OT: home frustrations, washing machine

[ClassOf02]

I'm admittedly not a genius when it comes to these types of things and Google is proving useless, so I'll ask here.

I have a problem with my washing machine, specifically the cold water not traveling through the hose. Here's what I've done.

--detached all hoses and both hot and cold water are coming out of the faucet fine
--I have a splitter on the cold water hose to send one line to the washer and another to the dryer (for a steam function)
--thought the splitter might be causing the issue, so said "f--- the dryer's steam function" and just used one cold water hose to the washer.

When no hoses are attached, water flows fine. When I attach the hose for cold water, it spits a little bit for like 3 seconds and then nothing. Brand new hose, btw, so I wouldn't think there's a blockage. In fact, when the hose was detached, I ran sink water through it and it seemed fine.

To me, this doesn't add up at all -- makes zero sense. Any ideas?

 

[oldman87]

Ok your description is very confusing.

1. By faucet, do you mean the faucet for the sink next to the washer?

2. Are you saying your washing machine isn't getting cold water but if you disconnect the hose from the washer, water comes out of the hose?

I'm still trying to figure out what your problem is. :joy:

Which do you have?

or

 

[ClassOf02]

Sorry if it was confusing. I have the first picture you posted. Simply put, assume no hoses are attached. Both hot and cold water come out fine. Attach the hose, and cold water does not (hot is fine).

 

[Upstream]

If you attach one end of the hose to the cold water spigot and the other end to nothing, does cold water come out of the hose?

 

[Knight Shift]

oldman87, c'mon.

 

[oldman87]

Sorry if it was confusing. I have the first picture you posted. Simply put, assume no hoses are attached. Both hot and cold water come out fine. Attach the hose, and cold water does not (hot is fine).

Have you swap the hot water hose to the cold side to see if it changes anything?

 

[ClassOf02]

If you attach one end of the hose to the cold water spigot and the other end to nothing, does cold water come out of the hose?

It does not. But when no hoses are attached, water flows fine. Problem has to be in the hose.

 

[Upstream]

It does not. But when no hoses are attached, water flows fine. Problem has to be in the hose.

Yes. The problem is the hose. You can confirm this by taking the current hot water hose and connecting it to the cold water spigot. If water comes through that hose, then there is some sort of blockage in the other hose. You can try to clear the blockage, or just buy a new hose.

 

[FanuSanu52]

Play your cards right and the washing machine will be solving at-home frustrations, not creating them.

 

[Extra Point]

To me it sounds like you need a new washing machine inlet valve. They are cheap and usually easy to change.

 

[LC-88]

Some washers have a screen/filter inside the "water in" connection on the back of the washer. Mine does. It gets clogged sometime with crap from my well. Use a toothpick or paper clip to scrape the crap out. If that is the problem.

 

[ClassOf02]

Some washers have a screen/filter inside the "water in" connection on the back of the washer. Mine does. It gets clogged sometime with crap from my well. Use a toothpick or paper clip to scrape the crap out. If that is the problem.

Yep, tried that. Have had that issue in the past. Buying new hoses tomorrow, I'm pretty sure that'll do it. Since I'm sure everyone is on the edge of their seats, I'll report back.

 

[oldman87]

Didn't you say in OP that the hose works find when you used the faucet in the sink? Before buying a new hose, try the hot water hose first.

 

[ClassOf02]

Didn't you say in OP that the hose works find when you used the faucet in the sink? Before buying a new hose, try the hot water hose first.

Thanks, I did and it was fine. So just need a new cold water hose.

 

[ClassOf02]

New hose did the trick. Up and running again. I'm back baby!

 

[RUTGERZ_R00LZ]

New hose did the trick. Up and running again. I'm back baby!

Thank God. Man you had me on the edge of my seat.

P.S. Just bustin' balls. I've had great help from this forum on other issues.

 

[RUonBrain]

New hose did the trick. Up and running again. I'm back baby!

Good to hear.
Now I can finally go to sleep.

Good night!