When the days shorten and the temperature drops, you know winter is fast approaching. Below freezing temperatures can result in your pipes freezing, which may cause damage to your piping systems or your entire home.
Water always expands whenever it freezes. This can lead to your pipe bursting, which can cause chaos and damage to your home.
Pipe thread sizing refers to the physical dimensions of the fittings but do not necessarily indicate the size of the pipe.
In the installation industry, the measurement of the thread size is referred to as the “nominal size” of the pipe thread, which indicates the inner diameter of the pipe.
If you had to take a look inside the walls of your home, you might be surprised to see that there are different types of pipes.
Many residents may wonder why all the pipes in their homes are not the same. For the average person, this logic does make sense.
However, the truth is that the pipes are made of different materials for different plumbing purposes. A difference that your plumbing professional could tell you everything about.
Is there a strange noise coming from your pipes (pinging, hitting, hammering, knocking, shaking, vibrating)? There’s a good chance it’s what plumbers call a water hammer and it’s usually not expensive to fix.
The water comes from the water main (which usually travels under the road) that is connected to your water system. From the entrance to the home, the water travels through the pipes to all of the house fixtures.
Water is an integral part of modern life. However, low water pressure causes irritation and frustration. Every daytime work you do with water takes more time and can be extremely cumbersome.
From the water company’s facilities to your home and home plumbing, there are several things that can lead to pressure loss at the outlets. You need to contact the utility and seek their help if the pressure at the inlet to your home is confirmed to be low.
There are several things in your pipeline network that can cause low pressure of water some of which are: