From: Joshua Putnam 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: washing machine hoses
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:54:00 -0700

In article , spamtrap100
@comcast.net says...
> "david"  wrote:
> 
> >then would turning the water taps to the washing machine  on and off
> >between washes be advisable or will that frequency cause more damage to
> >the tap
> 
> In my experience, operating the taps on a semi frequent basis will keep them
> functional far longer that not operating them. That said, you might look into a
> level style washer valve. Shouldn't cost a lot to retrofit and would be much
> easier to use...

If you want to shut it off every time, I'd get one of the retrofit 
kits for automatic solenoid shutoffs -- they typically turn the taps 
on when the washing machine starts drawing electricity, and turn them 
back off when the electricity stops flowing.

-- 
josh@phred.org is Joshua Putnam

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