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Small Plumbing Tips For A New Home Owner
Small Plumbing Tips For A New Home Owner
Ready to make plumbing work for you? Great time to get started! Wait how do you do that and how do you get started? Never fear here are some plumbing tips! This collection of advice should provide you with just the right amount of knowledge and inspiration to do your own plumbing.
Before starting any plumbing project be sure to turn off the main water supply. Water damage can be one of the most expensive things to repair. To minimize damage turn the main water supply off as well as any shut off valves near where you are working. This will save a great deal of hardship later on.
Use your garbage disposal with the cold water running so that you can preserve the blades of the disposal. Using hot water makes grease more liquid and can cause problems including clogs. Make sure to clean blades by putting in a little dish detergent and run cold water at the same time.
Avoid using hard cleaners on your toilets such as drop-in cleaner tabs in the tank. When these tabs are almost completely dissolved whats left of the tab gets washed into the bowl. This can then end up clogging the toilets port holes preventing the toilet from flushing properly. It can take months for this debris to finish dissolving in those holes.
You can drastically reduce your utility bills with the installation of shower heads designed for better efficiency. Most of the hot water we use is in the shower. Install energy saving faucets throughout your home and you can recapture your cost within the year.
Make sure that you disconnect all hoses outside your house when the fall season hits. This is important to reduce the chance of freezing which can cause damage to the connecting pipes. Disconnect all of your water hoses and store them safely to put your family in the best position for the fall.
As you have seen in the above tips there is a lot of knowledge you can acquire before starting to do your own plumbing and its this knowledge that can help you with your future plumbing jobs. Do everything you must to find out what you need to get started.
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