Sick of Carrying Buckets for Laundry! Can You Help?

[spyke1969]

why not take a pair of pliers & open the valve?
its not like you have to open & close it all the time!!

[FuzzyDragon09]

Hmm. I'll look around those places for short hoses. And a slinky one wouldn't be too bad I guess.

I know opening it with a vise grip would probably be a bit cheaper. I'll throw all these ideas around with my parents. I know, though, that when we start remodeling the house we will be replacing alot of the plumbing (we have issues elsewhere) so I guess my dad planned on getting it fixed then. But with the economy we can't even start on the first item on the list which is foundation.
Thanks guys for the feedback! You've all been really helpful.

[fshfrk]

would the 4ft hose off the washing machine work?

[greg_tsam]

Post a picture of the damaged valve and we can tell you what the easiest fix is. Sheesh.