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Whether you’re a new home owner or a veteran, there are some plumbing basics that will make your life a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An incredible amount of plumbing mishaps occur because we try to flush things that shouldn’t be flushed. These include, but are not limited to: hygiene products, medications (legal or otherwise), cotton balls, dead fish, cooking grease, baby wipes, dental floss, Q-tips, paper towels, and cigarette butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A simple rule: unless it’s toilet paper or came out of your body, it shouldn’t be flushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to drains, almost all problems can be avoided by simply using a strainer: from your kitchen sink to the shower, strainers are a great way to catch things before they clog up your pipes. (They’ll also save you from losing your jewellery.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most home owners eventually have a horror story involving a burst pipe. When you need to quickly stop the water from spilling everywhere or causing a flood, you need to know where your main water valve is located, and you need to be able to get to it fast. Don’t make the mistake of burying under boxes or hiding it behind a storage shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a fun fact about sewage plumbing: By design, small pipes lead to bigger pipes. The small pipe from your kitchen sink drains into the bigger main sewer drain, which eventually flows to the city’s sewer. The reason is simple: If something can pass through a smaller pipe, it shouldn’t have any problem with the bigger one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But things don’t always work out that way. Every now and then, especially if you’ve been ignoring tip #10 above, a large clog will form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When that happens, sewage can backup into your home. When your plumber arrives to deal with the situation, this is not the time to be wondering where the main sewer drain is located, or to realize you’ve got last year’s Christmas decorations to move out of the way to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep the path clear. Hopefully you’ll never have to thank us for this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This trick will save you money on the water bill: Once a year or so, drop a few drops of food coloring into your toilet’s water tank. An hour or two later, take a look to see if the coloring has made its way into your toilet bowl. If it has, you’ve got a leak and your toilet is slowly (and quietly) draining your bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All liquids go down the drain, right? Wrong! Oils and fats will, sooner or later, clog up your plumbing. It’s not a matter of “if”, but of “when”. They’re sticky, they attract particles of food and other things to form clogs, and are difficult to clean without a plumber or the use of a chemical agent to dissolve them. Which brings us to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n