Comments on: 10 Steps to Managing a Flooding Washing Machine, Without Totally Losing your Sanity

By: Jeb

Jeb — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:47:25 +0000

Hehe, glad it’s still helping someone years later!

By: Fly G

Fly G — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:37:44 +0000

This just happened to me so I jumped straight on google and saw your website – thank you so much for posting about this!

By: Miss Smack

Miss Smack — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Hilarious and informative article – thanks! I do have sanitary items around and didn’t even think to try them when my washer overfilled flooding carpet in my dining room. For me, I tip-toed over the gluggy carpet straight to Kennards hire and rented a high pressure wet-vacumn cleaner for $70 for 24 hours. They do the job quick and easy and I just let the carpet air out with some heat and windows/doors open.

But I replaced my washing machine the next day. At fifteen years old, everything was getting worn anyway and I couldn’t deal with having to supervise the load each time to ensure the water switch would cut off and not over-fill!

Great article.

Cheers

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:15:42 +0000

Had this experience when I was a tenant in a 3 bedroom apartment in the city. The laundry did have a drainage plug, but it was covered with towels at the time, so it failed to work. doh
4 flooded rooms and a kitchen of “floating on water” floorboards later is not a pretty site.
I just called the real estate agent and got the owners to clean/pay for it with their landlord insurance.
When they asked why the drainage plug didn’t work, I just shrugged and said “must have been too much water, or maybe the laundry floor isn’t leveled properly to have the overflow run into the drain”.
All they made me do was buy a new washing machine. Much better than cleaning it yourself, and having to fix your own washing machine.

By: SG

SG — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:54:30 +0000

This is exactly why we had a floor waste “plug hole” installed in the floor of the laundry room.

By: simo

simo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:47:24 +0000

what about step 1 – turn the washing machine off !!!!

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:20:57 +0000

I would downed some voddies before step 2!

Our washing machine did that a while ago, but only a little bit – we stemmed the flow with towels and then washed them.

Also, the water flowing reminds me of a very awful Harry Potter fanfic, called “Death by Harry Potter’s Balls”. Basically, Voldemort hit Harry with the ‘Engorgious Nuttius’ charm, and his balls rampaged through Hogwarts, killing man, woman, child and animagus.

By: headbang8

headbang8 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:28:05 +0000

Jeb, you are sensible and well adjusted. I would have downed a bottle of scotch before step 3.

By: Jamie Swire

Jamie Swire — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:42:03 +0000

You know I’ve laid some flooring in the past, I could probably help reset that floor for you if you like. Hit me up on FB.

By: Charm

Charm — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:20:28 +0000

i dont have any handy tips… other than to suggest using a laundry service :)

did i tell you about the time i realised i hadnt put the washer hose in the shower when i’d put a load of washing on… i happened to be at the corner hotel at the time. yep, fastest trip i’ve ever made back to the city! thankfully got home before the second rinse cycle! and the water had only just started to creep out onto the carpet.