For you landlord's and home owner's a ??

[Kaieye]

I change mine about every five years. I have heard of two bursting and making a complete mess of the laundry area. One of these stories happened to a friend of mine who lived in a high rise condo. A lawsuit was recently started in one of these cases...

 

[amdskip]

Don't they make some higher quality hoses so that you don't have to change them?

 

[Lounatik]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Don't they make some higher quality hoses so that you don't have to change them?

Yep, go to Home Depot or Lowes and get steel braided hoses. I did this years ago after a nasty hose break.

 

[Rastus]

I think five years sounds good with the high end ones. The cheap ones need to be replaced immediately.

 

[bctbct]

I use the stainless braided type, I did see some new type that have a valve to prevent flooding.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Lounatik

Originally posted by: amdskip
Don't they make some higher quality hoses so that you don't have to change them?

Yep, go to Home Depot or Lowes and get steel braided hoses. I did this years ago after a nasty hose break.

QFT. I use steel braided hoses on all my water lines (sinks, toilets, ect.).

They cost a few $ more, but repairing water damage is much more costly.

 

[d33pt]

i just bought the ones with the anti-leak valve. i hope i won't ever have to change those until they leak.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: Lounatik

Originally posted by: amdskip
Don't they make some higher quality hoses so that you don't have to change them?

Yep, go to Home Depot or Lowes and get steel braided hoses. I did this years ago after a nasty hose break.

QFT. I use steel braided hoses on all my water lines (sinks, toilets, ect.).

They cost a few $ more, but repairing water damage is much more costly.

How very true! It's amazing how many homes have plastic hoses and fittings uner the sinks. A friend of mine had a plastic shut-off value under his kitchen sink just blow right off the supply pipe; fortunately, he was right there when it happened. I checked the fittings in my house and found that they were all plastic as well. I replaced all the shut-off values and supply lines with higher end metal stuff.

On washer hoses, my former neighbors came home from a week-long vacation to find that his washer hose had split while they were gone. It made a tremendous mess. I use the metal braided hoses, but believe these still need to be replaced every 5-10 years. I also make a point of shutting the water to the washer off when leaving town.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

the way the washer is plumbed i can keep an eye on them. when they start to swell i replace them.

 

[paulney]

Man, I never even thought about that stuff. I better check what kind of hoses I have - the washing machine is pretty old, I was thinking about replacing it at some point in time.

 

[paulney]

On a similar note, how often do you guys clean the exhaust pipe for the dryer?
I'd like to, but removing the dryer is such a hassle: I need to remove closet doors first, because I can't take out neither washing nor drying machine out without doing it.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Mine are at least 10 years old. Washing machine is in an unfinished basement though, so water damage won't be a problem. I'll replace them when they break.

 

[Fritzo]

I have had 3 homes in the last 18 years and have never had to replace a washer hose.