I have a washing machine with a stripped water inlet. Is there an easy solution to fix this?
Plumbing – Deal with stripped washing machine inlet
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From the installation instructions1 for Haier washing machines
Press the lower end of the lock lever and push down the slider. Take off the water inlet hose jointer from the water inlet hose component.
Loosen the screw till the water faucet can be accessed. Put the jointer of the water inlet hose on the faucet. (If the faucet is too large and the jointer can not be set on the water faucet,please loosen the four screws and take out the bushing in the jointer. The front end of the faucet must be smooth, otherwise it may leak water
Fasten the four screws evenly.
That's it
1. Link is to a similar set of instructions; the diagrams are slightly different but the text is the same.
The two things you are looking at are valves with missing handles, one for hot water and one for cold water (clothes washers generally use both: cold for "darks", warm for "colors", and hot for "whites").
The larger black pipe visible on the far left side of your picture looks like a drain line suitable for the dirty-water discharge from your machine.
The hot and cold valves need to be replaced. The one on the right (usually cold) probably has that cap on it because it leaks by, and neither can be operated properly in their current state. Replacement will necessitate turning off the supply upstream, finding that upstream location would be your first objective here. Also you need to assess that drain line as it looks like it is being utilized for something else right now (note the corrugated tubing inserted into it).
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Despite being a different brand, the outgoing washer used the same inlet valve assembly. I was able to swap the parts, and the stripped inlet is going to the metal recycling center with the old washer.