Oh my! That is awful. Been there with that kind of flooding. ServPro is great! Sorry!!
The Short Life Span of Appliances Nowadays
They do make a sell a device called Leak-Stop, that has a sensor on the floor that when it get wet shuts down the water supply to the hoses of an appliance. They screw on to the water outlets, then the hoses attach to the device. They do have a fail safe, if there is an electrical or power outage, the device stays in the closed position.
Additionally they do make stainless steel braided water supply hoses that I have used in commercial/industrial applications (laundromats/food processing machines).
Good tip. We had our washer connected with a braided stainless hose after we learned it was possible. We also installed a lever control that makes it easy to turn the water on and off.
I wonder why thatâs not standard practice, given that the rubber water supply hoses are prone to failure?
Thanks for your thoughts everyone. Scuba is right - itâs the hassle of the whole thing. Itâs not like I didnât have other stuff to do. But, the insurance is in progress, the water & debris is gone & so weâll move forward.
Keep in mind in the USA most building codes do not regulate the use of the water supply after it leaves the valve to the appliance. Thus the hoses in most residential applications are not regulated by any code. Also keep in mind that in new installations, most of it is built by the âlowest bidderâ.
We did the same after our hose broke and the water flooded down the walls. Good thing we were home at the time!!
This has an interesting segment with an interview from Consumer Reports re: refrigerators.