Washer leaking again..what am i doing wrong?

Question

We thought it was faulty hoses where the water lines hook up to the washer,so we bought new ones,but these are leaking too.Am i doing something wrong,or is there something i have to do to the hoses before i put them on?Like tighten them.Im so over this.We have so much water damage right now it is unreal.Please if you have been in this situation or know something about washers please help.

The washers are not the problem in the hoses it is the outside of the hoses is what is leaking.I have lined up the threads and put them on as tight as possible and still leaking,do i have to tighten the hoses itself before putting them on?

Answer 1

You do not just connect washer hoses like you would connect a garden hose they must be hand tightened and then tightened about a half turn tighter. If the threads on the washer inlet valve have been damaged you will most likely never get the hoses to not leak. If this is your problem you must replace the inlet valve.

Answer 2

It is extremely confusing (and counter-productive to getting an applicable answer) to read that the outside of NEW hoses (you bought) are leaking. "...
the outside of the hoses is what is leaking."

Most likely the leaking is occurring at the hose connections to the washing machine or the hose connections to the faucets. Then water flows along the outside of the hose and drips off at the lowest point.

Please check this/that possibility out and provide further detail if this is the case. If this isn't the case then you should immediately take the hoses back and get a refund or replacement pair of hoses.

(Most likely earlier answers referring to the small round gasket washers that are needed at each end of the
hose(s) are already addressing your trouble.)

Answer 3

Gosh, I am so sorry. Have you tried some of that white Teflon plumbing tape. It comes in a round tin like adhesive tape and you draw a little of it out (enough to fit around the threads), cut it and wrap it around the threads, and then turn the hoses into the faucet. Wrap it the same way you turn it into the faucet--clockwise, I guess. You may have to call a washer repair person or a plumber. The tape should help, though. You can get it just about anywhere--Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot. Good luck.

Answer 4

If the washers are in the hose connector then the threads may not be long enough on the connector of the machine to make a good seal.....get some thread tape....it's a thread sealer that you put on so when you tighten the hose on the washer it should make a good seal.

Answer 5

Are there rubber washers inside the hoses?? These are very important! They are just a round rubber circle that fits right inside the hose where you screw it on to the faucet and yes be sure to really tighten them when you do put the hoses on!

Answer 6

i've got not got the comprehensive answer i don't think of , however the 1st situation i might do is examine the lint seize in the washer and notice whether it extremely is plugged up. now and lower back it extremely is decrease than the agitator . you are going to be able to could get on line and locate the type or your washer to verify the place it extremely is placed , yet those do get plugged now and lower back and reason problems . yet another situation you're able to do is examine the lower back of the washer whilst it runs that cycle and notice whether it extremely is coming by the hoses the place they connect . it may merely be a foul rubber washer , or possibly a foul hose. difficulty-free restoration . what's at the back of the wall ? A drain . Piping? desire a number of this enables....HUgs..MJ

Answer 7

If the leak is on the outside of the hose maybe the hoses themselves are too old and cracking. Try getting those ones that have a stainless steel mesh covering on the outside. They tend to not have that problem.

Answer 8

i sure don't know what your problem is there but i can tell you what happened to me here when i "thought " my hoses were leaking . actually it was my dry well. it was full and backing up into the house and out the hose connection where they feed to drain. it was more like a gusher in my laundry room water damage was minimal really as i caught it before any real damage happened. (we are not hooked up to sewers here). well called cesspool guy and he drained the dry well. its separate from the cesspool because when they redid the kitchen before we moved in they put this dry well up front on the side of the house . that in itself was a bad move but live and learn ya know.. get yourself a wet/dry vac in the meantime you probably need one. so anyway, check out your dry well if you have on or you may have a clog in your line leading out the drain which is past the hoses. i don't know if that helped any but good luck ..