How To Install A Washing Machine Box

My washer outlet box is rusted and needs to be replace. In this video I show you how to replace it with an Oatey washer outlet box using Pex.
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[@sstand03]

I'm a 55 single female with modest diy skills but after watching this I feel like I can take it and will save myself the $450 plumber quote. Great video. Thanks!

[@CaptainNemo279]

My biggest fear to take upon this project is a dry wall repair after plumbing done. You've done it flawlessly. Thumps up.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you 😊

[@sat444]

You made that look easy - I greatly appreciate the lesson!

[@22kane45]

I have a leak from the CW faucet in the box. Your video is an excellent, and I might add, the best source of info for undertaking a project I've never done before. Never realized the faucet was leaking on this 50 year old home that we have been living in for the past 30 years. I'm guessing I have copper lines behind the wall and I'll learn as I go transistioning from copper to PEX. Because of the leak, I'm guessing I'll have to replace maybe a 1/4 sheet of drywall. I've done drywalling, and I like your idea (never seen or heard of this before) of beveling joints before taping and plastering when doing repairs. It makes sense.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you and good luck with your repairs.😊

[@AR-3618]

Attempting this as my first major DIY project. We had a leak in the supply line. This video was absolutely perfect as a guide. Thanks so much!

[@BEETHEFASHION]

Great Job! We are purchasing a 1972 condo and we have to replace a old rusted metal box and this is the perfect video! Hopefully we will have success like you did 👍👍👍

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Glad you found it and hope it works out.

[@duanemiller9526]

I like your effort I would to everyone to turn. the water on. first to see if there are leaks before sheet rocking, also you might consider glueing on box to abs pipe

[@TheArecf]

Excellent repair technique! You may have convinced me to use PEX instead of cutting old copper pipe and sweating new pipe behind the drywall. In my opinion, it would not be that difficult to design a remodel outlet box. All it would need would be a built-in access panel below the part of the box in which the valves are mounted. I could not find one either so I had to go with the Oatey rough-in box and make my own access panel, which is similar to the drywall that you installed, however, my access panel is removable made of 1/2" plywood and "picture-framed" with 1-1/2" X 1/4 wood. I have repeated used this type of removable access panel to cover electrical and home automation wiring outlet boxes in my home. Among the other advantages, it eliminates the dust associated with a convention drywall repair.

[@ifaworkingitout3735]

Very helpful air travel during the first one your video help me complete the second job much faster and easier

[@joshw9865]

thanks boss, just started my first professional job in the plumbing business and gotta do my first one of these today and now i think i understand what im gonna be doing

[@billclarke397]

Looks great; I would have tried running the water before mudding in case there were leaks in the crimps - but I guess confidence is good!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

😁😁

[@pf5658]

Nice job. I love to see people doing good work and taking pride in doing so. This is coming from an experienced trade man.

[@dennislea3159]

Thanks, all we can do is try and use a little common sense.

[@scottvandever2066]

Every job looks simple, but my hot & cold copper pipes come down out of the box and take a HARD LEFT..all I’ve seen the pipes go down a foot o two. House built in ‘69. Still working on it. 🙏🏻 great video though.

[@melbablair1972]

Flawless!!!!!! You’d never know that it was replaced!!!! Wow! Just , wow!!! I need you for all our plumbing needs!! Lol!

[@EdwardCharron]

Can't believe this video only has 59k views. Excellent video, good camera work, audio was good, well done. Changing the leaking washer valves is exactly what I need to do and I have scoured KZbin for instructions and your video was exactly what I needed. Thank you and Thumb Up.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Wow, thanks!

[@josephrose8345]

Excellent step by step review of the process. A couple good tips on mudding the Sheetrock.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you 😊

[@Kevin-oy8nl]

Great job, took forever to find a video pertinent to what I'm doing.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Awesome! I hope it helped. 😊

[@herbertgartley6623]

Very, very helpful. The cold water valve broke while I was trying to turn it off , just cheap I suppose. Had a plumber come look because I couldn’t figure how to replace it . He never returned so I found your video. I never secured with pex, so I was wondering if you check fitting for leaks before buttoning up . Thanks so much & the music was just right

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you! Yes, I turn the water on for leaks and then patch it up 😀

[@johnfischer9290]

You should have glued the drain pipe into the outlet box to prevent water from any possible leak between the two materials dripping into the wall cavity which could cause mold.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

It was glued off camera.

[@carolynchambers1507]

Good morning from Georgia. Hope everything went good with Von's surgery and she is recuperating nicely. Love your channel.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thanks Carolyn. Surgery went well and she is home recovering. She’s in tons of pain right now but we are expecting significant improvement over the next couple of weeks. Thanks for asking.

[@contentcait]

Great job, explained well. No fluff.

[@peterwagenknecht9797]

That is Awesome , the connections here are hidden inside the wall and that is a better idea I like it

[@rmnjmnz8133]

It looks professionally done.

[@sheldonreum907]

Great job !

[@brucelanctot5397]

Great vidio. Trying to get idea how to install wtr supply box to fridge ice maker. Thanks

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you.

[@khalidhanif2887]

Great Job 👏

[@watkinstreefarm6880]

Looks great!! Muding scares me. I can do all the rest. You made it look easy.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

It’s my least favorite part.

[@bretlawson924]

Wow nice job! You did cause me to now pine over not having one of those recipe saws all these years......man! that makes short work of tight spots to cut in. LOL I had always thought of them as just for cutting beneath jams and along the floor....heading to the store to get one with my gift card I got at Christmas!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

That’s awesome! I was the same way a few years ago and my wife bought it for me as a gift. I can’t live without it now. It make things so easy.

[@bretlawson924]

sorry should have called it correctly, "oscillating saw". Literally on my way now to get it.

[@Jimmy-vt8jb]

Gotta do this job this weekend. My house doesn't have an outlet box. Just a hole in the wall 🙄

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Good luck😊

[@michaelfishkin4332]

Great job

[@anthonystubblefield4987]

Now tell everyone your a master plumber!!! Nice brother!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Jack of some trades master of none. 😁

[@MyMediaButterfly]

I am going to attempt this tonight! Wish me luck!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Good luck, you’ve got this.

[@ouroffgridalaskanlife3998]

Great job!!! Really can't wait to watch you guys building this summer!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you. We’re excited to get started also.😊

[@taylormadetransportationll8297]

Great job! I am tackling mine this weekend

[@alysonsnipes4978]

This is prefect! Very easy explanation on how to do this.

[@humlocker]

I wish you show how you connected the valves, my are cooper lines. not all lines are the same so yours was easy to connect to the valves

[@jkustockaphobia2421]

Good shit man.. you made it look like a pro did it!

[@tonycarreira3793]

Nice work!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thanks!

[@stevecrawley5959]

Great repair, I would love to know your technique for texturing the drywall patch.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

If the repair is small enough I use the cans of texture from The big box store and match it as close as possible. The easiest texture to match is orange peel.

[@nickhunt2245]

Pex is the only way to go!

[@jiminalaska]

You rock. Nice job. Packing my rv now, hope to be at my place in April. Will think of you when I go through TOK

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you. Hopefully we’ll get an early spring and it’ll be warm tho April.

[@cars-cannibis101]

I was wondering why you didn't check the water lines after you crimped the new ones in place

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Everything was checked before closing it up.

[@scottbuckley5086]

I have the same problem. this is very helpful!

[@billym9265]

Excellent work. Nice and clean.

[@codes303]

Awesome work dude! Thanks for the help

[@BobSmith-pp2ed]

Great....should the drain line be glued in to the box?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Yes, I glued this one off camera.

[@WilliamSmith-kj5tk]

Looks great. Good job.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@batteman34]

Nice work,great info!Thanks!

[@jasonjones846]

Great job pal! Is the outlet above the water nozzles a GFI? Doesn’t look like it. Btw you have the best introduction video , it’s a nice collaboration of all your videos.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you. The outlet itself is not but it is on a GFCI circuit.

[@76tigga]

crimping the valves in place is a permanent install. Would it be better if you crimped a female coupling in place in case you can easily remove the valves in the future when the time comes to replace them?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

A permanent source natal is what you want if you’re closing it into a wall. The more valves and couplings you have the more potential for leaks. Just my opinion.

[@donaldacevedo7574]

good vid. Thanks.

[@bst5259]

You didn’t prime and cement the drain opening to the abs drain pipe ?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

I did off camera

[@underdog570]

You do good work brother! 👊🏼

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thanks Jake.

[@underdog570]

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska you bet! 👊🏼

[@supersabrosinho]

Starts at 3:04

[@giancarloarpino9842]

Great diy vid! You forgot to glue the drain pipe to the box!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thanks, I actually did glue the drain but didn’t show it.😊

[@seanj3202]

This is really helpful, thank you!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Glad it helped.

[@raulramirez6291]

Great example, thanks

[@jmac6242]

Excellent. Thank You.

[@davidwilliamson3809]

Nice job. Would have liked to see the texturing part. Did you use a can of orange peel spray?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Yes, fine orange peel. I prefer the pro can. I think it sprays a better pattern.

[@HowieThree]

Should a new box be installed in the middle of the washer or to the right side of the washer ?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

I’ve never worried about the location, but I try to keep it close to the middle of the washer so that there are no problems reaching it with the water hoses and discharge hose.

[@dennislea3159]

Nice job, getting ready to do mine

[@edgoswick1271]

Great video

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Glad you enjoyed it😊

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

First🏆 Nice job, love those oscillating tool.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Damn! You are an early bird today. This oscillating tools are amazing. Once you have one you can’t live without it. Have a good day.

[@nick4407]

Would love to know the trick for cutting that drywall hole for the valve box so accurately!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

No trick, you just have to cut the sheetrock back to the center of the closest studs. Be prepared to fill in with some new sheet rock after installing the outlet box.

[@thebear5454]

Luckily you had pecs pipe and not Copper. Ryan, "jack of all trades". 👍👍

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was pex, makes life so much easier. 😊

[@gwilbur1]

good video...very helpful. thanks.

[@Calhoun163]

Thank you good sir!

[@ACO-Amy]

Awesome job, looks great!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@WV591]

TU.. i have a valve I can not take off the hose.

[@kevinp9867]

Looks good. Great job👍🏻

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you.

[@ravasavideos]

Good job my friend

[@duaneklein4924]

Nice looking work. Often in that outlet box is the drain for your washer. Yours must be located elsewhere?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

No it was the black pipe I connected in the middle of the valves. The drain hose is zip tied under the blue pex so you might have missed it.

[@duaneklein4924]

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska cool thanks. You did a great job

[@HallnoutMhall]

Looks great!

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@jonphanspromotions]

Well done my friend.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@randyday8051]

Good job thank you so much

[@musclecar29]

nice job clean and neat

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@kevink2831]

Great job as usual, liking the video's, take care..

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thanks Kevin.

[@amyalvarado3762]

Looks great. 👍

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you.

[@critter9a]

looks like fun there lol.

[@scottscaneh]

Awesome job

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@tigusvaton8406]

Great video excellently done

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@Here-2-Learn]

I didn’t see the drain for the washer? Looked like just the water softener drain

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Washer drain is right in the middle of the two water valves.

[@thefinaldispatch]

Should have tested new water connections before covering. Prob ok but you never know!

[@alchemista2]

Is there a way to replace one of the valves by itself without the whole box? One of my valves there has a little leak.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

You would still need to cut the sheetrock back to access the water lines. Then you’ll see what the job will take. It is totally possible to just replace one valve.

[@alchemista2]

It bubbles up a little water at the top when I open the valve, so the leak is at the top (exposed). Do they really make these so hard to maintain that I need to cut the wall?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

@@alchemista2 there’s so many different models, but most are not very maintenance friendly.

[@berniejanicki4540]

If it is leaking on the stem it may be a packing leak and is easily cured by tightening the packing nut a little with a crescent wrench. This is a routine maintenance item if the valves are used often.

[@amiedavis5257]

Where was the washing machine drain? My drain connects from my washer into a drain pipe in the wall. How and where does this washing machine drain?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

The drain is in the middle of the two valves.

[@amiedavis5257]

@@wildwoodoffgridalaska .. Where does it connect to the washing machine? I saw the blue PEX, but my drain hose is completely different from the set up you have

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

@@amiedavis5257 there is pex going to the valves but between the valves is a 1 1/2” black drain pipe that is attached to the white box and drains to the main waste drain pipe.

[@markbardusk9516]

Nice job

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@Nahyoutrippin]

Nice work. Question. Did the brackets for the Sheetrock come with the kit? What are those called?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

The tabs to connect the box to the studs came with the kit. Hope that’s what you’re referring to.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

The sheetrock repair meets the original sheetrock at the center of the studs on either side.

[@GuitarZen83]

Awesome!

[@Waradmiral1991]

Where do you drain the washer into?

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Water drains into the center pipe between the two valves.

[@aaadj7out]

done good..

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Thank you

[@amlord3826]

You didn't cement the drain pipe in place... :) nice video though

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

I went back and caught it before sheetrocking.

[@sergvegas5446]

No hammer arrestors?🤔

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

Never had water hammer problems. Not needed in all situations.

[@sergvegas5446]

Hmmm...but you will in the future 🤣 bud.

[@jimtarrant1860]

Nice job but why no safety glasses when using the oscillating saw? Your eyes are too valuable to risk.

[@lucasskinner9673]

Washer dryer box 🤣🤣