Tip: Replace Your Toilet Water Supply Hoses on Your Rentals

[Lynn Currie]

Hello My Fellow Landlords,

Today's quiiiiiiick tip! comes courtesy of my expensive lesson of the day.

Ready? Here it is. Water supply hoses on toilets are considered a "wear and tear item" and should be replaced every five years. It's a $5 item at your friendly Big Box Store™, so no excuses.

How do I know this? A couple of nights ago, I was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of what I thought was my shower running full-blast. Correction, I was woken by my 2 small dogs barking at the sound of what I thought was my shower running full-blast.

Once my OMG-is-someone-in-my-house-taking-a-shower panic subsided, I walked into the master bathroom to find the water supply hose detached from the toilet and spraying full-blast at the bathroom ceiling and about 2" of water on the bathroom floor. This was less than 1 minute after the start of my 2 small dogs barking at the sound of what I thought was my shower running full-blast.

I spent the next hour+ sopping up water as best I could. Today, at the advice of a friend (and my insurance company), I brought in a company that specializes in water damage.

Here's what we found:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZKCVtZ

So, what are you waiting for? Get out there and replace those water supply lines!