A failed washer hose, dishwasher seal or refrigerator supply tube can soak a floor and cabinet base before anyone sees it. The crew extracts the water and dries what it reached.
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Pull the plug and close the shutoff valve behind or beneath the machine.
Move the appliance only if the floor is dry enough to stand on safely.
Use towels to remove shallow water and leave deeper flows to the crew.
Photograph the appliance, the hose and the wet floor and cabinets.
Appliance Leak Water Damage: the trade facts
Appliance leaks are quiet. A washer hose that loosens, a dishwasher seal that fails or a refrigerator ice-maker supply tube that cracks can drip behind the machine for days. In a city where median gross rent is $1,722 and many homes are rented, a hidden leak often becomes a dispute between tenant and landlord unless someone documents it.
A small leak in a kitchen or laundry room costs the least. Water that spread under cabinets and into hardwood or pad needs more drying, and a slow leak under a wide floor reaches the top of the range.
$800 to $1,900
$1,900 to $3,800
$3,500 to $6,000
Ranges are typical figures, not a quote. The category of water, the square footage, the material class and how fast drying started move the number most. The water damage cost calculator gives a closer range.
The tech who does the walkthrough finds the source and maps the moisture before equipment goes down, and the drying team keeps it running until the readings say dry.
Wet vacuums and extraction mats remove water from the floor surface.
Toe kicks and baseboards come off so cabinet bases and wall bottoms can dry.
Air movers, mats and dehumidifiers run on the wet floor and cabinets.
Meters confirm the wood, subfloor and walls have reached dry values.
A supply hose or ice-maker tube leaks clean water, while a dishwasher or washer drain adds soap and food residue and counts as gray water. Gray water means porous materials such as carpet pad are more likely to come out than dry in place.
Technicians pull the toe kick, drill small ventilation holes and run air movers to reach cabinet bases. Hardwood mats draw moisture from boards, while pad and moisture-sensitive flooring may be removed when readings stay high.
Dated photos, readings and a record of the appliance model help tenants, owners and adjusters agree on the cause. Related work appears on the water extraction and bathroom leak water damage pages.
Appliance leak calls come from ZIP 29407 and 29412 and from neighborhoods such as West Ashley, Avondale, Old Windermere, Byrnes Downs, James Island and Johns Island.
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Yes. Water pools under the machine and moves through seams into hardwood, pad and cabinet bases, so a small drip can become wide damage.
Solid wood and plywood bases often dry in place with the toe kick removed. Particleboard swells and rarely recovers, so readings decide.
A drip tray, a supply tube or an ice-maker valve is usually the source. A moisture meter on the floor and cabinet shows how far it traveled.
The lease and the cause decide who pays. Tenants should report the leak right away, and the crew's photos and logs help both sides.
Sudden failures are often covered, while slow seepage may not be. Share the dated records with the adjuster, and keep the failed part if possible.
Appliance flooding the floor?
Water behind a washer or under a dishwasher keeps spreading unseen. The crew extracts it, opens the toe kick and dries until the readings are normal.