Getting flooded in our homes because of leaky pipes can be one messy, horrible experience. Imagine coming home from work to find out that your floor has been submerged in water because of a malfunctioning faucet. For sure, you will be spending a lot of your energy to clean all the mess for the next few hours instead of diving straight to your sofa for some well-deserved rest.
Problems arising from drainage and water supply connections are common domestic problems. When we experience leaks, clogged sink drainages and damaged heaters; we call the plumber for help, but the problem doesn’t seem to go away. In most cases, our plumbing issues at home are problems caused by the following factors.
Depreciation
If you are living in a house that is 20 years old and above, and you know that there hasn’t been an overhaul of your drainage system and water supply connections ever since; then you have to blame your problems to depreciation. For sure, metal pipes have become rusted, and plastic drainage pipes have become brittle over time. You will create more problems if you do not upgrade your water and drainage system the soonest.
Wrong D-I-Y Practices
Sometimes, it is inconvenient to call on a plumber to fix the simplest problems on our water pipes; so we do it ourselves. Instead of solving the issue, more problems were created aggravating the situation. One common wrong practice also is buying products that promise to solve clogged drainage. These declogging substances are often too strong that can make PVC’s shrink, in the long run, causing more problems in the future.
Full Water Lines before Winter
Water expands when it is frozen to become ice. Water pipes may burst if the water inside them is not emptied before winter comes.
Installation Lapses
You may not know it, but your drainage problems are caused by construction defects of your sewerage system. You need to let a plumber inspect all lines if there have been wrong decisions during installation of your drainage pipes
Inefficient Strainers
Bathrooms should have finer strainers. Showers are usually clogged due to fallen hairs. Hairs are hard to decompose, so they remain where they are stocked and with new residues piling up, clogging of your drainage system is inevitable.
Cooking oil and lardy substances should not also go down the drain from the kitchen sink. They will solidify along those tubes and will clog your waterways.
There are plumbing companies that offer professional services. Solving your plumbing issues the earliest way possible will prevent further damage to your pipes which may cause you more problems in the future.
