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Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners
Best 10 Plumbing Tips for Homeowners
With only few plumbing tips you can prevent and fix many common plumbing 
problems easily. This will save your lots of money and time. Every homeowner should 
have basic knowledge of it as you don’t always need to call a plumber to fix a basic 
plumbing.
With only few plumbing tips you can fix and prevent many common problems yourself 
and you will surely save lots of money. You may need a professional only to fix major 
plumbing problems like clogged sewer lines, broken water heaters and gas leaks.
Here we will discuss few simple techniques and tips you can perform to keep your 
household plumbing in tip-top shape.
The 10 Essential Plumbing Tips For All Homeowners
1. Find Out Where Your Water Shut-Off Valve Is Located
Whenever you need to fix any plumbing issue, the very first step that you need to do is 
to turn off the water main. You should know where this is located so that it should be 
turned off on time in case of any plumbing emergency.
You should know that plumbing problem can cause water damage to your house within 
no time. By shutting this off you can easily stop the water flow into the house in case of 
emergency.
By following this simple plumbing tip you can save lot of money in expensive repairs 
and water damage.
2. Routinely clean your shower drain
This is also a simple plumbing tip to remember as ignoring this can cause a clogged 
drains. You should always clean the hair and debris from the shower.
By regularly cleaning the shower drain the problem of clogged drains will never arise. 
You can also clean sewer lines by yourself with hydro jetting. All you have to do is to 
buy a hydro jetter that uses high velocity water pressure to eliminate clogs in a flash, 
and it easily clear and clean the drainage pipes.
You should also avoid using liquid drain cleaners like the plague. The reason is that 
chemicals in these can easily harm your plumbing infrastructure.
3. Protect your pipes from the cold
If you will follow this simple plumbing tip then you can save a big repair bill.  In winters 
water pipes can easily get frozen and then they can burst.
If you are living in a place where there is too in winters then you should protect your 
pipes from getting free zed. You should properly insulate your home and should get 
your entire exterior and interior pipes some cold weather protection.
In winters pipes burst usually when owners are away from their homes for some 
period and the thermostats are set too low.
4. Own A Plunger And Drain Snake
Always keep a plunger and drain snake at home because these are very effective tools 
at handling clogs. You can use them in variety of ways such as to unclog sinks, toilets, 
and shower drains.
You don’t need to have any special skills when working with these and they are very 
handy where the clogs are not very serious. You can use drain snake where plunger is 
unable to remove a serious clog.
Other plumbing tools that everyone should have at their house are:-
• Propane torch
• Tongue and groove pliers
• Hacksaw
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Another important plumbing tip that everyone should follow is to take proper care of 
Another important plumbing tip that everyone should follow is to take proper care of 
hot water heater. You should at least drain your water heater at least once in every 
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You should never ignore leaks even if they are small one. It is estimated that a dipping 
tap uses at least 5500 liters a year.  Leaks also affect your water bills and contribute to 
water crises. Leaks can also damage your walls, roofs or other building area.
7. Don’t use your toilets as a garbage disposal
Many people use their toilets as garbage disposal. They flush their hairs, bandages, 
women sanitary products, paper towels, etc. instead of throwing them in a trash.
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While doing any plumbing job yourself you should never over tight the pipe fitting. 
Over tightening can easily strip screws and break bolts which will cause more 
problems.
10 Often check your water meter dials
Always keep an eye over your water meter dials. If you find the water meter active 
even if nobody is using water then check for leaks immediately. This tip will save your 
lots of money in water bills.
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