Reply With QuoteThose flex hoses are time bombs. I have had at least 3 blow over the years. Luckily I was home on each occasion, heard them, could respond immediately and cut off the water flow off at the wall.
One day I'm going to be out...
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The only jobs worse would be fridgie or Land Rover mechanic.
I got a panic call from a friend, pre breakfast and abloutions, the house was flooding! I dropped everything and got there in twenty minutes. A neighbor had turned off the street supply and four gate valves under the lowset dwelling.
I diagnosed a blown flexihose, under the kitchen sink. There was slight fraying on the extendable mixer to outlet hose, but at over $200 to replace the mixer, it will have to wait until failure. I decided to replace both hot and cold inlets and introduced a ball valve before the flex. Next time it fails, it will be a simple matter of closing the valve to prevent flooding.
Of course, no trip to the big green shed is complete until a minimum of two journeys have been made and this project didn't break that rule. I didn't realise that one of the new hoses was missing an O ring.
The addition of the ball valves and longer fittings on the new hoses meant a bit of fettling to eliminate kinks in the hoses, but was child's play compared to groveling around in the 18" gap, under the house, to turn on the apparent, excessive valves below the floor.
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
YarnMaster
SubscriberThose flex hoses are time bombs. I have had at least 3 blow over the years. Luckily I was home on each occasion, heard them, could respond immediately and cut off the water flow off at the wall.
One day I'm going to be out...
2024 RRS on the road
2011 D4 3.0 in the drive way
1999 D2 V8, in heaven
1984 RRC, in hell
ForumSage
Just out of interest are you guys talking about the braided hoses going to taps these days?
DL
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Yep.Originally Posted by 350RRC
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
YarnMaster
SubscriberThat's what I'm talking about.
2024 RRS on the road
2011 D4 3.0 in the drive way
1999 D2 V8, in heaven
1984 RRC, in hell
Swaggie
They are rubbish,i had one blow at a shed,upstairs toilet.
Luckily insurance covered the damage.
The plumber said they fail all the time.
Wizard
Why do you think they install them? Haha
Super Moderator
The replacement hoses are guaranteed for ten years from purchase date and there is a tag to write the date on, but I bet it doesn't cover subsequent damage.
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
ForumSage
Regs? Ease of installation?
I've got a collection of them all unused and still attached to the chrome knobbed isolation valves.
Maybe I thought they were the ducks nuts because they sorta look similar to the Goodridge braided brakelines on my POS that are guaranteed for life.
thanks, DL
Master
SupporterWe had the flex let go on the hot side in the bathroom vanity.
The steam swelled all the doors and panels on the vanity. Insurance sorted it. I do a flex check every 3 months in my house. The slightest bit of rust stain on the braid, chuck it out.
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