thanks-i hadn't considered that.

i have stainless hoses from the faucets, but i have never checked other
hoses except for brief look when i had front cover off.
"Art" wrote in message
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One thing I always wonder about on those really old washers is the
possibility of an internal disasterous leak. There was a post here recently
of someone taking apart his 30+ year old washer and finding the internal
hoses brittle. Chlorine can really eat up rubber and plastic.


"stevie" wrote in message ...
my maytag washer & dryer were pruchased new in 1984. still going strong,
although some minor repairs have been made to both washer & dryer.