updated May 4, 2023. Your homeowners insurance policy should cover any sudden and unexpected water damage due to a plumbing malfunction or broken pipe. However, most home insurance policies exclude damage to your home that occurred gradually, such as a slow, constant leak, as well as damage due to regional flooding.
Step 2 — Pull the washing machine away from the wall: If you didn’t notice any glaring issues upon a visual inspection, pull the washing machine away from the wall to give yourself space to work. You might want to turn off the water supply to the machine and disconnect it from power to be safe. Image Credit: Canva.
If the pipe that protrudes from the wall is copper with a threaded fitting (Photo B), simply cut off the fitting with a tubing cutter ($10) and install a new slip-on spout (Photo A). If the pipe coming out of the wall is steel (Photo C), you need a new screw-on spout. Ideally, the new spout will fit perfectly onto the old pipe.
Confirm whether the leak is coming from defective plumbing. Turn off all faucets and water-using appliances in your home, and write down the number on the water meter. Wait about 3 hours. Check the water meter again: if the amount of water used has increased, you’ll know that the leak is coming from indoor plumbing.
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