Leaks

Leaking drain pipes in your home plumbing are not only unsanitary and hazardous but they can also cause a big loss of water. Most of the time a leaking a drain is detected much later than the leak had started and after much of the damage that could have been prevented, has already been done by the leaking pipe.

During cold winters with freezing temperatures, frozen water pipes or frozen drain pipes are always a risk. In this Plumbing How To we will show you that when the water inside your plumbing pipes freezes, the ice inside will start to expand and block the flow of water through the frozen pipes and it might even burst pipes.

A tap is a valve that is used for controlling the release of water to baths or sinks. The terms Faucet and Spigot are more common in the United States. There are a lot of different hot and cold water types of faucets on the market today, and how to repair a leaky faucet depends on what type of faucet it is and where exactly the faucet is leaky.

Often the source of a leaking lavatory underneath the lavatory basin will be a leaking drain trap. Closely following in second place are the faulty connections between the lavatory basin drain and the lavatory drain line also called the "tailpiece". This article will offer some tips to help you fix your leaking lavatory drain.

The toilet float valve allows water to enter the tank of your toilet, when the water level rises so will the hollow float / ball, at a certain point the toilet float will reach its highest level causing it to shut off the valve to stop the water supply to the toilet cistern. When a float valve or ballcock wears out it will not close properly anymore and water the water level in your tank will keep on rising and eventually seep down into the toilet bowl.