I have a washer/dryer installation directly adjacent to a family room. If the drain clogged during the discharge cycle, or if a hose burst, it would be a disaster. I’d like to find a system that would shutoff the water AND kill power to the washer if it detected water on the floor. This way if the drain were clogged and overflowed, killing power to the washer would stop the pump from discharging more water into the drain. Anybody ever seend something like this? I’ve seen a couple that shutoff the water, but haven’t seen one that also kills power to the washer.
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but how offen have you had one break. I cannot rememberone breaking in our household in the last forty years. might be better just to get better hoses.
Try preventive maintenance: Replace both fill hoses with braided-metal ones, and replace these every four-five years, sooner if your water pressure is higher than 70-80psi. Your washer solenoid valves are probably rated to withstand a given psi; if your water supply is above that, install a Pressure Reducer on the house main (the solenoids in your washer/dishwasher and faucets will thank you for it).
Look at the clotheswasher's diagram to see if there are any pump or drain hoses that you could check periodically for mushyness or signs of leakage. Replace any rusty hose clamps. Make sure your pump housing is bolted down tight. Some people place a drained metal pan under their washers, like you see under water heaters in some jurisdictions.