Washing Machine sensor — Water Damage problem?
May 22, 2010 by
Filed under condo water damage
I am posting in this area hoping there is some sort of expert that can help.
I have a downstairs condo I own in Phoenix, AZ. I’ve had a great tenant for almost a year.
On Friday, the washing machine in the condo above mine overflowed and caused A LOT of water damage to my property and 4 others.
My condo is a complete mess, parts of the celing has holes, water is in every single room.
I don’t get how a washing machine can cause THIS much damage. I have never heard of a sensor not working that it would do this.. It hit a bunch of condos.
Can this happen? My insurance agent went out this morning, but when he knocked on the door upstairs nobody answered. The property manager is the one who told me on Friday that it was the washing machine.
Washers have a air pressure sensor that tells it when the water level is high enough. Sometimes the hose that runs from the water level to the sensor gets a hole in it, thus no pressure, and it doesn’t shut off
it is possible for this to happen but hey your floors cant be sealed real well
The pressure sensor is a small tube and diagram device that senses pressure of air. As the tub fills with water, air is forced up this small tube to the diagram, the water stops when the diaphram reaches the point where the switch is set. However, most of the time the pressure switch is not at fault. If very well could be that if you are on a well and have sand in your water that some sand got into the water valve and would not let the valve close. Therefore the water kept running even thought the washer told the water valve to turn off. If couldn’t because the sand lodged it open. The sand could then be flushed away with the next use or it could be still there. I hope I have helped you
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