Maintenance of Plumbing System
Maintenance of Plumbing System We pride ourselves on providing premium quality plumbing maintenance and repair work. However, we also understand that many people perform plumbing maintenance themselves. For this reason, we've put together a home plumbing maintenance checklist that you can take to make sure everything is working properly. So without further ado, here is the plumbing maintenance checklist: Piping maintenance Check your entire home for leaks Test all your shut-off valves for water supplies and under some plumbing fixtures (such as toilets and dishwashers) Look out for signs of corrosion. Corrosion on copper pipes will be bluish-green. For galvanized steel pipes, the corrosion will be rust colored (it is rust after all). While corrosion itself is not a sign of problems, it is a harbinger of leaks to come. Maintenance of drains, taps and sinks Check your drain for bubbling or slow drainage. Any of these problems are signs of a clogged drain and sho...