To the OP....
We don't travel, even for a couple of days, without turning off the main water line in our home. I turn off the hot and cold water at the washing machine every time I finish doing laundry.
We also live in NJ, and I had a single handle lever installed by a plumber to turn off and on both the hot and cold water with one motion. It looks like the washer plumbing here in our TV home is not set up to have that gizmo installed. Here, it's not as easy turning the water on and off at the washer but I still do it. Washer hoses are not strong enough to handle the constant pressure that is exerted on them when the washer is not in use.
As for Desmond Harris....I have an appointment for him to clean out our dryer vent next week. I also decided to call him after reading the wonderful comments folks have made about him on this forum. We recently moved into a 7 year old home and I don't know if the dryer vent has ever been cleaned. Just want to be on the safe side.
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