Greenhouses and Gardening

Home improvement and maintenance is very essential. You need to look after every aspect of your home. Everything requires regular maintenance in order to work efficiently for years and home plumbing system is one of the most important aspects of your home that requires proper care. Here we will learn about things that should be checked after a fixed time.

Prepare a list in your mind of all the pipes and faucets where water supply goes in your home so that you can check all of them. It includes all the water pipes of your house, all the faucets, shower head, bathtub, laundry facility (washer, utility sinks and drains) etc.

Best method to check the proper working of a faucet or a shower head is to check their water flow. If you find the pressure to be same as before then there is nothing to worry about. But if it is less than before then it shows that either something is trapped in your faucet/shower head or in the water supply pipes.

Check drain of each sink, shower and tub for the speed of drainage. Slow drainage normally indicates a clog in the drain. When water is draining, if bubbles appear in it then it is a sign of some problem. To check all the faucets in your home, turn on all of them to see if there is any water coming out of the handles and valves.

Check the flush of toilet by pushing the flush button. Also check if water is leaking after flushing by putting some colored food grain. Examine the tank in toilet and find out whether any part is rusted, broken or missing.

Loose, hollow or cracked tiles around the sink/shower point towards a leakage. Also check if the caulking of tub, shower and sink is proper or not because it can also cause leakage of water.

For checking your water heater against rusting, check the flakes of rust inside the burner chamber. Presence of rust chips inside proves that it has rusted. If flame color of the water heater is yellow then it is time for cleaning the jet. To eliminate sediment from the heater, drain it on regular interval of time.

If you will run this checklist once or twice in a year then you can make your home plumbing system efficient and prevent the occurrence of any big problem. It can save a lot of money for you that would otherwise be wasted in repairing any big problem. Hence, inspecting home plumbing system periodically is very essential.

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