subject: How To Fix Plumbing Issues [print this page] How to deal with plumbing issues is the most essential topic and most of the home owner strives hard to ease pain of certain plumbing problem issues. Here are few steps to locate the source of a plumbing problem and describe some of the most basic repairs for each type of problem.
Broken water line can be caused by several things that may include freezing, valve malfunctioning or any fitting gets disconnected. When there is a broken water line the first step you need to do is to shut the water supply from the main water source. This is where the location of the leak can be easily identified.
If the cold water line under the kitchen sink suddenly explode, you need to look in the inside the kitchen cabinet for the shut off valve which is located along the water supply line before it enters the wall or floor. By turning this valve off, you can stop the supply of water and you can identify the leak even though you need to clean up or there may be inconvenience of not having the cold water to the sink, so make sure the repair should be made either during early in the morning or late night without disturbing your daily life.
In newly constructed building there will be shut off valve, per plumbing code which will not be present in older homes. If you discover there is no shut off valve under the sink, you need to turn the water off at the main water supply valve at the basement or if there is no basement then in the crawl space of a house. Thus the result of any plumbing problem depends on the location of the leak which means either there may be no cold water to the kitchen or no water to the entire house.
Next the more serious problem is clogging of toilet and check the water to find out what is blocked in the water and if there is nothing you can do until the rising water stops. If you are lucky you may find out, prior to spelling over onto the floor. Once the water stopped rising you can find out the reason for the situation. Dont assume that flushing the toilet again will help it to go down and you need to kick yourself in the button for trying something so dump which seemed so smart at the time.
If you are not aware of how to clear the clog just close the toilet seat lid. There will be a shut off valve behind the toilet 6 above the floor and you had to close the valve cutting the water off to the toilet. This will help you to avoid anyone to come into the bathroom without being aware of the problem and flushing the toilet while it is clogged.
Another possibility is that the integral trap become clogged which creates problem with the toilet which can be fixed without incurring lot of expense with the use of a plunger. Gently insert the plunger into the bottom of the toilet, push the plunger downward two or three times without bringing it up. You can slowly pull the plunger up and the water will quickly drain. Even after plunging if the clogged is not cleared up then there is serious issue in the main sewer line then it is advisable to hire a professional to fix the problem
