Ask the Woodchucks has been a service provided by the Sun City woodworking club, the Woodchucks. For eight years, we have held two Ask the Woodchucks repair days a year. Residents have been invited to sign up at the CAM desk to bring broken furniture and other wood items to our shop for repairs. This column is being created to expand this service to give residents helpful maintenance and repair instructions for items in and around their house.
Many houses in Sun City are now over ten years old. Did you know that the useful life of a smoke alarm is ten years? We will cover this and other tips in future columns.
Today’s tip is one that could save you tens of thousands of dollars, and many people are not aware of this potential hazard. It involves your washing machine. Many people have the washing machine hooked to the water line by rubber hoses. This puts full line pressure of about 75 psi on each of the hoses. The hoses get brittle over time and have a life of about ten years. When they fail, it is like turning on a garden hose full blast in your laundry room. For this reason, you should turn off the water to your washing machine after every use.
If hoses connecting your washing machine to the water line are rubber, change them to metal as an extra measure of safety. These can be purchased in any home center or hardware store.
If you have suggestions for future tips or have questions about maintenance around your home, submit them to ask.the.woodchucks@gmail.com.
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