Tips to Avoid Water Damage In Your Home

10/25/2018 (Permalink)

Tips to Avoid Water Damage in Your Home

• Examine your rain gutters and clear them of any debris or leaves. Make certain they are draining properly and have no place where water would build up inside.
• Maintain the trees and vegetation outside your home. Inspect any landscaping near your utility pipes. You don’t want their roots to wrap around piping and break them. Remove shrubs and trees that have grown too big.
• Inspect your roof and be certain that it is in good condition. If you find any cracked, curled or missing shingles then replace promptly.
• Look through all your sink supply lines in your kitchen and bathrooms including showers and tubs. Tighten or fix all leaking drain pipes.
• Check out your appliances every few weeks to be sure they have no leaks and function according to specified directions.
• Upgrade the hoses of your washing machine. Brittle, leaky or old washing machine hoses are a common cause of water loss. Replace them regularly to avoid a big mess and costly damage.
• Inspect the water pressure coming into your home. If it is set too high, your hoses and pipes could fail under the pressure. Purchase a water pressure gauge at a hardware store and attach it to an outside faucet. Then turn the faucet on all the way. You will get a reading from the gauge of your home’s water pressure. Average residential water systems are meant for 40 to 70 psi of water pressure. If it exceeds 100 psi, you should install a pressure regulator.
• Set up water detection devices where a flood or leak is most likely to happen . This is a small electronic device that will sound an alarm when the sensor comes in contact with moisture. Install them near washing machines, toilets, water heaters, sump pumps and dishwashers.
• Keep an eye on your water bill. If you see the usage of your water increases from one month to another without knowing why, you might have a leak somewhere. Don’t leave any mystery leads unchecked.

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