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Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners
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Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners
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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 dont 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 dont 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

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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. Dont 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. Dont 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.
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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. Dont 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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