Plumbing Maintenance Tips
Plumbing Maintenance Tips: The preventive factor is perhaps the appropriate way to avoid a harmful event that, due to a lack of duty of care, ends up causing many more setbacks than would have really had to be endured, given that they are totally avoidable aspects.
And plumbing is no exception to this rule, since within this aspect there are a number of preventive actions that can be carried out, in order not to have to face a series of unfortunate events, and it could be said that the circumstances are not so serious when it comes to talking about a broken pipe inside a building, but nothing could be further from the truth, so below, we want to share one of the emergency calls that we attended, where a water pipe It broke causing serious damage, which, if it had been changed preventively, would not have created so many risks in its path.
Every six months your water heater must receive maintenance, which refers to draining the water completely and cleaning it in order to eliminate the sediments that end up crowding and therefore deteriorating and clogging the heater.
A little less than a year ago we received an emergency call reporting damage to a broken pipe inside a residential building with more than ten floors, where they asked us not to delay since, on the top floors of the building, it had broken. one of the main water pipes, causing a cascade effect towards the floors that occurred to the damage, what was really delicate was the series of unfortunate events that occurred after the event.
Because the concierge did not know where the building’s water was being cut off from (because he had been in that position for a few days), it was not possible to cut off the flow of water, which in a few minutes began to filter wide and uncontrolled not only because of the emergency stairs, but also because of the two elevator blocks serving the building, thus putting at risk the lives of the people who were inside at the time of what happened, since in this way the entire electrical system of the elevators failed due to coming into contact with a water current, since the water seeped through their ceilings.
In addition to this, all the apartments located below the harmful event were affected by the large amount of water that was filtered through the emergency exit stairs, and as if this were not enough, an elderly owner of one of the apartments, urgently needed to use the elevator, since he had just been discharged, and he had no other way to access his department to be able to rest and enjoy all the care that a postoperative period requires.
Every appliance that is directly connected to the water line must be checked and the condition of the hoses and connections verified.
The reality of all this is that this series of unfortunate events could have been prevented if that pipe had been replaced at the time and at the end of its useful life, of course knowing the exact place where the keys are located step or key of cut of a property is extremely necessary and can make the difference in a plumbing emergency.
Plumbing Maintenance Tips
Here we list some Plumbing Maintenance Tips to prevent events such as the one detailed above, where clearly the prevention factor will make the difference in paying the bill.
- Useful life of your pipe:
It is necessary to be clear about the average time that your pipe can be at the service of the property’s aqueduct, and it is that, due to the area, the type of construction and the material of the pipe itself, the permits, and qualifications, you can have an estimate of time, and in this way calculate when you should be coordinating the replacement of the pipe.
It will also help you to have a physical log of the changes, since you can forget the dates and the changes made, therefore, being able to have it visible will provide you with clarity of the history, the materials, and the next date of change.
- Constantly check for leaks:
Carrying out periodic inspections of the property is one of the duties of care that falls on the inhabitants or occupants of the property, since leaks clearly trigger warning signs such as: leaks, changes in color on the walls, humidity, perspiration, stains, bulges and other aspects that make you notice that there is a real change in your aqueduct or the area surrounding it.
- Carry out regular cleaning:
It is no secret to anyone that, both in the filters and in the shower heads, sediments accumulate which end up obstructing them, so cleaning and maintaining this type of artifact will help you not only preserve them but also avoid blockages.
With drains or drains, take special care, keeping them clean and free of debris makes a difference.
- Service the water heater
Every six months your water heater must receive maintenance, which refers to draining the water completely and cleaning it in order to eliminate the sediments that end up crowding and therefore deteriorating and clogging the heater.
- Appliances connected to the water line:
Every appliance that is directly connected to the water line must be checked and the condition of the hoses and connections verified.
- Regularly check the water pressure
Check water pressure periodically, as high pressures can cause ruptures too quickly
- Drains and toilets:
Keep in mind that only human waste and toilet paper should be flushed down the toilet, otherwise you will be exposed to a large blockage, in addition to this, do not pour acids or reagents into your drains and toilets, since it can damage them and aggravate the problem.
When cleaning them, you can do it with a solution of homemade vinegar and baking soda, which will not blacken adverse consequences in your drainage.
- Request preventive revisions from experts who will help you harmonize your plumbing system preventively and not correctively.
