My washer has has an issue for awhile now. Well after my success with the dryer. I did some research, ordered, 2 parts...same part i just break things...and have decided to give it a try. Pretty sure its just a clogged cold water intake. Super simple! I think? Maybe? It is me doing this so the possibilities are endless! Now I haven't asked the wife about this yet so she may stop it!? I know ill hear her remind me 100 times to unplug the machine! I tend to get a good shock on a frequent basis. So I cant blame her.
Acquire new hose washers for your washer. Don't expect garden hose washers to fit.
On the backside is your valve. A breakable valve. Attached are your lines. Ta daa!
For me to reach mine I crawl on top of the washer and lean over. Just enough room to reach with channel lock pliers and unscrew hoses.
Hot tip of the day. Turn off the water first!
Second hot tip of the day. Valves don't always shut off when you turn them off. Expect a leak.
In addition beware the hoses contain water and if you raise or lower one end of a water filled hose the water has to go somewhere...
Note which hose goes to hot and which one to cold. At supply valves and at washer valve.
Yes it is funny when the Mrs. gets cold instead of hot but she isn't the one who is going to fix it.
Removing one hose at a time can save later entertainment.
With luck and spare washers your hose washers won't need replacement. If you don't have spare washers you'll want them. That's how such things work.
In one or more ends of the hose you removed should be a screen. You know how screens work.
Debris will tell you if that is what is affecting your flow. It can also tell you about pipe scale and or pressure tank bladder condition ect.
Clean and or replace your hose screen.
At the valve on the washer your hose attaches too look for a screen. Clean it carefully.
My current home sat empty a year. Not a good thing for the water system.
The bladder in the pressure tank ruptured eventually. Scale was agitated throughout.
Washer slows it's water flow I crawl atop and can about do it blindfolded anymore.
Remove a hose , holding both ends even (ya right ) and don't scratch things up with a belt buckle.
Take hose to sink and reverse flush it. (Opposite flow direction than it had on the washer) . Check for scale build up on screen after.
Don't go crazy tightening hoses. You compress the washers like gaskets. Not flatten them until they shear.
Do be sure they are secure,. Then double check your work that they are secure.
Then when you are done run the fill and confirm there are no leaks. Being I can't see my valve from on top of the washer despite being able to fit my head over the edge I use paper towel to blot the sides of the hose ends. The supply valves wanting replacement (one leaks when closed) I can see. But after drying them off I blot them too to check.
Don't let hoses rub on anything. Against each other is better than against something unyielding or sharp though.
