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How to Prevent Leakage in Your House

Without water, life does not exist so need to prevent water from leakage. Water leakage is the very big reason for the waste of the water. There are some tips to prevent leaks. In case of emergency hire the emergency plumber for any emergency plumbing.<br>

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How to Prevent Leakage in Your House

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  1. PREVENT LEAKS WITH THESETIPS

  2. LeakingTaps 1 Pipecutting 2 TIPS For bigger or tighter cuts, use a dull blade 3 For a leak-free connection – de-burr thepipe 4 Don’t re-usefittings 5 Check your supplylines 6

  3. LeakingTaps When you turn an outside tap on, and you get water leaking from around the handle it could mean a loose packing nut or a faulty washer. Using a wrench or pliers try tightening the nutfirst.

  4. De-Burr ThePipe Any burrs on the end of a pipe that is left over will create small channels in the cement when you push the fitting into the pipe. This is how you get leaks, always scrape away burrs with a utility knife before joining thepipes.

  5. PipeCutting It can be difficult to cut a thin metal pipe with a hacksaw.To get a good cut insert a wooden rod into the end of the pipe, you want to cut.Clamp your pipe and wood into a vice and cutthroughboththepipeandthewoodforaperfectcut.

  6. More Defined FOR BIGGER OR TIGHTER CUTS, USE A DULLBLADE When you need to cut a larger pipe use a reciprocating saw fitted with an older, dull wood blade. Using a new metal blade with sharp teeth tends to grab onto the pipe, and a metal bladeactuallyMELTSplasticinsteadofcuttingit. DON’T RE-USEFITTINGS It is difficult and time-consuming to take fittings apart and clean them, buy new fittings instead. There is always a chance the old fitting willleak. CHECK YOUR SUPPLYLINES Take time at least once a year to inspect all the supply lines to your home. If you find leaks, cracks or corrosion, call your plumber and replace theline.

  7. HAVE ALEAK? Reducing Water leakage in your home saves money and energy. Learn what to look for and how to prevent problems from water leaks. A small leak will eventually become a big leak and a big problem. It will damage the inside of your home very quickly so It's important to find and repair any leaking water early for this you can hire an emergency plumbing inSydney.

  8. THANKYOU

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