Water Damage in San Diego Ca 92154
11/1/2019 (Permalink)
This is a laundry room in San Diego, Ca that sustained significant water damage due to a malfunctioning hose.
A multi-company and multi-region study of homeowners’ insurance claims from water damage revealed:
- Washing machine-related failures are one of the top 10 leading sources of residential water losses.
- These failures cost an average of $5,308 per incident after the deductible was paid.
- Failures of supply hoses accounted for more than half of all washing machine-related losses.
- Of the water supply hose failures resulting in water loss claims, 78% involved washing machines that were less than 11 years old. Of these failures, 54% occurred in washing machines between 8 and 10 years old.
- Approximately 6% of all washing machine failures occurred in unoccupied homes.
- Failures that occurred in unoccupied homes resulted in claims that were on average nearly two-and-a-half times more severe than those occurring in occupied homes.