Title: 4 home plumbing practices that your pipes will be thankful
14 HOME PLUMBING PRACTICES THAT YOUR PIPES WILL
BE THANKFUL
2CONTENT
Introduction Leaks Drain and insulate Insulate
pipes Keep areas waterproof Summary
3Home plumbing is an easy measure to help you out
with simple plumbing works and repairs. If
homeowners start to take all the necessary
precautions and maintenance to maintain the home
pplumbing systems, then they can easily avoid the
call to their lumbers for repairs and issues.
That in return helps you to save some bucks and
keep your pipes and home neat and healthy. The
following are some of the home plumbing practices
which a homeowner should be followed to have a
healthy plumbing system.
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LEAKS
It is the most frequent and common problem face
by homeowners. Even the smallest leak from
pipes can make the areas around it wreck and
lead to problems which need a call to plumber
or professional to handle.
Especially in areas such as exterior walls,
unheated basements, garages, and spaces with
little to no insulation. These areas are prone
to get avoided by owners when they check for any
abnormalities at times.
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DRAIN AND INSULATE
Before winter it is a must to drain and insulate
all the outdoor pipes and faucets to prevent
water to get trapped in the pipes and freeze,
expand and then crack open to break or burst.
This can lead to horrid plumbing problems at the
time of winters. So avoid such things, check
the plumbing and even irrigation system to drain
and insulate the pipes for better management.
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INSULATE PIPES
Insulating according to the problem is the best
to avoid any kind of problem. If you want to
avoid freezing of water in winters you can use
heat tape to wrap around the pipes to keep
pipes from freezing.
And insulate the heat from the pipe by
installing foam tubes and towels to reduce the
heat expansion. And surround the weak pipes
with tapes to prevent any kind of electrical
shock in contact with water.
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KEEP AREAS WATERPROOF
This can be a bit difficult but the homeowner
should carefully maintain the areas around the
plumbing system to be waterproof to avoid major
problems like mold infestations and electric
shock or even degrading the whole home structure.
8Summary
And lastly, if you cant do all of these or dont
have time to check your plumbing system and
pipes to prevent sudden unpleasant plumbing
problems, then consider yourself signing up for
a home plumbing maintenance program to keep the
system work and also expand the life of the
plumbing system.