Turbulence damages pipes. Always. Avoiding turbulence 100% is an impossible feat for a homeowner so just do the best you can to reduce it by avoiding excessive bends and turns in a system and ensuring you get rid of burrs prior to gluing your joints.
Plumbing Tips & Tricks #6
Never shut off your water for extended periods of time. If you have any copper piping left in your house (chances are good even if you had your house re-plumbed) it could accelerate corrosion, causing leaks earlier than normal.
Plumbing Tips & Tricks #5
Not all leaks happen immediately after cementing a joint. Check on all joints immediately after pressurizing, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours and the next day to ensure the joint has properly seated and sealed.
Plumbing Tips & Tricks #4
When securing joints with fasteners for projects or furniture, always use stainless steel hardware. It will help prevent corrosion and rust stains and also last longer.
Plumbing Tips & Tricks #3
You can fix glue joints that have slow leaks (slow to moderate drip) by draining the water line and creating a negative pressure in the system. (Attach shop vac or vacuum to a pipe.) Once your negative pressure is established dabble on some primer onto the joint, which will be sucked into the leak to […]
Plumbing Tips & Tricks #2
If working on a water line and the shut off valve is out of sight, always work in pairs. Phone your partner before you turn the water back on in the case one of your joints did not properly seal. That way you can stop any flooding before too much damage can be caused.
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