Is Flood Prevention the only reason to change your Clothes Washer's water supply hoses? Home Appliance Repair Clothes Washer.
Although it is very important to change your clothes washer hot and cold water supply hoses as per the manufacturer's direction, usually every 5 years, to help prevent the hoses from bursting and causing water damage.
"According to State Farm Insurance Statistics, washing machine hose failures cause approximately $170 million in damages to homes in the United States & Canada annually."
But this is not the only reason to check your hoses.
These hoses often have a screen
in them to protect the washers' water inlet valve
from debris that is found in all municipal water systems and their associated plumbing systems.
This debris in the water system gathers in the screens and builds up slowly, or sometimes fast.
This can obstruct the water flow to the clothes washer causing a slow fill which means a longer wash cycle. Many of the newer machines can detect this reduced water flow and will give an error code Slow Fill.
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