Ever come home to ankle deep water on the floor?

Have you ever come home to ankle deep water on the floor? If you have you will never let a few dollars stand in the way of that happening again. This time bomb that I am referring to is your clothes washer. The hot and cold water supply hoses that come with the unit when you bought it are usually black rubber like the one below. The rubber variety only cost about $4 each and can stretch and get a bubble in them (like on the Tom and Jerry cartoons) and then it can and will burst, if not replaced. If you are not home when this happens you will come home to ankle deep or deeper water, a large water bill, an insurance claim and about 6 to 8 weeks of clean up and disruption of your life. There is a simple way to lessen the chances of this happening and it only costs about $40 for the pair of metal braided hoses (silver ones below). You can install them easily yourself or call a professional.

The simple way to prevent this is to replace the hoses that come with the new washer, like I have done, with the braided metal kind. Check your washing machine supply hoses today or you might wish you had tommorrow.

Still worried about the metal braided hoses failing? Check this item out, it might just be what you are looking for. This unit will automatically turn off the water when the washer is not is use and comes with an optional water sensor that you place on the floor to detect if the washer is overflowing, or if a hose has burst and it will turn off the water supply.

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