luckily i was home when the hot water line to my washer blew. so i
replaced the line with the metal cased line as well as the cold water
line (making a mental note to turn off both water taps when i'm out of
town) cold water workes fine but no hot, eventhough the valve is turned
on - what gives? could the rubber washer have melted and got jammed in
the tap?

yep

wrote:
luckily i was home when the hot water line to my washer blew. so i
replaced the line with the metal cased line as well as the cold water
line (making a mental note to turn off both water taps when i'm out of
town) cold water workes fine but no hot, eventhough the valve is turned
on - what gives? could the rubber washer have melted and got jammed in
the tap?


Unscrew the hose and see if there is flow from
the valve. If there *is*, the inlet screen on
the washing machine may be clogged.

Jim

wrote:
luckily i was home when the hot water line to my washer blew. so i
replaced the line with the metal cased line as well as the cold water
line (making a mental note to turn off both water taps when i'm out
of
town) cold water workes fine but no hot, eventhough the valve is
turned
on - what gives? could the rubber washer have melted and got jammed
in
the tap?

Hi,

Clogged screen on the fill valve or bad fill are most common. Unscrew
off the fill hose from the washer and try running some water into a
bucket to check the shut off tap and new hose.

How to check/test the washing machine....
http://www.applianceaid.com/generalwash.html

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/