Check Your Glastonbury Home’s Vulnerable Plumbing to Prevent Leaks and Floods

6/16/2021 (Permalink)

Prevent water damage in your Glastonbury home by regularly checking on your plumbing and water appliances. (Free Stock photos by Vecteezy)

If you’ve been lucky enough to have your Glastonbury home’s plumbing systems working trouble-free for years, congratulations! But, as with anything mechanical, past success is no guarantee of future success. Things fall apart, and a sudden leak or flood from one of your water fixtures will quickly cause a lot of costly water damage.

Stay ahead of potential problems by following good practices and checking your home’s plumbing throughout the year. This way, you can head off major disasters and more easily repair or replace whatever is starting to fail now, before you must deal with major water damage restoration.

And if you do suffer a leak or flood, call the Glastonbury-area water damage remediation experts, SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield. Our experts will arrive promptly, evaluate your situation and get to work on a plan to thoroughly dry and restore your home and possessions, treat any mold, and leave your home in before-water damage condition.

Pipes, Sewers, Drains

• Pay attention to signs of a hidden plumbing problem. These include a higher monthly water bill, pipes that make banging noises, rust stains on your water fixtures, or wetness on walls or the floor.
• If you are connected to your city’s sewer system, which many older homes are, or if your home is below street level, a backflow prevention valve can prevent sewage from flowing into your home’s sewer system.
• Keep grease out of your kitchen sink drain.

Toilets

• Twice a year, inspect your toilets. Check the fill, supply and flush valves and the supply line for leaks and other signs of wear. Turn the supply valve off and on to keep it from freezing up. If you have screw-type valves, replace them with simpler ball valves, which are easy to shut off quickly and completely.

Water Heater

• Flush sediment from your water heater tank every six months. Turn off the power, run hot water in a sink until it is cool, then attach a garden hose to the valve at the base of the heater to drain the tank. This is also a good time to check for broken valves, rust or loose or wet joints on the pipes.
• Once a year, have your water heater inspected, including the shut-off valve and all piping.
• Every other year, inspect your anode rod (or every year once the warranty expires). Replace it if needed.

Washing Machine

• Each month, take a look at the hot and cold supply lines for blisters, cracks and other signs of wear. Tighten loose connections, which usually occur at the connection where the hose bends.
• If you spot signs of wear, replace the supply hose with a reinforced steel braided hose.
• Every five years, install new reinforced steel braided hoses (and mark the date on them).

We’re Here for You

The team at SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield has specialized training and experience in water damage remediation, fire restoration services, natural disaster prevention, chemical cleanup, and natural disaster cleanup. Call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield (860.633.8791) any time.

When you have suffered a water or other disaster at your home or business, call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield today at 860.633.8791

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