"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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The PO of my house shut off the water to the washer whenever it was
not in use; he was very proud of the fact that it still had the same
rubber hoses that were there when he moved in 18 years earlier.


I also do this, but only on the on the hot water line. Yes, they are
ball valves. I wouldn't do this if they were gate valves.


they're actually spigots, but I'm tempted to replace them with ball valves
since I have to do some neatening up in that area anyway (one of the water
lines is hanging away from the wall at some funky angle, and it was
apparently installed that way...)

nate

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There are single valve shut offs made for just this purpose. Go for the
good one too, worth every extra penny IMHO. Why someone hasn't designed an
electronic one that 'communicates' with the washer to turn the valves on and
off when needed is beyond me......