I am trying to hook up my washing machine and everything went fine until I got to the hot water connection. It seems the hose doesn't want to fit down over the plastic threads, but even when I managed to take pliers and get it tightened down much further than the cold water, it still leaks some. A friend I called says chances are I have stripped the threads, but I don't see how that could have been the initial problem. The hose is the one that looks like it has very shallow threads and only a couple of them, but when I had the hoses on the wrong connection (I couldn't see), it did not leak. That leads me to think if my problem is stripped threads, it must be on the washing machine itself. If so, what do I do about it? Also, the plastic tube with the threads on the machine looks like it was something that would have been placed over the original metal connection. Is that just how they look or is it possible the original connection is under the plastic and it too had stripped threads? Not that that matters I guess.
What can I do? I just bought this washer when I moved and I don't have the money to buy another washing machine or spend a ton on tools and parts. Please help me...



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The threads are probably NOT stripped, but rather you have "cross threaded" the connection which is very easy to do with the plastic threads on the valve. Just unscrew the hose and carefully line the hose up and reattach it. IF you have it correct it will screw on all the way by hand. If you need pliers then it is still wrong so take it apart and try again.



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Thank you HJ. I have taken this hose off and put it back on at least 4 or 5 times. You think if I keep at it I will get it right? Also, on both hoses, it looks like they are pushing the threads down but not actually screwing over them. But the other hose does not leak so I guess that is an illusion.



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If you have cross-threaded the plastic male threads, then each time you reattach the hose, it is following the same wrong track. To correct it, you will have to very carefully attach the hose holding it in perfect alignment and then "rethread" the plastic male thread as you tighten the hose end with pliers. Not a job for the faint-hearted but it can be done; either that, or purchase a new solenoid valve. (We have all cross-threaded a washer valve at one time or another and swore that it would be the first and last time.)



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Thank you, that makes perfect sense. All of this made easier of course by the fact that I am leaning over the machine in a 6" crack between it and the dryer. Sounds like it may be time to use all that hose length I could see no purpose for! I'm going in, wish me luck!



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Your post above is the way to go. Out in the open you will see AND feel how the hose correctly fits

Also after all of the previous attempts -- make sure you STILL have the rubber washer/gasket inside the hose connection -- that it has not fallen out.