Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Edward W. Thompson wrote:

Do flexible hoses used for plumbing in washing machines and the like
have a finite life and if so at what intervals do they require
replacement?

Eventually they might go hard and brittle. Eventually.

They do. but even then, I've still never seen one leak or 'blow'. But
replacing them at the same time as the washing machine seems prudent
(espcially as they usually come with a new set of hoses anyway)

David