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Poll: Do you shut off the water supply to your washing machine?
My in-laws shut off the water supply to their washing machine between loads. I thought this was the norm. When we had a washing machine in our house, I did the same. (I grew up going to the laundromat, so had no personal experience with in house laundry area)
A few friends say they have never heard of this, nor practice this is their homes. So Nesties, what do you do?
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Re: Poll: Do you shut off the water supply to your washing machine?
Um what? I've never heard this before. I don't shut off the water between dishwashing loads or showers, why would I do it for my washing machine? What is their logic behind it?
They had a pipe burst years ago and it resulted in major damage. Maybe they are just very cautious? You do bring a valid point Wop. Hmm must ask them reasoning when I see them.
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I agree. I dont understand why one would do that? Maybe if you are going away and its the middle of winter and your afraid of pipes freezing?? I am confused.
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You're talking about the shut off right behind the machine, right? So the only thing shutting the water off would prevent is a malfunction in the machine or a failed hose.
If a pipe bursts, it'd be in the wall. It's still going to do just as much damage.
Add me to the "never heard of this" list
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I should also mention, I have a toddler, a sweaty husband, and two pre-teen girls. There's a ton of washing in this house.
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No, but it is a good idea.
We had purchased a new washing machine, and the installer said we were lucky as I think the old water hose was being close to bursting. So it is to prevent flooding in case of an accident. So check your water hoses occasionally to make sure they are in good condition!
This! and my washer water shut is off is easily accessible. If the pipe bursts it'll go through the wall anyways, shutting off the machine won't do much good. If the hose bursts well shutting off the water won't help becuase I was using the machine anyways...there's no water going through my hose if I'm not using it.
This must be a European thing though?! All my exchange students (from 4 different countries) always ask if they have to shut the water valve off when I first teach them to do laundry.
I know some people who do this - more concern about the hoses bursting or not being attached properly than pipes in the wall. We actually did it growing up for a spell - had a run of bad luck with hoses, (don't know if dad was buying them cheap or something else) but 3 or 4 in a row failed right at the end, where the metal attaches to the hose within a year's time. Got tired of finding water all over the laundry, so we would always turn the water at the washer off. Eventually got lazy about it and no problems since.
We turn the whole-house water off and open the taps to release pressure if we're going to be on vacation for longer than about a week (and provided that the cats are being boarded somewhere else instead of at home).
But I've never turned the water off to the washing machine and wouldn't bother under any circumstances I can think of. We have stainless steel-corded hoses, though, so they're unlikely to burst. I think we're more likely to burst a pipe in the wall or have the roof leak.
But then, if it weren't for DH (and lack of counter space) I'd leave both the coffeepot and toaster plugged in all the time.
Shoot its just me (work clothes, gym clothes, and weekend mud clothes) and FI (work clothes, chill clothes, and weekend mud clothes) and I never get caught up. Pretty sure when we have kids we are going to just have a million of everything that can get dirty and I even am entertaining the idea of cloth diapering.....
Add me to the list of "Never heard of this and see no point". I have 2 feet of piping between the wall shut off and the machine. Plus FI would totally start a load with the water turned off.