Ways to Prevent Water Losses in your Home

  1. Know where the main water shutoffs to your home are located. Also, install water shutoff valves on water lines under sinks and toilets and leading to outside faucets.  This will minimize the amount of water in your flooded home or flooded basement.
  2. React quickly to small leaks around water heaters, refrigerators, dishwashers, and other appliances before they become more troublesome. Know—and follow—the recommended maintenance procedures for your appliances, such as periodically draining the water heater to clean out the sediment at the bottom of the tank.  A small leak will turn into a major water loss causing a flooded home or flooded basement.
  3. Check clothes washer hoses for signs of deterioration and replace hoses that show any evidence of cracking. Also, before you leave home for an extended period, shut off the water valve leading to the clothes washer.
  4. Use plenty of water when operating garbage disposals so waste is flushed out of the system.
  5. Be aware of what goes down drains (grease, lint, and dirt in particular).
  6. Don’t wash heavy-duty dirt down drains, and don’t put extremely dirty clothing in clothes washers. Instead, use a garden hose on the soiled item outside the house, so the dirt doesn’t get into the drainage system inside the house.
  7. When a problem does arise, hire an established contractor who has a good reputation.  Apke is a specialist when you have a flooded home or flooded basement.
  8. One way to prevent a Flooded Basement. Every winter, when the temperatures drops below freezing, it is important to unhook your outside hoses from the spigot. The freezing temperature will cause the interior section of the spigot to split and the next time you turn on the exterior water, the interior section of the spigot will be leaking into your home causing a flooded basement.  . And You will need our services.
  9. When a plumber is at the house to make repairs, have him or her conduct a quick check on other appliances, drains, and pipes to ensure that everything is in proper working order.
  10. Don’t leave the room after you have turned on the water, especially full force, in the bathtub or a sink.
  11. Consider buying a water detector. This relatively new product, similar to a smoke detector in function and price, sounds an alarm when it detects a leak. They range in sophistication from simple models costing less than $20 each to more elaborate alarms that can be tied into a central station. Placed on the floor near such items as water heaters and air conditioners, they could alert you to a leak before serious damage occurs.
  12. The pvc pipe on the side of your furnace drains water from your air conditioning unit to the floor drain.  This pipe needs to be cleaned out periodically, because sludge builds up in the pipe over time and will block the water flow.  The water instead of draining to floor will back up and flood other parts of the room or adjacent rooms.