Thursday, December 24, 2009

Washing machine water hose nut is rusted and am unable to remove. Any ideas before calling a plumber?

First time home owner so everything is new to me. I have an older home that had a water hose still connected to the cold water when I had the washing machine installed. The delivery guys were unable to remove it, and I haven't had much luck either. Does anyone know how this can be done, if possible, or do I need to call in the professionals?Washing machine water hose nut is rusted and am unable to remove. Any ideas before calling a plumber?
If I understand your question correctly, the hose is connected to the water supply faucet, and not the inlet valve of the washer. There is a product that can be of enormous help to you. It is called PB Blaster. It is like WD40 but much better. It will eat away the corrosion and make threaded connections easier to undo.


Once the hose is disconnected, I would suggest that you replace the water supply faucet to make installation easier and prevent repeating the process in the future. Hope this helps.Washing machine water hose nut is rusted and am unable to remove. Any ideas before calling a plumber?
Go to an auto parts or hardware store and pick up some Liquid Wrench. Spray some on the rusted areas and let it set for about an hour, then hit it again. This will allow the product to penetrate the rust and begin loosening the hold it has on the hose fitting.





Use a crescent wrench or small pipe wrench and remove the fitting.
You might try spraying it very well with a lubricant like WD-40 and let it sit for a while. That might loosen up the rust and allow you to move the nut. I'd spray it good and wait 30 minutes or so, then spray again, wait 30 minutes and then try. You could also try getting some leverage on the nut by aiming a flat-head screwdriver at it and tapping gently with a hammer to see if that might loosen it as well.





Good luck!
Try spraying it with WD-40 that might loosen it up. Good luck and congrats on your new home.
Liquid wrench or WD-40 are what you should try first. Just follow directions, or look on the Internet.





The next thing I'd try is a heat, or a hair dryer would work. Heat up the nut as much as possible without heating up the male fitting it's connected to. This makes the nut expand and loosen its grip. You can do this with a propane torch too, but you have to be careful to heat it up gently. Just hot to the touch.





Finally I would go 'medieval'. cut the hose off. Use a file or a hacksaw or cold chisels, or whatever would work to cut the nut through while trying to do as little damage as possible to the male fitting. Then buy a new female fitting for the hose.





If all that doesn't work, THEN call the professionals.

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