With the exception of fire, there are few home disasters that rival the damage caused by a burst washing-machine hose. When turned loose, 600 gallons of water per hour can enter a house. That can fill ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Those two small hoses behind your washing machine don’t get noticed very much. However, there is a reason that they should.

Q: A couple of days ago, the city flushed out the water mains. For several hours after they finished, I got a lot of dark sludge in the water. Now my washing machine takes a long time to fill. Is ...