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Know How to Prevent Plumbing Leaks at Home

If you don’t take proper care of your plumbing system, then you will put unnecessary
stress and strain on your pipes and may one day end up with a leak.

Plumbing leaks are a serious issue – if you are not at home when your system springs a
leak or are otherwise unable to turn off your water supply at the stopcock, your property
can become water-damaged,
damaged, which could even affect its structural integrity. Repairing
Rep
structural damage costs a fortune.

You’re not out of the woods if you manage to turn the water off the moment your pipes
start leaking – if you don’t have home emergency cover or plumbing and drainage
cover, you will have to shell out a huge amoun
amountt of money to replace your plumbing;
frequently, people spend over £1, 000 on emergency plumbing repairs even though
they have managed to avoid structural damage.

Keep your water pressure at a reasonable level


Obviously, you won’t want to have your water pressure at a very low level, as this will
make it hard to clean dishes or take a shower.
Know How to Prevent Plumbing Leaks at Home
While high water pressure might seem like it only has advantages, in the long-term
long it
can put a severe strain on your pipes and reduce the life expectancy of your plumbing;
p
all the components of your plumbing system, such as valves and joints, are put under
increased stress as water pressure escalates.

Lag your pipes


Everyone who has lived in the UK for a few years knows how temperamental our
weather can be, and thatat our winters can see the thermostat stay below freezing for
weeks or even months. When the outside temperature reaches below zero, any
standing water in your plumbing system will freeze and expand, which strains joints and
can lead to leaks when the wate
water defrosts.

There is a range of different techniques you can use to prevent your pipes from freezing
and leaking, but one of the simplest and most effective is lagging them with pipe
insulation. You can do this yourself, although it might be a bit of a llong
ong process for a
layperson and a specialist contractor may be better equipped for the task.

Pipe insulation has a number of additional benefits as well as preventing plumbing


leaks; one of the key benefits of the product is its energy
energy-saving
saving potential. Pipe
insulation works in much the same way as cavity wall and loft insulation, in that it
prevents heat transfer. This will keep your cold water cold and your hot water hot and
will help you reduce your energy bills for decades.

Keep your boiler serviced


Having your boiler regularly serviced will enable you to discover if there are any
underlying problems with your central heating system before these problems become
serious. If you don’t have an annual boiler service, you might actually find that your
boiler
er warranty becomes invalid.

Know the location of your pipes


It might sound obvious, but a lot of plumbing emergencies occur when people put a nail
or screwdriver in the wall without first checking what is within the wall. Drilling through
your pipes might seem like a nightmare, but think how fortunate you were that you did
not drill through an electric cable instead!
Know How to Prevent Plumbing Leaks at Home
You can buy a stud sensor that will tell you where cables and pipes are located before
you start drilling, or can carefully cut a hatch out of the wall to show you where your
pipes and cables lead.

There
here could be a number of reasons for your plumbing issues so it’s better to trust the
professionals for detecting the plumbing system thoroughly before you go for buying
your dream home. In that case, Call Digital Home Inspection at 480
480-563-1800.
1800.

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