How Do You Fix A Water Leak In A Washing Machine?
One of the last things that you likely want to see is water coming from your washing machine and to not know why or where it is coming from. Repairmen are expensive, so take a deep breath and look it over yourself first. Odds are that it could very well just be a simple water leak that you can fix yourself. Look at valves and nuts first! Tighten the nuts. Check the valves too. There are many types–usually washing machine valves are plastic knobs that take 1/4 turn or several turns to close. Remove the handle by removing the first nut. Tighten the packing nut underneath. Put the handle back on. Sweat the valve with the packing nut backed out. Loosen packing nut before sweating. Remove handle before sweating. Remove drain cap, if equipped. Sweat ball valves when closed and sweat seat type valves
