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Thread Number: 73283
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Cutting Off Water Supplies |
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Post# 967979 , Reply# 1 11/14/2017 at 21:21 (2,347 days old) by Washerlover  (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 967980 , Reply# 2 11/14/2017 at 21:23 (2,347 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 967983 , Reply# 3 11/14/2017 at 21:34 (2,347 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 968003 , Reply# 4 11/15/2017 at 00:22 (2,347 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney) |
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I always turn the taps off after the last wash is done. Had one incident with a burst cold water hose - I learnt my lesson. Turning taps off requires next to no effort. | ||
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Post# 968048 , Reply# 5 11/15/2017 at 06:39 (2,347 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Old valves can leak. I have a WO-65-2 that will drip a bit of cold every now and then. Enough to put a quart or two in the bottom of the tub within a day or so. When I had the basement plumbed I had lever-style main cut-offs installed. Makes it easy to just shut everything off when I am through with the wash day. | ||
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Post# 968051 , Reply# 6 11/15/2017 at 06:54 (2,347 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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my laundry room has main valves to shut the whole room off since there are so many machines....
safety first...always! a few seconds to turn a valve, or hours of clean up and water damage.... it is recommended to replace the hoses every 5 years, but who really keeps track of that?.... there was a time, such as going on vacation, to shut down just about the whole house, water gas and electric.... remember during an electrical storm to unplug certain appliances, Refrigerator, TV.... there was a bad storm here about a year ago.....everyone thought I was nuts running around unplugging everything.....after the storm, two of my neighbors lost quite a lot....TV, computers, washer, water heater....for them, insurance doesn't cover those items from storm damage... don't just flip the breaker, pull the plug! may be a bit of overkill on my part....until you see the kind of damage that can occur... | ||
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Post# 968157 , Reply# 7 11/15/2017 at 17:48 (2,346 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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I've never turned off the valves, never even given it a thought. Mind you I do have a basement location next to a floor drain for my washer. Use quality hoses and keep them in good condition and a failure is darned unlikely. Manufacturers are likely to suggest turning off the supply because it can limit liability if the machine were to fail, "We told you to shut it off in the manual"...
As for metal braided hoses, these are mostly feel good window dressing. Hoses don't fail in the middle of the hose unless they are damaged (the metal braid may help here). Hoses are more likely to leak/fail at the end. I'll take a name brand known quality rubber hose over a China brand metal braided hose. The manufacturers have done a good job of fooling the buying public of possibly buying a lesser product with something shiny in this case. | ||
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Post# 968187 , Reply# 8 11/15/2017 at 19:15 (2,346 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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