New Hoses

[yogitunes]

Do you guys change your fill hoses every 5 years?....and what do you replace them with?...the regular rubber or the braided steel?...and what about drain hoses?

I change the fill ones every 5 years, use to use the braided, now its the plain rubber ones, drain hoses replaced only if needed...

 

[sudsmaster]

I shut off the water to the washer in the house after each wash session.

The washers in the workshop get to have the water on all the time. If there is a leak there it might damage some stored things but it's a concrete floor so I'm not extremely worried. But I suppose I should start shutting off the main water supply to the Miele collection when it's not in use. It would be prudent.

 

[favorit]

Never

The old Candy SA5 my parents were given as wedding gift had several hoses and boots replaced. The following miele W780 still has the very original boot/hoses since she started her duty in 1984. Her ten year old sister novotronic W844 too.

I just close the tap before going away on holidays.

If I'd consider the money spent on all those boots,timers,hoses and working time in the 20 years we had that Candy ... we could buy a couple of miele

 

[rll70sman]

I've read that the stainless steel braided hoses aren't such a great replacement for the standard rubber hoses. Apparently, the crimping process weakens the rubber hose as it's enclosed in the stainless steel sheath. I use the FSP nylon braided hoses manufactured by Whirlpool. They're available at Sears parts and repair stores for about $30.00 and are made in the United States. Most of the stainless hoses are made in China.

 

[xraytech]

The drain hose on our Kenmore is the original from 2001
The fill hoses are the ones that came on the 1990 70 series the 2001 80 series replaced

 

[sudsman]

Alliance Says

Replace every year. These are 5 years now. But as you can see not your average hose. 1" hoses as this one are almost $60.00 each.

 

[DADoES]

 
I've never replaced supply hoses as a routine maintenance procedure, nor does anyone I know around here that I've ever heard. Same for shutting off the faucets ... although I have been doing that occasionally in recent months.

 

[danemodsandy]

At The VERY Least:

Use braided hoses (I don't know of anyone who's had trouble with the braided SS hoses, but anything can happen), and turn the water off when you go out of town.

Turning the water off after each wash is even better, particularly if your washer is in a finished area of the house. A lot of fancy houses nowadays have the laundry area near the bedrooms (where most laundry is generated), and a burst hose could be disastrous there.

Best of all is triple protection. That's braided hoses, a firm policy of turning the water off after each use, and a drain pan (plumbed to a drain line) under the washer. That way, you're protected against hose problems and washer floods. If your washer is in a concrete-floored basement with a floor drain, you can skip the drain pan.

You're talking to someone who turns the house's water off at the shut-off valve when going out of town. No way do I want to come back to a flood, thank you very much!

P.S.: I highly recommend using Teflon tape on the faucet threads when installing new hoses. Even though there are new hose washers included with new hoses, washers can let a little leakage through. Teflon tape stops it, so you don't end up with a little punky spot in the subfloor under your washer's faucets.

 

[sudsmaster]

Somebody is bound to bring it up, so I will.

There are electric devices, such as Floodcheck, that turn off the water supply to a washer if moisture is detected by a sensor placed under the washer. This guards not only against hose failure but also leaking failures inside the washer.

No, I don't have one. Looked at the costs and decided shutting off the faucets after each wash was almost as effective. It's gotten to be a habit.

I did get a bit of an eye opener when I moved out of a rental house into my present home back in '97. When I moved the washer (a belt drive Whirlpool) I discovered that the hot water hose was on the verge of bursting. It had developed the equivalent of an aneurysm, a ping pong ball sized bleb on the hose near the connection to the washer. It was ready to blow at any time. The hoses were on that washer when I moved into that rental house in '85, and so they were at least 12 years old. After that I got stainless braided hoses for the new place, and along with shutting off the water between washes, I check the hoses semi-annually.

I think I'm going out to the workshop to shut off the water to the Miele collection now... lol...

 

[qsd-dan]

"There are electric devices, such as Floodcheck, that turn off the water supply to a washer if moisture is detected by a sensor placed under the washer."

Had those installed at work earlier this year after the dishwasher leaked into the Data Center (floor below) and took out $110K worth of servers. They are EXTREMELY sensitive to moisture. Simply running your finger over the sensor bar will trigger unit.

Oh, and the original Maytag hoses are 23 years old and counting. Grandmas hoses to her 806 were 34 years old when she left that set behind during her move. I figure I have at least another 10 good years of service

 

[launderess]

Teflon Tape

Was my thing until discovered plumber's grease (silicone grease. A little dab will do, and makes a nice tight seal.

Only problem is now one has a job lot of Teflon tape sitting in my cupboards! *LOL*

 

[frigilux]

I have easy access to the faucets for the washers, so I always turn them off after the last load. Like Sandy, I shut the water mains off at my house when if I'm going to be away more than a day. I'd rather take the 10 seconds to shut off the water than to deal with a flood.

With our arctic winter temperatures, all it takes is for a furnace to fail and within hours you have burst water pipes.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

When we lived in Denver in the late 70s/early 80s, we had water pressure that was close to 90 psi if I remember correctly. Our home builder recommended that we turn the water off to the washer at the end of every day, which we did. Our house made it easy as we had large, shower style faucets on the wall above the machine.

Here in Charlotte, I turn the water off only when traveling, but I recently had to change the hoses on my original 1986 Kenmore BD as I happened to look at the back of the machine and found a 1/2" bubble developing on the hot water hose. Who knows when that would have burst, but I use new 4' FSP hoses that more or less are identical to what the machine came with new. I recently found 30 sets of them on ebay for $4 per machine.

Gordon

 

[panthera]

All

washers and dishwashers here in Germany have a built-in sensor which monitors the machine for leaks and turns of the water at the facet should anything go wrong.
The hoses which come with the machine are guaranteed for the life of the machine.

I replace standard hoses in the US with NSF certified stainless steel braid over neoprene. They are guaranteed for 10 years. Cost a fortune, until you realize what water damage will cost you.

Then they are dirt cheap.

Turning the water off at the faucet is a very good idea, especially with the age of many of our machines. Of course, turning the water off, then running the 'fill' sequence for a second will take the pressure off, too.

Maytag hoses, pre-Whirlpool, were of outstanding quality, just as the conventional Miele hoses lasted a very long time. The trash Whirlpool calls rubber hose today shouldn't be trusted unless your washer is in a shower basin. With the curtain firmly closed.

 

[ronhic]

I've never replaced the hoses on a machine...never really thought about it to be honest....

BUT...

I do take the pressure out of the hoses after I am finished with the machine, having seen what happens when a hose bursts.

....and just in case people have no idea what to do (though unlikely on here)

- Turn tap(s) off
- turn programmer to cycle that uses both intakes (if needed)
- start machine
- listen for the 'whooosh'
- turn machine off
- turn programmer to end of cycle and then back on to allow door to open
- open door....

no more (or reduced possibility) of bursty hoses