After adjusting insurance claims for over 35 years the most common HO claim is a broken washer hose flooding the house followed by a leaking Hot Water Heater. Always turn your water off at the main in the garage if you are going out of town even for a day. Of course if this happens in the middle of the night you will wake up with wet feet. The rubber hoses that come with your washer should be replaced ever few years or you could buy one from
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