If you can avoid it... DON'T LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WHILE DOING LAUNDRY OR RUNNING THE DISHWASHER! Last summer a client left the house for 45 minutes, only to return and see water dripping from the garage ceiling and onto the floor! In much newer construction the laundry room is upstairs with the bedrooms but often there is no low point drain. Convenient but DANGEROUS. His washing machine's drain hose was dislodged from the wall drain and the water had nowhere to go but down. This has happened to me and I had my plumber install a water sensor that rests on the floor next to the washing machine. If it senses water it shuts the water valves. Regardless, I still don't run the water conveniences unless I'm home. Stay dry!
All Brokers Real Estate - Portland, OR
There is a tray you can buy to put under the washer that when it gets even the slightest wet it shuts off the water and the electricity to the washer. It really can save you and your house for only about $100 makes it well worth it.
Jan 23, 2010 01:10 PM
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