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MLD

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On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:33:45 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:29:46 -0500, "HeyBub"
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Tony Hwang wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi,

A plumber told me that it's a good idea to shut off water from the
washer when it's not in use because the flexible lines aren't rated
to continuous pressure.

Well, they ARE rated for continuous pressure, but do break. So
shutting off the water is a fail-safe idea. Special valves are
available for just that purpose - to make it easy to turn off the
water.
A. Is that true?
B. Does the same apply to the gas line for the dryer?

It does NOT apply to the dryer's gas line (unless you're using the
push-on rubber hoses that have been outlawed since about 1950).

Hi,
One thought, if you keep turing water on/off wouldn't it cause
premature failure of hose by repeated expanding/shrinking cycles?

Don't think so. The water in the hose will retain the pressure - unless
it
leaks, then you have a different problem.

Even with titanium hoses equipped with laser carved diamond fittings,
you still have to consider that the inner plumbing and valves of the
washer itself can fail. Shut the water off. Really.

Do you turn off the water to your ice maker after the tray fills too?

Dumb----Ask yourself one question--am I better off with the water shut OFF
or ON. The machine shutoff valves are nickel and dime parts--Closure is
made with a small plunger pushed by a spring that's probably exerts a force
comparable to a ball point pen spring. Sure it works but to say that they
never fail----Consider a small piece of contamination on the shutoff valve
seat that starts out as a small leak that grows into a very big leak while
you're off on vacation somewhere.
MLD