What to do with extra long washing machine hoses?
New washing machine supply hoses often come in standard lengths that end up too long and awkwardly looped behind the appliance. These extra loops can create confusing visual concerns about water flow restrictions and kinks, leaving installers unsure if they need shorter hoses or how to safely manage the excess length without damaging the machine.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1coil up the extra length and secure them with zip ties
- 2buy shorter hoses
- 3trimming the hose to reduce the turn apex
- 4using lubrication to help slide it further onto the standoff
- 5pushing it down more to ensure it is fully seated
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“The old one came off in pieces after a 20 minute fight, and the new one doesn't wanna go any farther than this. It doesn't seem super linked, but it is more than the old one.”source ↗
“I’m not sure if I should put less curly hoses on. The way it looks I just imagine the water having a tough loopy time making to it the washer ?”source ↗
“Saw that 3/4 hoses damaged the machine making it work to get water in but not sure any help would be appreciated”source ↗
Where this came up
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