If you are like most people, your amateur plumbing skills leave something to be desired. Would you like to be able to update and repair it yourself? If you have decided to learn more about how to better maintain your home’s plumbing, read on for some ideas. The advice provided in the below article can help you improve your home plumbing.
If you have noisy pipes that sound like hammering or squeaking, this is something that is easy to fix. Exposed pipes need to be anchored. If pipes are located in the floor, ceiling or walls, you might want to have a professional help you complete the project.
If you have a clogged toilet with a low water level and a plunger isn’t doing the job, it’s time to try adding a bucket of lukewarm water to the toilet from a around three feet or higher. The water needs to be at a low level again in order to repeat the process.
You should put a strainer over your drains to catch anything that could clog your drain up. Your kitchen sink strainer needs cleaning every time something big gets stuck in it. Keep the bathroom drains cleaned out too.
Each month, treat your drains by pouring one cup of baking soda down it, and then follow that with a cup of regular white vinegar. Use a plug or rag to cover the drain, because there will be a chemical reaction in the pipes. Wait for a little while and then allow boiling water to go down the drain. This method should clear your pipes of accumulated hair and soap scum.
Be sure that the overflow holes are free of debris. Overflow holes catch the excess water from an overflowing sink. They may not sound like a matter of great importance until you actually need them. When you do periodic checks for any other problems or repairs that are needed, take the time to clear the holes that are there to protect you from overflow.
Putting in shower heads that are energy-efficient can save you a lot of money in energy costs. Most hot water is consumed in our showers. When you install energy-efficient heads in each bathroom, you will save around 100 dollars or more per shower.
Having water leaking into the dishwasher, however annoying, is luckily an easy fix. The hose that runs from the kitchen sink to the dishwasher is not installed properly, and can be corrected quickly. This hose must lead uphill and downhill to prevent mixing water between the kitchen sink and the dishwasher.
You should always clean your dryer’s lint trap. This is preventative maintenance that will prevent many problems, including fires. Also, check the lint trap to see if there are telltale signs that lint may be leaking into your pipes through holes and tears.
Keeping up with maintenance is the number one way to keep plumbers from having to come fix issues. One of the major repairs is clogs. You can clog your drains with hair. This can be prevented by using a drain cover or screen to keep the hair from going down the drain. It is much easier to remove the hair from a screen than it is to get it out of a pipe.
Sometimes, you will be forced to use a certain plumber, but that doesn’t mean that looking him up on Angie’s List or a similar site isn’t a good idea. If your insurer has just given you the name of a plumber, see if they have a website, read any testimonials and other feedback so you know what to expect once they arrive at your home.
After reading this article, you should be a little excited to start handling plumbing projects on your own. These new ideas may help yield positive results in your work. If they do not work, keep trying until you get pleasant results!
