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I have a set in a closet in the master bath. Just wondering if anyone with this setup ever worries about getting to the water shutoff valves behind the washer. I can see (but cannot reach) the electrical plugs for the 2 appliances. I can see where the dryer vent connects to the wall going to outside. But if there was ever a leak in the faucet, or hose, or the drain got plugged up, how are you supposed to get to it to turn off the water?
Mine are in a narrow through-passage so I can open a door on the back side, reach through some shelves and throw the lever.
But for those that have easy access I would take the issue in multiple steps. First is to replace the hoses with steel braided to limit the risk of a leak from that source. Second would be to getting a shutoff installed in the easiest to access place (or just making sure the shutoff for the whole property is easy to access and a 1/4 turn). Finally, I'd probably make a small access panel that allowed me to get to the shutoff's right there at the machines (as well as making sure it was a single-lever unit, I love mine).
Mine are in a narrow through-passage so I can open a door on the back side, reach through some shelves and throw the lever.
But for those that have easy access I would take the issue in multiple steps. First is to replace the hoses with steel braided to limit the risk of a leak from that source. Second would be to getting a shutoff installed in the easiest to access place (or just making sure the shutoff for the whole property is easy to access and a 1/4 turn). Finally, I'd probably make a small access panel that allowed me to get to the shutoff's right there at the machines (as well as making sure it was a single-lever unit, I love mine).
Mine backs up to a closet. I have thought about having someone cut a whole in the wall to provide access. And maybe put up a cabinet door to cover it. It just seems to be a very poor design -- and the house is only 20 years old so it was not a retro-fit.
I have no idea what kind of hoses or shutoff valves are there behind the machines.
I do know where the main water shutoff is for the house.
My last house the unit had the knockouts on either side so you had option of left or right side dryer venting.
So I knocked out both and was able to reach the shutoffs that way if need be.
That was *supposed* to be temporary until I had time to relocate the valves but I never got around to it and sold the house that way.
I had this problem with the washer/dryer in my RV. I bought longer hookup hoses, and moved the shutoff valves to the basement storage area directly below the stack so I could access them. Do you have any room on either side or below the stack, where you could relocate the valves ?
I just grab the stack and slide it out of the way and turn off the valves. If the washer is full of water, that can be a problem, but that woudl be a problem regardless of stack-able or not. The dryer really does not add any significant weight.
If you are concerned about it, extend the pips and move he valves to where you can reach them. .
I just grab the stack and slide it out of the way and turn off the valves. If the washer is full of water, that can be a problem, but that woudl be a problem regardless of stack-able or not. The dryer really does not add any significant weight.
If you are concerned about it, extend the pips and move he valves to where you can reach them. .
Ha! I couldn't budge it if I tried. Besides, the stack sits on a wooden platform.
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The only leak we've had from a washer was when the drain hose fell out of the drain pipe. Be sure it is well secured and occasionally cleaned.
This is the kind of thing I worry about. Can't see it, can't reach it.
But I am still curious as to how many people have bought or remodeled houses where the washer and dryer block access to the faucets and hoses. The house inspector didn't note it on his report before I bought the house.
Of all places, my units are in the kitchen. The house was originally suppose to have an attached garage where the washer and drier were suppose to go, but Dad opted to leave off the garage and put the washer in a closet in the kitchen. When I remodeled the house, I had cutoffs put under the sink to cut the water to the washer if I ever had to. I had the drain rerouted so I could run a snake through it from under the house, if I ever had to.
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