Plumbing tips, tricks and advice you need to know

The plumbing is something that each of us uses and depends on. Bathrooms out to our kitchens, ensuring that all your plumbing pipes are running smoothly and efficiently is important for your health and happiness. So here is a list of great plumbing tips, tricks, and advice, every homeowner should know!

    Repair leaky faucets promptly; a leaky faucet wastes gallons of water in a short period.
    Insulate your electric hot-water storage tank and pipes, but be careful not to cover the thermostat.
    Insulate your hot water storage tank gas or oil and pipes, but be careful not to cover the upper water heater, bottom, thermostat, or burner compartment; if in doubt, seek professional help.
    Install low-flow faucets non-aeration and showers to save big dollars on your water bill
    Although most water heaters last 10-15 years, it is best to start buying a new one if yours is more than seven years old.
    Do some research before your heater will not allow you to select one that most appropriately to their needs.
    Lower the thermostat on your water heater; water heaters sometimes come standard with high-temperature settings
    An 115 ° F water heater setting provides enough hot water for most users
    One liter of water drains its water tank every three months to remove sediment that prevents heat transfer and reduces the efficiency of its heating.
    If you heat with electricity and live in a warm and sunny climate, consider installing a solar water heater.
    Eggshells are a great way to remove garbage disposals
    Take more showers than baths. You were using 15-25 liters of hot water to a bath, but less than 10 liters during a shower of 5 minutes.
    Choose a water heater with an appropriate classification first hour (FCF) for estimating the times of peak demand for hot water your family
    Determine a suitable type of fuel for your water heater. If you are considering electricity, check with your local power company peak electricity rates for water heating.
    Heaters to natural gas, oil and propane water are less expensive to operate than electric models.
    For safety and efficiency reasons, to buy gas water heaters and oil-fired, look for units with sealed combustion or ventilation power to prevent back-drafting of combustion gasses to the house.
    Do not install the water heater in a basement without heating.
    Try to minimize the length of the pipe that goes to your bathroom and kitchen.
    If your drain is clogged, you can pour half a box of baking soda and ½ cup vinegar down a drain, and then wait 30-45 minutes and pour boiling water down the drain.
    For electric water heaters, install a timer that can automatically turn the hot water during the night and in the morning. A simple timer can pay for itself in less than a year.
    Toilets and sinks require different types of plungers to remove clogs. Make sure you are using the correct one.
   Do not overload your garbage disposal with a lot of food at once
    Remember to use plenty of water while performing their trash to avoid obstructions
    Never place the rice, pasta, bones, corn cobs or beans in your garbage disposal
    To stop a toilet flowing over locating the valve back your bathroom and turn it off immediately
    If you dive not solve your clogged toilet, it's time to contact a professional plumber
    Those toilet guides are horrible for your bathroom and will create significant problems down the road
    If nothing happens when you flush, it means that you have a loose or valve handle
    Clogged toilet? Let stand for a few hours or overnight, then try to level again. Often this is all you need to do to correct the problem. Just be prepared for the water on the flow, if this does not work.
    You can also add a little hot water or boil your bowl and try to level, to correct an obstruction.
    Adding detergent to the bowl is another method that can remove an obstruction
    distilled vinegar can remove hard water stains in your shower. Just tie a bag of vinegar around your shower and leave it there for a few hours. Then you can only clean the stains with a cloth.
    Leaving Coke soak in your bathroom is the easiest way to clean your bowl.
     To clean your dishwasher, pour ½ cup of white vinegar in the detergent cup and only run the empty machine for a full cycle.
    You can use half a lemon to scrub the hard water stains on your taps.
    Disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products, hair, coffee grounds, toothpaste, food particles, cooking oil and mineral build up are the most common causes of clogged drains small bathroom? A toilet corner is an excellent way to save space!
    Looking to save on your water bill? Place a bucket in the shower to catch water, which you can later use to wash your car
    Most of the new water meters have an easy to read leakage indicator on the face of the display
    It is a myth that low-flow toilets do not perform as well as regular flow toilets
    WaterSense labeled toilets get the job done
    Take to check all your pipes for leaks, even if only a small leak can waste about 20 liters of water per day. Just imagine what a larger hole can do.
    Do not go crazy when using detergent, bleach or other chemicals on the utilization of these products can kill the natural bacteria that your sump system needs septic
    systems should be checked twice a year to ensure they are working properly
    The use of biodegradable soaps will help save more water
    A spring timer that plugs directly into your outdoor faucet will help prevent you from over or under watering your garden
      A dedicated circuit shall be used to pump the well. Most pumps have a high load when starting amp
    Do not use an extension cord to connect the pump to the outlet
    To maintain a sump pump, periodically check the system.
    Make sure the float in your sump pump is free of obstructions
    Note taking your sump pump to make sure water is being pumped
    If there are abnormal noises when your sump pump is running, strange sounds are signs that something is seriously wrong
    If a sump pump fails, and get water in the basement, do not attempt repairs without first turning off the power to all the outlets of the cellar.
    If you call a plumber right when you notice a leaky faucet is likely that you only need a small, simple repair, but if you wait a few months, the leak will get worse and cause more damage leading to more expensive repairs
    Watch home improvement shows and read DIY plumbing blogs, does not make you a master plumber. Plumbers spend years training and plumbing trade learning, better leave significant plumbing problems for professional and save yourself a headache.
    Check your water meter when the water is not being used, then check it again about eight hours later. If your meter has changed, this is a clear sign that you may have a leak
    A leaky toilet can increase their water use by more than 40%; you will want to repair the leak as soon as possible to save money on your water bill
    Has it an older shower head? You can save up to 7.5 gallons of water per minute, replacing it with a newer model.
    If you suspect a leak in your sink, toilet, water main, etc. off the water before attempting repairs
    If you have never been trained on how to use a drill, can cause severe and expensive damage to your pipes.
   High-efficiency toilets not cause problems with plumbing systems for home
    WaterSense labeled toilets meet or exceed plumbing standards
    High-efficiency toilets are available in a wide range of models
    plastic pipe is superior to the metal pipe in almost all directions
    plastic pipes is cheaper than metal
    Plastic tubes are very easy to install, adjust and tighten if a leak develops metal pipe
    plastic tubes, unlike metal, will not corrode.
    When a metal drain leakage is usually a great idea to replace metal with plastic pipes
    An obstruction can often be started with an easy tool as another pick-up tool-axis flexible Zip-It or
    The wet vac / dry often can suck an obstruction
    Both tape and drug work equally well when you are sealing threads
    Tape is only for threads, do not use tape compressors or other connections
    "Putty Plumber," can damage plastic and can leave stains.
    You can remove the gross ring bath spray the bath with salt and take half a piece of grapefruit use it as a purifier
    Use food coloring to test a leaky toilet. Put a few drops in your toilet water tank. Wait a few hours, then check the bowl to see if there is some color there. If there is an indicator that you have a leaky flapper
    You can use a wet cleaner / dry to recover items that fall into the toilet
    To tie a piece of string around his cock that reaches the drain, you can mute the sound of a dripping faucet.
    The most common causes of leaky faucets are worn washers, severe internal seats or worn / defective valve cartridges
    If the water pressure is too high, as more than 80 pounds per square inch, for example, can cause damage to your faucet and create a leak
    If your kitchen sink is clogged by fat, you can remove the obstruction by pouring ¼ cup of dish soap down the drain, wait about 20 minutes and then pour about a quart of boiling water in the drain
    pouring chemicals down your escape will corrode the pipes.
    The latest chemicals, thicker designed to remove sewage blockages often cause or exacerbate clogs.
    A pedestal sump pump motor is attached to the top of a shaft; this drive is not intended to be underwater.
    A pedestal sump pump works well if you have a smaller diameter bowls
    Sump pumps usually come with an automatic on / off switch for convenience
    A float switch is the most common pump automatic switches deposit.
    Float tank pump design is increasing with increasing water levels in the basin, and the pump is started after the water reaches a certain level.
    Submersible Sump pumps are designed to sit at the base of the sump basin below the water level.
    Submersible Sump pumps are more suited to larger storage basins
    Submersible sump pumps are quieter than the pedestal pumps.
    To determine the size of sump pump you need, you should know ho
    w amount of water you need to be pumped, how high the water will be pumped, the length and pipe size.
    Do not assume that having a power pump sump high will be the best choice for you, do your research before buying
    A powerful bomb pan in a bowl of small diameter will cause the pump to circulate more frequently, shortening your life pumps.
    Pump capacity diagrams are available through plumbers and professional installers or pump manufacturers, or they can be found on the web.
    When installing a sump pump, it is recommended that a check valve be installed, this prevents water left in the outlet pipe from flowing back into the basin
    Some non-return valves can be connected to its well pump, while the others are placed higher up outlet pipe
     A leaky toilet can waste enough water to fill an Olympic pool in a year. Now just imagine what it is doing to your bill
    Many bathrooms run only at night; that's why people use much less water during those hours, and in many municipal water systems, the water pressure increases considerably during this time
    If you only notice your running toilet in the night, there is a good chance that the water level in your tank is too high