For those with a wash machine on main floor of house

[perennial]

I would check your drain hose and make sure it is way down into the drain tube - hubby just put a zip tie on ours and attached it to the cold water line also because:

the drain hose came out of the drain pipe from the heavy duty action of my washer and put all the water on the floor of the laundry closet/bathroom and down into the heat duct. Now luckily, i had a front loader that uses very little water and that the water didn't go into the duct leading to our new furnace but mostly just soaked the insulation on that one vent. That vent also goes to the main duct that leads upstairs.

We were able to take off insulation, disconnect vent/ductwork and dry it all out for a while and then hubby did have an extra new connection of duct work to attach to that vent and was able to take the insulation off the main part and let it dry (thank goodness it did) and put up new stuff.

Thought i would mention this so i might spare atleast one person this pain in the but mess.

[coalroadcabin]

Thanks for the heads-up!!

[halfpint]

Good suggestion, we've had that happen before but fortunatley in a room that was concrete slab and lower than the rest of the house. For that reason, we built a tile floor for our washer/dryer that has a floor drain and the tile is slightly sloped back to the drain. By adjusting the feet on the washer and dryer, they are still level. It sure came in handy when a pump broke on a washer and all I had to do was lower the hose to the drain on the floor and most of the water came out on it's own. I'm not sure if that would work with the washers out now.
Dawn

[Beeman]

Good tip, we've had that happen and since we've always attached the hose as you said.

Here's another washer tip. Always shut the water going to the machine while not in use. Best way is with a one lever shutoff valve. It doesn't matter where your machine is, if the hose breaks or leaks you will have a flood, you will also have a larger water bill or possibly a burned out well pump when you find it.