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Repairing Plumbing Pipes
Repairing Plumbing Pipes
The majority of plumbing problems occur at or near fixtures such as sinks, tubs, and toilets. Sometimes, however, your pipes themselves are the root of the problem. Plumbing pipes can be quite temperamental. They leak, sweat, freeze, and make loud noises.
Leaking Pipes
Plumbing leaks come in a variety of sizes. Some can flood your home, while others are not damaging at all. How you approach stopping a leak depends on the type of leak you are dealing with. If your leak problem occurs at a joint, tighten the joint. If your leak is in a pipe, remove the section that is leaking and replace it with a new section. Unfortunately, this is more easily said than done, so most water pipe replacement jobs are best left to a qualified plumber. However, if you are an avid, do-it-yourselfer, you may want to consider using a patch kit, found at most any hardware store. Unfortunately, while a patch kit is an easy fix it may not stop your leak on a permanent basis if your pipe is damaged to begin with.
Quieting Noisy Pipes
Banging pipes, sometimes called water hammer, is only one of several different noises that can come from your plumbing system. If you hear a banging sound when you turn on water, your pipes are probably striking against something. Solving a banging pipe problem is easier if you can see the pipes in question, so if you can manage to see the moving pipe, even if it is between the walls, you may be able to silence it by padding the ends of the pipes as they emerge from behind your wall, eliminating the need to tear your house apart.
If the knocking sound occurs only when you turn on the hot water, your water heater is set too high. Turning down the heat setting may silence the pipes.
While drainpipes rarely clatter, they do sometimes make a sucking noise as water leaves a sink or basin. If you hear this sound, it means that a vent, such as the hole at the top edge of a bathroom sink, is restricted or your drain has no vent at all attached to it. In either case, a potentially serious plumbing problem exists when you hear this sound because a non-functioning or non-existent vent can eliminate the water seal and allow sewer gases to back up into your home. Try eliminating the problem with a plumber’s snake. If that doesn’t work, call a licensed qualified plumber to make sure your system is functioning properly. Don’t risk your family’s health if you aren’t sure of how to fix a noisy pipe.
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Proper Insulation of Pipes
Proper Insulation of Pipes
Insulation of your home’s pipes is not something most people think about until there is a problem (i.e., frozen and/or cracked pipes) which will require a licensed water line repair plumber to fix. Being conscientious about insulating your plumbing will result in high performance and long service-life of your piping system. And, insulation is one of the many do-it-yourself tasks that most homeowners can accomplish with little expense and little skill.
To be sure, pipe insulation in parts of the country where pipes have the potential to freeze and burst is a given. Consequently, the time and effort put into seeing that your pipes are properly insulated far outweighs the possibility of a pipe bursting during a snowstorm. While it’s obvious that your outdoor pipes need insulation, other pipes, even those in your home where the temperature is regulated, need insulation as well. For instance if you have an electrical power outage, go on vacation or have a sudden temperature drop, you are susceptible to frozen pipes. By properly insulating all pipes connected to your home, you can eliminate the possibility of an unexpected problem.
In addition, insulation of your plumbing can have a huge impact on your home’s energy use as well as the price you pay for that usage. Insulation of your pipes improves the thermal efficiency of your home, limits heat transfer, provides a vapor barrier against moisture, eliminates condensation and decelerates pipe deterioration. All of these results help keep energy prices down and contribute to environmental preservation.
What Materials to Use
Materials used for insulation of pipes have recently moved from mineral and fiberglass products to flexible and rigid closed-cell glass materials. The newest materials will block moisture that would normally collect in tradition fiberglass insulation and keeps pipes from getting wet even under the harshest of circumstances. Some methods of insulation use a wicking material, wrapped around the pipes that will absorb moisture and carry it outside of the jacket over your pipes where the moisture evaporates. If you need to insulate underground pipes, you can buy a variety of polyurethane foam products that serve as excellent insulators and limit the impact of water on those pipe systems.
Take time this winter to inspect your pipes for exposed areas. You can then insulate them yourself or call a local qualified plumber to do the job for you. A small investment upfront on insulation may save you a lot of money over this winter season.
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