don't remember which type to get.
Someone here said some of the braided SS hoses are no better than their rubber counterparts. Which is the very best, most reliable type? I turn the water off after I'm finished washing for the day, but my laundry room is right next to my living room and I don't want even a slight chance of flooding. |
Post# 420615 , Reply# 6   3/5/2010 at 05:35 (5,137 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Feel the hose for bulge and leaks, crud and rust around the connectors.
If all look well then you can get another 5 or more years out of them. And don't ever trust those braided hoses. I had a connection between the tub and the sink and it failed within 2 years. So a gimmick is a gimmick. If these hoses are the best?!? Why don't washing machine MFG add them to the new machines? |
Post# 420728 , Reply# 9   3/5/2010 at 14:00 (5,137 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 420768 , Reply# 10   3/5/2010 at 16:36 (5,137 days old) by bertrum ()   |   | |
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If it ain't broke dont fix it! |
Post# 420776 , Reply# 11   3/5/2010 at 17:43 (5,137 days old) by Irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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I don't think that I have ever had to replace a hose on any Washer that I have ever had. Mine is almost Five and going strong, no leaks whatsoever. If I fet promted to change them however, I would just get the metal hoses that I saw @ HomeDepot; then really, you would be set.Just something to consider if you feel that they are in need of replacement.
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Post# 420801 , Reply# 13   3/5/2010 at 19:43 (5,137 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 420920 , Reply# 14   3/6/2010 at 10:39 (5,136 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 421540 , Reply# 16   3/9/2010 at 01:31 (5,133 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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I can't say for sure, but I have the feeling that my mother, who had a 1960s Kenmore, got 20 years out the original hoses.
For those buying hoses, and, like me, want to avoid buying China-made when possible, it's worth paying attention to the country where they are made. I was shopping for hoses last spring, and it seems to me that stainless steel hoses were Chinese. But I think I saw at least one conventional hose that was US made. |
Post# 422344 , Reply# 20   3/13/2010 at 14:44 (5,129 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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I have a list of items around the house that get replaced on a regular basis. I don't see why washing machine hoses shouldn't be added to that list.
One of the things around the house that gets a replacement on a regular basis is toilet seats. Every two years or so, new toilet seats throughout the house. I can't tell you how looking at a toilet seat with rusty screws and being so loose it slides around on the bowl. But this is obviousle a subject for a thread all its own. Malcolm |