Snake Away Your Plumbing Problems Today

TIP! If any water pipe that you have freezes, be sure to turn on the faucet that is closes to the pipe to give the water an exit as the pipe thaws. This will relieve pressure and might prevent the pipe from bursting, preventing further damage.

How much do you really know about your home’s plumbing? Do you want to know more? What kind of projects have you completed successfully? If you don’t know the answers to the preceding questions, it’s time to give this article a read.

TIP! You should clean your septic tank every five years! Doing so avoids sediment build up, so that you don’t have any kind of septic system backup. While it may cost a bit to have your septic tank pumped out, it will cost you much more to clean up any sewage backup or to repair or replace your septic tank.

If your pipes make squeaking and hammering noises, it may be very simple to fix. You must anchor all exposed pipes. You may need to hire a professional to help with any projects involving pipes that are hidden in the floors, ceiling or walls.

TIP! Check the floor for soft areas around the toilet to determine floor damage. Put a foot on each side of the toilet and put weight on each side, if you have any give you may have damage.

To keep your pipes from freezing in the winter, insulate all exterior pipes and be sure to keep your interior house temperature above freezing, even if the house is vacant. If ambient temperature surrounding pipes goes below freezing, pipes can freeze as well. If they freeze, it will be awhile for them to gradually warm. Therefore, it will take some time for you to have running water again. However, frozen pipes commonly break or crack pipes, leading to flooding and costly repairs.

TIP! Never pour grease or anything fatty or oily into your drain. When they cool, they will harden and create clogs in your drains.

Never reach into your garbage disposal with bare hands, even if there is a serious problem with it. Even when they are turned off, disposals can be very dangerous. Try to find a diagram, or troubleshooting guide for your particular disposal on the Internet.

TIP! If you have well water and discover orange or pink discoloration on your bathtub or sink, you probably have iron in your water supply. To get rid of this problem, you can either use a commercial product to soften the water, or have a contractor come to your home and do the work for you.

Whenever you have plumbing work that needs to be done, you should schedule all problems at one time. You might want to call every time you need a tiny issue fixed with your plumbing, but if you know the system is bad, if you just call once, you can start saving for the major repair before you call. Another reason it lowers costs is that plumbers bill per hour worked, and due to partial hour effects, doing all the work at once results in lower billable hours.

TIP! Clean your garbage disposal regularly to prolong the life of your disposal. By regularly “cleaning” the disposal with lemon rinds, cherry pits and dish soap, you can make sure that your garbage disposal is running well and smelling so clean it could be new.

Do you now feel more knowledgeable where plumbing is concerned? Are you more familiar with what type of system you have in your home? Have your plumbing skills increased? Have you figured out how to use the things that work will work with the system that you have? Do you know more about using the tools? With a bit of luck, the tips in this article should result in positive answers.