Tips to maintain your toilets and prevent clogs

Clogs and toilet repairs are a real headache for a household and also cause unknowing and expensive damage to the plumbing system. Here are some quick tips to avoid these.

Toilets

• Toilet leaks cause a lot of water wastage and can turn out to be a costly affair if neglected. Ensure that you check toilets for leaks atleast once a month.
• Add red food coloring to the tank and check the toilet bowl later, if the toilet bowl water is red colored, water is seeping through the tanks. Replace the tank ball if you identify it has a leak.

Clogs

• Fit all your tubs and shower drains with a strainer that is capable of catching hair and soap chips. Make sure that you clean the strainer on a regular basis.
• Do not rinse fats or cooking oils down the sink as they may cause solidity In the cold pipes and create clogs.
• Avoid using caustic liquid drain openers and try to clear the completely clogged drains. If you can’t snake the drain yourself, contact a professional.

Hope these tips help you out! 

Maintenance Tips To Increase the life of Faucets and Water Heaters

A good maintenance of your home’s plumbing will make it go long towards top working order and thereby avoiding costly repairs.

Faucets and Sinks

Even small leak in water can cause thousands of gallons of water and great damage  in the form of dollars. 

• Make sure that you check under the sinks for moisture and small leaks. Always repair leaky faucets right away to avoid loss of money and also to avoid damage to your pipes and fixtures. 
• Clean faucet aerators annually to make sure that the flow of water is even.
• Ensure that overflow holes on tubs and vanity are clear and open so that the water can flow easily and prevent damage to floors and ceilings.

Water Heaters

• Before you start any maintenance on your water heater be sure that you shut off the power.
• Drain water from the tank once in every three months to remove the sediment accumulated at the bottom of the heater that hampers the performance.
• Inspect your water heater burner periodically.
• Have the water heater inspected by a service technician atleast one in every two years.

      Maintain the plumbing system of your house and avoid spending a lot of dollars from your pocket.