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2. Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners

3. Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners • With only few plumbing tips you can prevent and fix many common plumbing problems easily. This will save your lots of money and time. Every homeowner should have basic knowledge of it as you don’t always need to call a plumber to fix a basic plumbing. • With only few plumbing tips you can fix and prevent many common problems yourself and you will surely save lots of money. You may need a professional only to fix major plumbing problems like clogged sewer lines, broken water heaters and gas leaks. • Here we will discuss few simple techniques and tips you can perform to keep your household plumbing in tip-top shape.

4. The 10 Essential Plumbing Tips For All Homeowners • 1. Find Out Where Your Water Shut-Off Valve Is Located • Whenever you need to fix any plumbing issue, the very first step that you need to do is to turn off the water main. You should know where this is located so that it should be turned off on time in case of any plumbing emergency. • You should know that plumbing problem can cause water damage to your house within no time. By shutting this off you can easily stop the water flow into the house in case of emergency. • By following this simple plumbing tip you can save lot of money in expensive repairs and water damage. • 2. Routinely clean your shower drain • This is also a simple plumbing tip to remember as ignoring this can cause a clogged drains. You should always clean the hair and debris from the shower.

5. By regularly cleaning the shower drain the problem of clogged drains will never arise. You can also clean sewer lines by yourself with hydro jetting. All you have to do is to buy a hydro jetter that uses high velocity water pressure to eliminate clogs in a flash, and it easily clear and clean the drainage pipes. • You should also avoid using liquid drain cleaners like the plague. The reason is that chemicals in these can easily harm your plumbing infrastructure. • 3. Protect your pipes from the cold • If you will follow this simple plumbing tip then you can save a big repair bill. In winters water pipes can easily get frozen and then they can burst. • If you are living in a place where there is too in winters then you should protect your pipes from getting free zed. You should properly insulate your home and should get your entire exterior and interior pipes some cold weather protection.

6. In winters pipes burst usually when owners are away from their homes for some period and the thermostats are set too low. • 4. Own A Plunger And Drain Snake • Always keep a plunger and drain snake at home because these are very effective tools at handling clogs. You can use them in variety of ways such as to unclog sinks, toilets, and shower drains. • You don’t need to have any special skills when working with these and they are very handy where the clogs are not very serious. You can use drain snake where plunger is unable to remove a serious clog. • Other plumbing tools that everyone should have at their house are:- • Propane torch • Tongue and groove pliers • Hacksaw

7. 5. Inspect Your Hot Water Heater Regularly • 5. Inspect Your Hot Water Heater Regularly Another important plumbing tip that everyone should follow is to take proper care of hot water heater. You should at least drain your water heater at least once in every year to remove sediments. • Another important plumbing tip that everyone should follow is to take proper care of hot water heater. You should at least drain your water heater at least once in every year to remove sediments. Also insure that the pipes to the water heater are properly insulated and check if the pressure relief valve is working as required or not. If the water heater is older then you must replace it with new ones and modern heaters are more energy efficient. • Also insure that the pipes to the water heater are properly insulated and check if the pressure relief valve is working as required or not. If the water heater is older then you must replace it with new ones and modern heaters are more energy efficient. • 6. Don’t ignore leaks You should never ignore leaks even if they are small one. It is estimated that a dipping tap uses at least 5500 liters a year. Leaks also affect your water bills and contribute to water crises. Leaks can also damage your walls, roofs or other building area. • 7. Don’t use your toilets as a garbage disposal Many people use their toilets as garbage disposal. They flush their hairs, bandages, women sanitary products, paper towels, etc. instead of throwing them in a trash.

8. 5. Inspect Your Hot Water Heater Regularly • 8. Get Regular Plumbing Inspections for Your Home Always get a professional plumbing inspection for your home once or twice a year. It will help you detect full blown plumbing problems that might cause a lot of damage to your home if the issues are not handled in a timely manner. • Another important plumbing tip that everyone should follow is to take proper care of hot water heater. You should at least drain your water heater at least once in every year to remove sediments. With regular inspection you will come to know if all your plumbing and heating systems are working fine or not and if needed then you can even plan on upgrades to your systems for maintained efficiency. • Also insure that the pipes to the water heater are properly insulated and check if the pressure relief valve is working as required or not. If the water heater is older then you must replace it with new ones and modern heaters are more energy efficient. • 9. Don’t Overdo the Tightening While doing any plumbing job yourself you should never over tight the pipe fitting. Over tightening can easily strip screws and break bolts which will cause more problems. • 10 Often check your water meter dials Always keep an eye over your water meter dials. If you find the water meter active even if nobody is using water then check for leaks immediately. This tip will save your lots of money in water bills.

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