the safest option is to replace the drain hose,tape may hold for a week or a month but when a pump starts it moves the water out at a fair rate the drain hose will not be visible to see tape as hidden behind machine first thing you will see is a growing puddle getting BIGGER this will make a right mess,
wirecutterman
June 2012
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