Hi Marie, I woke up one morning to a loud noise and didn't know what it was........went down the basement and there my washing machine hose had broke..........I cried............it was like a firehose spouting water all over............ now I shut the shutoffs to the hoses off everytime I use it. I realized later that I had seen a big bubble forming on the hose but just thought it wouldn't do anything LOL. Happy New Year Ellen