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Call (512) 555-0147Washing machine supply valves, hoses, the drain box and standpipe installed or repaired, and a laundry connection run to a new location.
01Washing machines
A burst hose, a backing-up drain and a laundry on the move each need something different.
A burst or split supply hose releases water under full house pressure, and an older rubber hose is the most common cause. It usually happens without warning.
A standpipe or drain box that is undersized, clogged, or set at the wrong height for the machine's pump. Water backs up faster than the drain can take it.
A new location needs its own supply valves, drain box and standpipe run to it, sized to the machine that will use them.
02In the meantime
This is for water running from a burst or disconnected hose behind the machine.
Two small valves, usually mounted on the wall behind the washer, supply hot and cold water to the hoses. Where they can be reached without standing in water or leaning across the machine, closing both stops the flow without touching the rest of the house; where they cannot, the main shutoff does the same job from a safe distance.
Older valves that are seized or hard to reach are left alone rather than forced, and the main shutoff is used to stop the water instead.
A washing machine sits near an outlet, so standing water nearby is kept away from it, and the machine is left switched off until the area is dry.
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03Repair or move
A failed part is usually replaced where it sits. A laundry that is moving needs a new hookup built from scratch.
A burst hose, a worn valve or an undersized drain box is usually corrected in place, without touching the supply lines or drain behind the wall.
Moving a laundry to a new room means running supply valves, a drain box and a standpipe to that spot, sized and placed for the machine that will use them.
04Why hoses fail
A washing machine's supply hoses sit under full house pressure at every hour of the day, whether or not the machine is running, which is different from most other appliance connections that only see pressure during use. Rubber hoses harden and crack with age under that constant load, and a fitting can work loose from years of the machine vibrating during the spin cycle. Because the pressure never lets up, a hose that has quietly weakened can let go without warning, not only while a load is washing.
05Questions
Generally, yes. A braided steel hose resists bursting far better than plain rubber and is a low-cost swap. Age still matters more than material, so even a braided hose is worth replacing after enough years of use.
It carries the machine's pumped-out water into the drain while a trap below keeps sewer gas from coming back up through it. Getting its height and diameter right is what keeps a cycle from backing up.
Closing the valves when the machine is not in use takes the constant house pressure off the hoses, which is the main reason they fail. It is a small habit that spares an aging hose a lot of stress.
If water is actively leaking, yes: the fixture’s own valve, or the main if it doesn’t have one. A slow drip can wait, but a bucket under it will not hurt.
Water that cannot be stopped, sewage coming up, no water at all, or a smell of gas: urgent. A drip, a slow drain or a running toilet: worth fixing soon, but not tonight. When in doubt, shut off the water to the fixture and ask.
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