[fhor007]

Hi there, I recently unhooked my washing machine to replace the floor in the laundry. I have a Robinhood Supertub. I turned off the taps to the washing machine supply and unscrewed the hoses. Everything was working fine when I did this. Now I am trying to reconnect it, the water supply to the washing machine now doesn't want to flow. The tap/mixer for the tub itself works fine, both hot and cold, but nothing comes out of the washing machine hoses?? Is there some sort of safety valve in the tap that has been triggered. An air lock?? It seems like it could be something really basic that Im not doing. (Something maybe worth noting, is that the washing machine taps only turn about a half turn either way, whereas the tub taps unscrew quite a few times to give more flow... a special tap Im not sure about.. ) Does anyone have any ideas about this. I haven't been able to find an answer on Google. Help would be much appreciated!

[hkstroud]

Unscrew the hoses from the tap. Open each tap to see if you get water out. If you get water out of the tap, reconnect the hose to the tap and disconnect the hose from the washer. Again open taps and see if you get water out of the hoses. If you get water out of the hoses, you will have to determine why the washer fill valve is not working. Some washer hoses have screens to filter the water. If you don't get water out the hose check the screens.

[massplumber2008]

Most likely you have those pesky FLOODSTOP SS BRAIDED HOSES. Do yourself a favor and discard those and simply replace with a new pair of ordinary SS braided hoses.

Good luck

Mark