General Plumbing Advice

Don’t do the plumbing yourself

You should only do small plumbing jobs if you know what you are doing.  Carrying out plumbing work can disrupt plumbing systems causing major damage that can often be expensive to repair.  In addition to the damage, you could be creating serious health hazards for you and your family.

For public health and safety reasons anything that is connected to the water supply in your home has to meet the necessary requirements set out by the government.  So if you incorrectly undertake DIY plumbing , you could be breaking the law.

In order to avoid all these risks, we recommend you contact a professional plumber.

Below is some invaluable general plumbing advice

•  Ensure you know where the stop valve for you incoming water supply is located and that it is clearly labelled.
• Make sure you know where any other stop valves are located.  It is also a good idea to check these valves now and again to make sure they are working properly
• Pipes can become frozen in adverse weather.  If your storage cistern is located in the attic, permit a little heat from your house to stop the cistern from freezing by opening the hatch
• Ensure you are aware of where any drain valves are positioned in your home
• Make sure the water storage system and any pipes that are exposed are insulated correctly.  This is especially vital in your attic.
• Check your cistern for corrosion and other problems on a regular basis
• Regularly check hosepipes that are connected to any plumbed in house hold appliances
• Service your central heating on a annual basis
• Taps that drip is a tell tale signal your plumbing system needs to be checked out
• Make a note of all relevant plumbing emergency numbers