Do you leave your washing machine taps on?

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I might need to re-think this. Water everywhere and carpets ruined. Not me, a friend who works away.

Just spent hours swooshing water out.

[tasfleur]

No, I don't leave the taps on, but we did have a rather hairy experience being flooded via the washing machine once because the installer of the new washer did something weird with the pipe connection.  When I turned it on for the first time we had a rather grand tidal wave ...

Happily though, the installer came back immediately and reinstalled the pipes properly, then helped us mop up .. so all was well.

[michellebartley]

I turn the taps "OFF" always.

[lyhargr_0]

Dont use the hot water tap, so it's always turned off, the cold water tap is always left turned on, never had a prob

[kopenhagen5]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

Dont use the hot water tap, so it's always turned off, the cold water tap is always left turned on, never had a prob

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Ditto.

[lyhargr_0]

Only really use tap water during the summer, the rest of the time I use tank water    .....  

[kopenhagen5]

Even better, I use tank water for the garden and have a brick in the toilet cistern even though it's dual flush.

We are household of two but still use less than the recommended for a household of one.

[lyhargr_0]

I dont have a large tank, so find it easier to leave it hooked up to the washing machine    ..... I admit I do use a fair amount of water during late Spring/Summer but it's mainly 'cause of the fruit trees and veggie gardens. Adding it up,  I still come out on top $$$ wise n taste wise as well    ..... I keep a cpl of 2 litre bottles beside the kitchen sink 'cause the hot tap takes a while to heat up, so I run the excess water into the bottles and use it for dog water or on the pot plants   ..... I keep a bucket in the shower for the same reason