JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
Here's something HL could easily change. Put the access panel for the washing machine plumbing where the valves are, not at the bottom of the wall, behind the machine, where the PEX elbows are. Seems the hot water valve on mine has a problem and the only way I can replace it is by cutting my own access port.
The ball valve does not fully cut off the water, so when you remove the hose, you get a bath unless you shut the water at the pedestal. I knew this from my previous dealings with a leaking machine, so I put a second inline valve on both lines after the OEM valves. Thought it was good until we found wet carpet in the corner of the room. One of the inline valves had started seeping down behind the wall. Pulled them both off and dried the area with fans. No more leak, but I can't disconnect the machine without shutting off the main water supply.
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The ball valve does not fully cut off the water, so when you remove the hose, you get a bath unless you shut the water at the pedestal. I knew this from my previous dealings with a leaking machine, so I put a second inline valve on both lines after the OEM valves. Thought it was good until we found wet carpet in the corner of the room. One of the inline valves had started seeping down behind the wall. Pulled them both off and dried the area with fans. No more leak, but I can't disconnect the machine without shutting off the main water supply.
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