Fixtures

How to Repair a Leaking Drain Pipe : Tips and Tricks

Leaking Drain Pipe

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.

Leaking drain pipes

Most of the time a leak in the drain pipe will be located near the drain body, or in between one of the lateral pipes connecting the trap. The P-trap itself can develop leaks, usually caused by cleaning the trap or because the drain pipes have been knocked out of line. Most of these leaks are not that difficult to repair with some "do it yourself plumbing".

What You Need To Know About DIY Plumbing Repairs & Maintenance

DIY Plumbing Repairs & Maintenance

Well, you’ve decided to replace or upgrade the plumbing of your home. Then you may have stumbled onto so much information that you really don’t know where to start anymore. Don’t worry, we are here to help you out! Listed here are just some of the ways to get you started on your diy plumbing, and will help you to become a home plumbing related specialist.

Make sure to check your home plumbing every year for oxidation. A lot of people may not do this and might end up having defective corroded water lines. When you see that your piping starts to show sign of oxidation or corrosion, it is vital that you have them inspected and repaired straight away to avoid further damage to your home and plumbing.

Conserve Water with Electronic Faucets

Electronic Faucets

Electronic faucets or automatic faucets (sometimes called a sensor faucet) is a faucet with a hands-free mechanism for opening and closing the valves. Electric faucets are mainly used for public washrooms where they are an important tool for water conservation and to mitigate the spread of germs. With people becoming more environmentally conscious installing an electronic faucet is good way to save both water and money.

Extend a Downspout Away From Your Home

Extending Downspout

To avoid the water from collecting near your home where it can cause damage to the foundation or footing of the house and to keep the water out of your basement you can extend the downspouts to a set of drainage pipes that lead further away from your home.

The gutters are designed to channel the water off your roof after that the downspouts will channel the water away from your home. When the rainwater or water from melting snow and ice that gets carried off the roof by the downspout does not get channeled far enough away from your home, it will gather against the foundation and footings and it can eventually get into the crawlspace or basement.

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