[Tim Smith]

The valve on the hot water line to my washer is fine if fully open, or
if fully closed. If it is somewhere in between, there is a small leak,
around the shaft that you turn to open and close the valve. By small
leak, I mean around a drop a second comes out.

(I'm assuming that this is not normal, because the identical valve on
the cold water line does not exhibit this behavior).

Is this something I should worry about? I would normally keep the valve
fully opened, or fully closed if I needed to disconnect the water line
to the washer for some reason. (I only found this out because, based on
something I think I read here, but maybe in another group, I decided to
periodically close and open all my water valves, to make sure they stay
easy to turn).

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--Tim Smith

[BobK207]

On May 20, 9:32 pm, Tim Smith wrote:
The valve on the hot water line to my washer is fine if fully open, or
if fully closed. If it is somewhere in between, there is a small leak,
around the shaft that you turn to open and close the valve. By small
leak, I mean around a drop a second comes out.

(I'm assuming that this is not normal, because the identical valve on
the cold water line does not exhibit this behavior).

Is this something I should worry about? I would normally keep the valve
fully opened, or fully closed if I needed to disconnect the water line
to the washer for some reason. (I only found this out because, based on
something I think I read here, but maybe in another group, I decided to
periodically close and open all my water valves, to make sure they stay
easy to turn).

--
--Tim Smith

Tim-

Tighten the packing nut & the drip should go away.

cheers
Bob

[Joe]

Tim Smith wrote:
The valve on the hot water line to my washer is fine if fully open, or
if fully closed. If it is somewhere in between, there is a small leak,
around the shaft that you turn to open and close the valve. By small
leak, I mean around a drop a second comes out.

(I'm assuming that this is not normal, because the identical valve on
the cold water line does not exhibit this behavior).

Is this something I should worry about? I would normally keep the valve
fully opened, or fully closed if I needed to disconnect the water line
to the washer for some reason. (I only found this out because, based on
something I think I read here, but maybe in another group, I decided to
periodically close and open all my water valves, to make sure they stay
easy to turn).

--
--Tim Smith

Your valves have stem leakage which may stop if you tighten the stem
nut under the handle. However, this may be a good excuse to get rid of
the problem and replace the old timers with modern quarter turn ball
valves or a single lever assembly made just for washing machines. HTH

Joe

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On May 21, 1:09�am, BobK207 wrote:
On May 20, 9:32 pm, Tim Smith wrote:





The valve on the hot water line to my washer is fine if fully open, or
if fully closed. *If it is somewhere in between, there is a small leak,
around the shaft that you turn to open and close the valve. *By small
leak, I mean around a drop a second comes out.

(I'm assuming that this is not normal, because the identical valve on
the cold water line does not exhibit this behavior).

Is this something I should worry about? *I would normally keep the valve
fully opened, or fully closed if I needed to disconnect the water line
to the washer for some reason. *(I only found this out because, based on
something I think I read here, but maybe in another group, I decided to
periodically close and open all my water valves, to make sure they stay
easy to turn).

--
--Tim Smith

Tim-

Tighten the packing nut & the drip should go away.

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

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yeah quarter or 1/2 half turn on packing nut should do it.

a good friends outside faucet had leaked this way for years, the water
was running inside the house behind the breaker box.

her hubby said new plumbing no money, I showed her on my faucet she
fixed hers instantly, still fine 2 years later