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Laundry Valves and Washer Connections in Las Vegas
Turn the laundry valves off when you go away. A burst washer hose is one of the most common causes of serious water damage in a home, and it fails while the machine is idle just as easily as while it runs.
Where it is in a valley home
In a recessed box behind the washing machine, usually with hot and cold valves and a drain standpipe. Some valley homes use a single lever valve that closes both at once.
What usually goes wrong
- Rubber supply hoses age, blister and split, often at the crimp where you cannot see them.
- Valves seize because they are never turned, then weep once they finally are.
- The drain standpipe backs up when the trap collects lint, which floods the floor rather than the box.
What to check first
- 1
Pull the washer forward and feel along the hoses for blistering or stiffness, especially at the fittings.
- 2
Swap rubber hoses for braided stainless ones, which is the single cheapest thing you can do here.
- 3
Close and reopen the valves once a year so they do not seize.
Call us when a valve weeps, will not close, or the standpipe backs up on every wash.
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