DIY guideWashing machine
Check and replace the washing machine hoses
Look the hoses over for bulges and drips, and swap rubber ones for braided hoses before they burst.
- 20 to 40 min
- 7 steps
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Slide the washer out far enough to see both hoses and the taps behind it.
Unplug it first.Look along both hoses for bulges, cracks, kinks or rust at the ends, and feel for damp at each tap.
Turn the hot and the cold tap clockwise until they stop.
Set a towel and a bucket under them, then unscrew each hose from its tap and from the washer.
Rinse the small screens inside the washer's inlets and pick out any grit.
Screw each new braided hose on by hand, hot to hot and cold to cold, then a quarter turn more with pliers.
Open both taps slowly and look at every end for drips. Push the washer back without kinking the hoses.
What you need
- Two braided stainless supply hoses
- Adjustable pliers
- A towel and a bucket
- An old toothbrush
Call a pro if
- A tap leaks or won't turn
- The wall box or the floor is wet or stained
- Water on the floor with the taps closed
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