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Hi, all. I finally gave up on my old washer (came with the house), which has never worked well ... bought a new one that will be delivered and hooked up by Home Depot this Friday 11/6. The problem is, I have to UN-install (i.e. disconnect) the old one, and of course I have never done that before.
I did an online search thinking "How hard can it be?", but my water connections don't look like the ones I saw online (with faucets to turn the water off before disconnecting). This is where the hoses are attached on mine:
No faucets, although the previous owner of the house kindly noted C and H above the connections.
You can't really see in the photo, but at the front of each of those C/H connections from the wall is a "groove" -- looks like it could be turned right/left with a large-regular-head screwdriver (assuming I can pull out the washer first, otherwise the fit is too "tight" for me to even be able to get a screwdriver in there -- but there does seem to be plenty of "slack" in the water lines to the washer to enable me to pull it out to reach the water connections in the wall). Is that how I shut off the water? Or does it have something to do with that dark brown "knob" in the middle?
HD won't install unless I take out the old one, of course, and I'm trying to avoid calling a plumber for what is supposed to be a fairly easy job.
Any ideas? Pretty please? I am generous with reps!
That's actually pretty common valve, the brown knob closes both valves. Just pull on it, it should move about 90 degrees.
If you don;t know where it's at find your main shut off in case they leak.
OK, I feel pretty silly ... I'd had a friend (handyman-type!) look at the washer when it was being ornery ... he apparently turned the water OFF (pulled up on that knob) and never turned it back on. The next time I tried to use it, I got only a bit of water -- well, duh, only the water that was in the hoses, because the water was shut off!! I had never noticed that the knob had been moved.
So I just pulled the lever DOWN 90 degrees and gee, big surprise, the washer started loading water without a problem. I am running a tiny "test load" to see if I can cancel my new washer ... although the current washer has been inconsistent in the past so maybe I should just bite the bullet and replace it ...
But in any case, THANK YOU -- what a simple solution. Sometimes I feel really, really dumb.
Reps to you, of course! (ETA: Well, I've rep'd you too recently ... will come back to this thread every day 'til I can rep you again!)
Sometimes water flow can be impeded when screen washers are used... was very common at one time to screen out sediment.
My Grandmother's ancient Speed Queen would take forever to fill... turned out the little black rubber washers for the hose connection had screens that were clogged.
Those single handle water supplies are nice in that they are easy to turn off and on... especially if you will be away...
Learn something new everyday. I have never seen connections like this. I would probably go for the new washer anyway if the last one is giving you some trouble. You know how it goes, the washer will die at the worst possible time.
Just thought I'd give an update (I often forget to do so, but I always like to see the ENDS of stories too!). I've done probably 10 loads of laundry in the past week (WAY more than I would usually do in this amount of time), and the washing machine has worked fine. I (still) feel pretty silly, and I cancelled the delivery of the new washer (and saved many hundreds of dollars!).
I may need to buy one again in a few months (or hopefully a few years), but for now, everything seems fine.
This thread is an example of why I think EVERY homeowner(or whatever) regardless or gender should know basic home maintenance, how to turn water/NG on/off, KNOW the smell of NG when leaking, how to change furnace filters, how to reset electric breakers, etc..
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