My washing machine water supply valve is leaking, can i fix with a washer or do i need to replace whole valve

washing machine water supply valve drips while water is on. dont want it to get worse. do i need to solder a new water supply valve on or can i just buy one with threading and just screw it in. Or can i fix it by repairing the washer inside...?My washing machine water supply valve is leaking, can i fix with a washer or do i need to replace whole valve
First, and foremost, is shut down your water supply. Take an open crescent wrench and just right below the off and on handle there will be a packing nut. See if it needs tightening. If that is not the problem, Don't loosen that one, there is a larger nut right under the first nut. Loosen the second nut counterclockwise. Pull the whole top of the valve out. look underneath it and see if the washer is damaged, worn down or gone. If yes, then that is your problem. If that is not the problem, then you have to replace the valve, whether it is the hot or cold water valve. If the valve threads are on the outside where you can see them the valve is sauldered to the copper pipe. If you can not see the threads, it is a female valve and by turning your crescent wrench counterclockwise you can loosen the whole valve to replace. and no tool but the crescent tool will be needed. If you are meaning the fill valve that is on the washing maching, then you will have to replace the whole fill valve. That is a whole different solution. Try this before replacing the whole box, this is an easy fix in comparason.My washing machine water supply valve is leaking, can i fix with a washer or do i need to replace whole valve
if it leaks by the handle there is a ';packing nut'; that you can give a 1/4 turn and it will probably stop. Don't reef on it though
heart attack is correct but if you do need a new washer it has been my experience that it's easier to just replace the faucet. The problem with replacing the washer is that to do it properly you need to sand smooth the washer seat, they make a tool for this but it's a pain. If you don't smooth the seat then your new washer might work but it might not depending on corrosion.
Depends on where it is leaking. If it it coming from the hose replace the hose. If it comes from inside the washer then there could be numerous places it could be leaking from.





Tonight I am replacing something called the water inlet valve on my washer. It is the part that the water hoses actually connect to. The hot water side is leaking filling the wash tub with water even when the washer is off. The cost was $25 dollars to do it myself.

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