Right place at the right time. Disaster averted !!

Ohighway

Ohighway

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Man, this coulda' been BAD.

I'm in the basement working on my Rek-o-kut B12H motor. Happily cleaning items in preparation for reassembly.

Wife comes down to put in another load of laundry. Puts the soap in, closes the lid, turns the knob and leaves. Washing machine starts filling and then....
what's that? Don't recognize THAT sound....

Takes me about 20 seconds to realize. "THAT" sound is water, and not water filling the machine. So I bolt up, peer behind the washing machine and there's a big stream of water hitting the basement wall. Shutoff knobs were right in front of me so I closed 'em down. Watch as water seeps underneath the washer and dryer.

Click the machine to 'spin' cycle to dump out any water that had already filled inside, unplugged and, pull it away from the wall. The hot water supply hose ruptured right by the machine.

There was a bit of a mess, but nothing anywhere near as bad as it could have been. Not even close. Pulled up the stray water with the wet and dry, found another hose laying around the basement, installed it and was back in business.

Man I'm still spooked but thank God I was only 8 feet away when it happened :thmbsp:
 
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Try those new hoses that have a braided stainless covering. I've found that they're much tougher than the old type.:yes:
 
I have had two different basements flood. Not a fun experience. Thank God you were home.

cubdog
 
Yep, exactly why I never like to run washing or drying machines when I'm not around. Even when you clean out your lint catchers fires can happen with dryers. Horseshoes on that one. :thmbsp: Been meaning to see what it will take to install one of those back up prevention float balls in my basement sewer. :scratch2: A couple of our neighbors have had to get sumps and sump pumps put in their basements last year. It's a lot drier this year and we're a bit higher here but...
 
You can get water supply lines with a built in "fuse" that will stop the water if the hose ruptures. I have seen them at the big box stores - HD, etc. I don't know why I have not gotten one yet - next time I am at the big orange store I will buy a couple. I'm glad you didn't have more damage!
 
Happened to us in the middle of the night of Dec. 24 at our previous residence- everyone was asleep. Woke up Christmas morning to 3" of water in the finished downstairs- no audio there though. I feel for 'ya and happy for you that it was caught early. We switched to the metal braided hoses.

Tyler
 
I've always been told there are two kinds of basements. Ones that have flooded, and ones that will. Lucky you were around to catch it, that could have been a very costly mess.
 
Actually this time.... pretty far. She agreed it was a huge stroke of luck that I was downstairs working on the turntable when that hose ruptured.
 
Wow that deserves another purchase of some audio equipment for sure. Hey, just sayin. Milk it brother, milk it. :D
 
WE were more fortunate!I noticed one of the water supply hoses near the spigot had an ominous bulge.WE have powerful water pressure so I replaced the stock rubber hoses with the stronger stainless steel type.I also replaced the toilet supply line just to be safe!
 
Satcom123 said:
Wow that deserves another purchase of some audio equipment for sure.
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In the works brother..... in the works...:thmbsp:

philo426 said:
WE were more fortunate!I noticed one of the water supply hoses near the spigot had an ominous bulge.WE have powerful water pressure so I replaced the stock rubber hoses with the stronger stainless steel type.I also replaced the toilet supply line just to be safe!
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The washer we installed on our second floor has a pair of the stainless braided hoses that also (supposedly) shut off automatically in the absence of any back pressure in the washing machine. (like if a big leak sprouts) I think I'll get a pair of those for the basement washer.

Buddy of mine and his wife just moved to Mass. Between the time they settled on their new house and the time they actually moved up there, a toilet supply line broke on the second floor (actually the fitting at the end of the hose). Water was running for days on end.....
 
Ohighway said:
In the works brother..... in the works...:thmbsp:



The washer we installed on our second floor has a pair of the stainless braided hoses that also (supposedly) shut off automatically in the absence of any back pressure in the washing machine. (like if a big leak sprouts) I think I'll get a pair of those for the basement washer.:yes: Cheap and easy insurance and possibly a lower insurance rate on your homeowners policy!

Buddy of mine and his wife just moved to Mass. Between the time they settled on their new house and the time they actually moved up there, a toilet supply line broke on the second floor (actually the fitting at the end of the hose). Water was running for days on end.....
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Oof.. that sounds really expensive. I hope they bought the warranty
 
How fortunate you were there. Mine let go once, and I was home too; but I was in bed (03:00hrs or so). Woke up to the sound of a helluva rainstorm, and it took some time to figure out it was raining inside the house. Good thing I had to be at work at 7:00. Oh well, the utility room needed renovation anyway.
 
Had to replace the hot water heater last week. It started leaking at the bottom and even though there is a drain right by it the house has settled to the point that the water runs away from the drain. :thumbsdn:
 
jerrymrc said:
Had to replace the hot water heater last week. It started leaking at the bottom and even though there is a drain right by it the house has settled to the point that the water runs away from the drain. :thumbsdn:
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Yeah, I had that happen a few years after we moved into this house. Whatever genius installed the plumbing had the water heater at the opposite end of the basement from the sump pump. :no: When I replaced that water heater I moved it so it was right next to the sump hole and up off the floor about 8 inches.
 
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