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Posted by z on July 2, 2007, 9:31 am
On Jun 29, 7:57 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
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> Probably the same guy who carries a spare ball point pen, closes
> the snap open lid on the dish soap every time, washes his hands
> twice, and changes the battery in the smoke detector twice a
> year.
> IOW, hardly anyone on this planet.
Actually, ya got me for most of those, and I still don't shut off the
valves
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Posted by Ashton Crusher on July 2, 2007, 7:31 pm
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>> The problem
>> with the existing valves is that eventually they get so hard to turn that
>> you don't turn them off between wash sessions [....]
>I don't know anyone who does turn off their valves between wash
>sessions. Most houses have the valves inacessible behind the machine,
>you'd have to climb on top of the machine or pull the machine away from
>the wall to turn off the valves.
>I know a few people who turn their valves off on vacation, when the
>house is going to be unoccupied for weeks, but most don't even do that.
>Does anyone actually turn off their valves between every load of wash?
I've never turned them off. Never had a hose break.
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Posted by MLD on July 3, 2007, 10:06 am
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> >> The problem
> >> with the existing valves is that eventually they get so hard to turn
that
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> >> you don't turn them off between wash sessions [....]
> >I don't know anyone who does turn off their valves between wash
> >sessions. Most houses have the valves inacessible behind the machine,
> >you'd have to climb on top of the machine or pull the machine away from
> >the wall to turn off the valves.
> >I know a few people who turn their valves off on vacation, when the
> >house is going to be unoccupied for weeks, but most don't even do that.
> >Does anyone actually turn off their valves between every load of wash?
> I've never turned them off. Never had a hose break.
Never had a hose failure!! Never say never--all you need is to experience a
burst hose just once. To me it's down right stupid to expose yourself to
all the problems that go along with a hose failure, especially if you're not
home when it happens. As advised, replace the existing hoses with the
braided metal ones, simple and inexpensive. Next level of protection is to
replace both supply valves with a single lever "ball type" shuts off As a
minimum, always shut both valves when the machine is not in use. Not
convinced?? Just picture what would happen if you're not home when a hose
breaks--and one of these days it will.
MLD
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Posted by z on July 3, 2007, 11:25 am
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> > >> The problem
> > >> with the existing valves is that eventually they get so hard to turn
> that
> > >> you don't turn them off between wash sessions [....]
> > >I don't know anyone who does turn off their valves between wash
> > >sessions. Most houses have the valves inacessible behind the machine,
> > >you'd have to climb on top of the machine or pull the machine away from
> > >the wall to turn off the valves.
> > >I know a few people who turn their valves off on vacation, when the
> > >house is going to be unoccupied for weeks, but most don't even do that.
> > >Does anyone actually turn off their valves between every load of wash?
> > I've never turned them off. Never had a hose break.
> Never had a hose failure!! Never say never--all you need is to experience a
> burst hose just once. To me it's down right stupid to expose yourself to
> all the problems that go along with a hose failure, especially if you're not
> home when it happens. As advised, replace the existing hoses with the
> braided metal ones, simple and inexpensive. Next level of protection is to
> replace both supply valves with a single lever "ball type" shuts off As a
> minimum, always shut both valves when the machine is not in use. Not
> convinced?? Just picture what would happen if you're not home when a hose
> breaks--and one of these days it will.
> MLD- Hide quoted text -
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Boring story:
I had one of those little Kenmore roll around the kitchen and plug
into the faucet portable washing machines. Worked perfectly for years,
until the one day i left the house for an afternoon right after
turning it on. The inlet valve stuck open, and it filled the basement
with water. (I lived on the first floor). The valve never stuck again
after that one time; but then again I never left it alone again.
These damn things know when your back is turned, then they strike.
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Posted by MLD on July 3, 2007, 3:22 pm
says...
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> > > >> The problem
> > > >> with the existing valves is that eventually they get so hard to
turn
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> > that
> > > >> you don't turn them off between wash sessions [....]
> > > >I don't know anyone who does turn off their valves between wash
> > > >sessions. Most houses have the valves inacessible behind the
machine,
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> > > >you'd have to climb on top of the machine or pull the machine away
from
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> > > >the wall to turn off the valves.
> > > >I know a few people who turn their valves off on vacation, when the
> > > >house is going to be unoccupied for weeks, but most don't even do
that.
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> > > >Does anyone actually turn off their valves between every load of
wash?
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> > > I've never turned them off. Never had a hose break.
> > Never had a hose failure!! Never say never--all you need is to
experience a
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> > burst hose just once. To me it's down right stupid to expose yourself
> > all the problems that go along with a hose failure, especially if you're
not
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> > home when it happens. As advised, replace the existing hoses with the
> > braided metal ones, simple and inexpensive. Next level of protection is
> > replace both supply valves with a single lever "ball type" shuts off As
> > minimum, always shut both valves when the machine is not in use. Not
> > convinced?? Just picture what would happen if you're not home when a
hose
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> > breaks--and one of these days it will.
> > MLD- Hide quoted text -
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> Boring story:
> I had one of those little Kenmore roll around the kitchen and plug
> into the faucet portable washing machines. Worked perfectly for years,
> until the one day i left the house for an afternoon right after
> turning it on. The inlet valve stuck open, and it filled the basement
> with water. (I lived on the first floor). The valve never stuck again
> after that one time; but then again I never left it alone again.
> These damn things know when your back is turned, then they strike.
Not boring at all--just a lesson to the ones that say--"I never had a
problem". In your case it was leaving a major appliance on and then leaving
the house. In my case, and I was home a the time---my gas dryer finished
it's cycle, shut the blower off but the gas valve was stuck open so the
flame never went off.. Smoke coming up from the basement alerted us and
when I touched the dryer I burnt my hand on the body of the machine it was
so hot. I imagine I was only a short time away a from the start of a major
fire. Turned the machine right on and started getting air through it, cooled
things down before there was any major damage other than the dryer. Dumped
it the next day.
MLD
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> the snap open lid on the dish soap every time, washes his hands
> twice, and changes the battery in the smoke detector twice a
> year.
> IOW, hardly anyone on this planet.