NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — Comfort Appliance Repair Tennessee (https://www.comfortappliancerepairtn.com) today warned Nashville homeowners that the standard advice to “drip faucets” during freezing weather is leaving one critical appliance vulnerable: the washing machine. As the city thaws from Storm Fern, owner Dennis Godynuk reports a surge in flooded laundry rooms caused by frozen intake valves that homeowners assumed were safe.
“A dripping kitchen sink doesn’t protect your washer,” Godynuk says. “If your laundry room is on an exterior wall or over a crawlspace, that water line is a sitting duck. We are seeing valves frozen solid even in houses where the heat is on. If you try to force a wash cycle while that line is clogged with ice, you’ll either burn out the intake valve or cause a flood once the pipe thaws.”
With another hard freeze expected this weekend, Comfort Appliance Repair Tennessee recommends two “30-second checks” before doing laundry…