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Post# 811201   2/26/2015 at 00:39 (3,340 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

Last night we were doing some laundry. When we were running the last load, we noticed water on the floor in front of the WP washer. It looked like it was coming out from under the front of the machine. I figured the washer was leaking.

Checked the fill valves on the wall. No drips, checked the floor behind the machine, wet floor. The floor looked like it had been wet for awhile. Maybe 4 or 5 gallons on the floor.

Finally a closer examination of the steel braided no burst hoses connecting the washer to the valves on the wall reveled the answer! The connector that screws on to the water valve sprung a leak where the hose going to the washer connects to it! The water was leaking down the hose and dropping off at the loop at the bottom before it goes to the water inlet valve on the washer. So we finished up the load that was in the washer, shut the valves down and I'm going to replace those non-burst hoses with conventional ones. But I should say that the hoses were fourteen years old. I guess nothing lasts forever!





Post# 811221 , Reply# 1   2/26/2015 at 05:29 (3,340 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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It's my understanding these need to be changed every 10 years.  They aren't permanent.  Mine will be 10 years old October 2016--10 years after Steve 1/18 brought me the Fridgemore. 


Post# 811222 , Reply# 2   2/26/2015 at 05:49 (3,340 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Leaks/failures at the coupler are not unusual.


Post# 811239 , Reply# 3   2/26/2015 at 06:59 (3,340 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Are These Better?

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These might be a better solution to the braided hoses...

Malcolm


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Post# 811242 , Reply# 4   2/26/2015 at 07:17 (3,340 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)        
I guess nothing lasts forever!

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I've never trusted those hoses after one failed underneath my bathroom sink less than one year after purchase.

Rubber hoses rarely fails and certain website pushes us to replace for braided ones which has the least long term history.
Just saying!


Post# 811247 , Reply# 5   2/26/2015 at 07:36 (3,340 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
I agree

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Cleanteam, I have gone back to rubber hoses, they last much longer and they don't carry the 220V down the line on my Combos. A nasty moment there !

 


Post# 811252 , Reply# 6   2/26/2015 at 07:49 (3,340 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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Nothing can prevent the leak but maybe this detector would help find it sooner.



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Post# 811256 , Reply# 7   2/26/2015 at 08:15 (3,340 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)        

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Jon,
The true and tried stuff last a long, long time.
Less than 20 years and the jury knows best!


Post# 811272 , Reply# 8   2/26/2015 at 09:44 (3,340 days old) by suburbanmd (Maryland, USA)        
Floodchek hoses

Here's a closeup of the ends of my Floodchek hoses. They look solid, and feel even more solid. Worth the money IMO. I took these out of service when I got the Miele.

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Post# 811283 , Reply# 9   2/26/2015 at 10:51 (3,340 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        

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my actual 11 year old washer have rubber hose for filling and so far they never needed replacement but if when i replace my washer dryer set since i am going back to a top load when my duet fl breaks if the hose are braided i will go buy some rubber hose for sure


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Post# 811294 , Reply# 10   2/26/2015 at 11:19 (3,340 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

I agree with you guys. I didn't realize these were that old, but when we moved into this house is when we installed them. The diameter of these burst proof hoses seemed to be smaller than the conventional rubber hoses. So maybe the machine will fill faster too.

We bought these hoses after our neighbor at our old house had a 20 year old rubber hose burst on her while she was at work. What a mess that made. I also want to replace these wall valves with those quick 1/4 turn on/off valves too. That way it will be easier to turn off the valves when not in use.


Post# 811384 , Reply# 11   2/26/2015 at 21:15 (3,339 days old) by Mayguy (Minnesota)        

Things fails.. I've had heard more hose fail on the rubber ones from customer vs the braided hoses. 3 years old Rubber failed on my grandmother, and after that she got me to shut off the water after washing clothes.

Post# 811551 , Reply# 12   2/28/2015 at 07:55 (3,338 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)        
Water Alarm

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A customer of ours once had a fill hose break, and it flooded the room in which she was storing family-heirloom cookbooks. She had to turn the pages one at a time to get them to dry. After that incident, she said that she would start shutting off the valves after each wash.

I have these water alarms on Craigslist, if anyone is interested. Rather ingenious device, in that it has two screws on the bottom to detect water. You could even attach wires, and keep the alarms in another room. Or run the wires outside, to let you know when it's raining!

That being said, I should put one of these in my cellar, and one next to the washer, before I make a fool of myself.


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Post# 811691 , Reply# 13   3/1/2015 at 05:28 (3,337 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

Home Depot sells a version of the water alarms. These run on 9 volt battery. Very loud and effective. I have 2 of these in my basement. One near the furnace and another near the pump up system. When you develop a leak it lets you know before it gets too messy. To stop the alarm from sounding you simply pick it up. They work very well and saves a lot of clean up time.

Jon


Post# 812095 , Reply# 14   3/3/2015 at 04:07 (3,335 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)        

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The hoses on my Duet will be ten years old NEXT month. It says right on the hose to replace after five years. I think I'm going to start turning the water off after each wash.......I can only imagine what a nightmare mess that would be if they burst.

Post# 812183 , Reply# 15   3/3/2015 at 17:32 (3,334 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

I replaced the hoses with new rubber ones from HD. Geesh, they were expensive! $21.75 for a set of two that the package states needs to be replaced after 5 years.
What got me was that the new washers that go in the couplers were "extra". So it was $4.00 more on top of that for new washers. The braided hoses were $27.96 or therebouts.

Another thing I noticed is that the new rubber hoses seem to be also of a smaller diameter than they used to be. For some reason I remember the hoses as being of a larger diameter in the old days.

After examining our fill valves in the wall of our house in the laundry room it appears that in order to get to the part of the valve that you turn to remove it, you'd have to cut out some of the sheetrock wall. So it looks like the old valves will stay put for now.



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