I'm having the screen on my coldwater connection keep clogging up. It seems to be filled with small rust particles. It takes hours to fill washer with cold water... I've cleaned it out 2x but it's a real pain.
Can I just poke a hole through it and scrape it out?
This hasn't happened on the hot water connectiong\
No, don't poke it through. It will clog elsewhere. Clean the intake screen completely. Buy a $3.00 in hose screened washer. Put it in the hose end connected to your taps. The reason cold clogs and not hot is that the rust settles in the bottom of the hot water tank and doesn't get pushed thru the lines. The cold water is a direct feed. Clean the newly installed screen monthly as your supply taps are way more convenient than the connections to the water inlet vavle at the back of the machine.
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