After my water pipes burst after a very cold winter spell, the water inlet valve to my (very old) washer apparently broke and water would not stop pouring into the washing machine. I installed a new water inlet valve, and the problem was fixed. The actual repair only took about 3 minutes and consisted of taking a hex screw out, removing the hose clamp and the hose, and disconnecting the wires. I then reconnected the new wires (hot/cold), put the hose and hose clamp back on, put the valve into place and screwed the hex screw back into place. The most time was spent unscrewing and removing the housing unit of the washer, removing the clamps and putting it all back together. In all, the total repair time was about 10-15 minutes simply because of the time it took to use a screwdriver.