Washing machine is hooked up to a Watts Intelliflow electronic valve. It's a bit older, but won't play well with the new high tech washing machine. Can I simply swap it out to the basic Watts 2T-M2 valve without any issues?

This https://www.watts.com/products...e-shutoffs/a2c-sc-wb

To this hopefully
https://www.watts.com/products...g-machine-shutoffs/2

Go to a plumbing supply house, they should have the valve that fits.

The supply house I went to was out of the correct valve, but had one that worked with a couple of adapters.

A few days later my valve was replaced under warranty and I reversed the process.

Do your current washer machine lines not have valves to shut them off or is that a device to shut off the water if the washer isn’t drawing electricity via the plug?

I’ve never seen one

It has a detector you put on the floor. If a hose breaks, it senses the water and shuts off the flow. I had one in my previous home.

How does it not work with newer machines with electronics? I find that curious.

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Originally posted by Tn226:
It has a detector you put on the floor. If a hose breaks, it senses the water and shuts off the flow. I had one in my previous home.

How does it not work with newer machines with electronics? I find that curious.

That is genius-I had a washer hose break and flood my apartment back in 2002 ish. I’ve never heard of this but can guarantee it’ll be in my new house

I have the second one you posted. Simple and does it's job. I replace the hoses every few years. I had a neighbor replace his washer and dryer and he was too cheap to replace the hoses. One of them burst while him and his wife were not home.

Pretty big mess when the wife got home. She came to my door in a panic, she was mumbling....water, everywhere. I went it her house and found the leak.

I had another neighbor that was in France and the plastic fitting for the stainless steel line to his toilet broke. The water company calculated about 11,000 gallons of water went into their crawlspace.

I shut my water off when I go on vacation.

This is the one I had in my previous house

https://24hr.supply/fs3-4h90/?...b7noyZszMDmfw3NzbCOs

It was a lot cheaper the first time around but still worth it I think. There are other models that are internet connected but I don’t really see the need.

These seem like a good idea and remind me of another product I saw years ago. There were water sensors to place under sinks and behind the washer, then an electric valve that would shut off all water to the house if triggered. I'll have to see if something like that is still available.

@bryan11

Moen makes one. Moen Flo Smart.

Around $500 for the valve plus installation.

There's a whole-house shutoff called Water Cop. You put sensors in bathrooms, laundry room, under the kitchen sink, etc. The sensors can be either wired or wireless.