Water – how to extend washing machine drainage hose such that it doesn’t leak

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I have a portable washing machine that I want to keep in one of our bedrooms and thus need to extend the stock drainage hose. My current solution is:

  1. buy the necessary length of clear plastic tubing
  2. wrap the existing hose with electrical tape until it barely fits inside the plastic tubing
  3. use a hose clamp to cinch down the tubing so that there are no leaks

Unfortunately, my solution does not prevent all leaks; a small bit of water still leaks out.

What are your suggestions?

original drainage hose w/ measurement from ruleroriginal tube with tape and hose clamp

Best Answer

Replace this hose with a single long hose.

Remove the hose that came with the unit and measure the size of the fitting it was attached to. Go to a good hardware or plumbing shop and buy a single length of heavy duty reinforced rubber hose and a hose clamp to fit. This is the only correct way to do it IMO.

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