Hi all.... This is probably going to sound like a silly question but I'm fussy and it is bothering me.
Our fancy all singing all dancing LG direct drive washing machine has just given up the ghost after a disappointingly short life of 2 and a half years. Worst £600 ever spent.
Sick of having to replace washing machines every few years we've replaced the LG with a shiny new Miele W3228.
The fill hose on the LG was the standard grey rubber. Very stiff and hard.
The fill hose on the Miele almost looks to be steel braided, however I think it is some sort of plastic braiding coloured silver to look like steel.
Anyway the fill hose on the Miele is much softer than the one from the LG. It is much more flexible.
During installation the hose became twisted slightly and it kinked in the middle of the hose. The kink was maybe present for a total of 60 seconds.
My question is, Will this of caused any damage to the hose? It is impossible to tell visually due to the plastic braiding around the outside of the hose.
Afterwards I gently pinched along the hose with my fingers to try and 'feel' if it had made that section of the hose weaker in any way and the whole length of hose had the same amount of resistance to it. There are no bulges and our water pressure isn't terribly high living in the UK.
I'd just like some advice, I don't want to replace the hose for no reason if I'm worrying over nothing as it means having to take the front off the units again (the washer is hidden behind cupboard doors under the counter), and also the difficulty of dragging the washer out given the weight of it (Miele have built it like a tank!), but at the same time unless somebody puts my mind to rest I'll continue to worry!
Many thanks in advance
Our fancy all singing all dancing LG direct drive washing machine has just given up the ghost after a disappointingly short life of 2 and a half years. Worst £600 ever spent.
Sick of having to replace washing machines every few years we've replaced the LG with a shiny new Miele W3228.
The fill hose on the LG was the standard grey rubber. Very stiff and hard.
The fill hose on the Miele almost looks to be steel braided, however I think it is some sort of plastic braiding coloured silver to look like steel.
Anyway the fill hose on the Miele is much softer than the one from the LG. It is much more flexible.
During installation the hose became twisted slightly and it kinked in the middle of the hose. The kink was maybe present for a total of 60 seconds.
My question is, Will this of caused any damage to the hose? It is impossible to tell visually due to the plastic braiding around the outside of the hose.
Afterwards I gently pinched along the hose with my fingers to try and 'feel' if it had made that section of the hose weaker in any way and the whole length of hose had the same amount of resistance to it. There are no bulges and our water pressure isn't terribly high living in the UK.
I'd just like some advice, I don't want to replace the hose for no reason if I'm worrying over nothing as it means having to take the front off the units again (the washer is hidden behind cupboard doors under the counter), and also the difficulty of dragging the washer out given the weight of it (Miele have built it like a tank!), but at the same time unless somebody puts my mind to rest I'll continue to worry!
Many thanks in advance
