What Could Go Wrong With A Hose?

Your washer is hooked up to the water supply with 2 hoses. Unfortunately, most hoses that come with the appliance are not very high quality. The problem with this is that there is a possibility the hose could bust. With the pressure that the water is under, it could quickly flood your basement. In fact, one of the leading causes of water damage in homes in the US is leaking washer hoses.

The best way for you to protect yourself against this eventuality is to invest in getting a high quality, steel braided washer hose. While these types of hoses are more expensive, they are made for handling very high pressure and are very unlikely to break in your lifetime. A good practice is to turn off the water supply to the hose when it is not in use, that way a serious leak is much less likely to happen.