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Plumbing Geelong 101
Posted by Admin on January 23, 2014At its base, plumbing is a very basic model as it follows three simple laws of nature:
- Gravity
- Pressure
- Water that wants its own level.
If you can understand this, then you are on the right path to understanding the mysteries of being a plumber. This will aid you in making many fixes in your home’s plumbing system saving you lots of trouble, time and money!
Every business or plumbing system is structured with different subsystems that are logical. The first system brings fresh and clean water into your house. The second system removes used water from your home or business. Water that enters your home or business is under pressure, which forces it to travel. This pressure ensures that the water can travel upstairs, downstairs wherever it is required in the home . To monitor the amount of water being used in your location, the water travels through a water meter.
All plumbing systems contain a main water shutoff or stop value. Generally, this is located close or nexto to the meter. In most plumbing emergencies, the first thing to do is locate the stop valve to turn the water inflow off. Its nb you turn the water supply off quickly, as your house or business will be flooded within in no time.
However, should you discover that the plumbing issue is located in a sink or near a toilet, then you do not need to use the shutoff to stop supply to the whole system. It is very common that most fixtures have a stop valve to prevent flooding.
Cold water incoming to the house is immediately ready for your usage. However, your hot water will need another step prior to your use. A pipe carries the cold water to your hot water system. From the hot water system, a hot water pipe transports the hot water to all taps and appliances that require use. In order to maintain the temperature on the hot water system, a thermostat maintains the temp that you set. The devices heating elements automatically turn on and off to maintain your most desired temperature. The recommended hot water temperature for a home is somewhere between 140’F and 160′ F. saying that, some homeowners set the hot water temperature to a hundred and twenty degrees F as its more economical.
It is more common that some dishwashers require high water temperatures to help with the drying process. In these cases, the dishwasher will have their own mini water heaters to increase the temperature by an additional twenty degrees F.
Hot Water Systems Geelong
Posted by Admin on January 23, 2014
How to Extend the Life of your Hot Water Heater
Posted by Admin on January 20, 2014As houses start to age, there are certain maintenance issues that need to be attended to. Examples include air condition, window seals breaking, garden maintenance with weeds growing and more. It is very common that people ignore maintenance on their hot water system. This can result in replacement of the system every 5-6 years.
There is a solution to extend the life of your hot water system . By replacing the anode every 2 years you could almost double the life span of the system. The best part of all this is that you don’t need a plumber to replace an anode. You can do it yourself. I know what you are thinking… what is an anode? An anode is the long metal rod that runs from the top of the how water system to the bottom.
There are massive savings to be made by replacing the anode every two years. To put this into a simple equation, if we say that on average a hot water heater is replaced every 5 years and we can double that to 10 years by replacing the anode every two years:
– anodes cost about $50
– 4 anodes will cost about $200
– approx cost to install a hot water system $500
Using this method, you will save about $300 + the cost of a new hot water system every 10 years + a whole lot of headache. Not bad!
To replace an anode is no big job. Anodes are available to purchase from most hardware stores. Follow the steps below to replace your hot water systems anode:
- Turn off the water going into the tank and also turn off the power supply for the tank.
- You need to drain approx 12-16 liters of water from the tank
- Use a socket wrench to remove the existing anode.
- Install the new anode. Its recommended to wrap Teflon tape around the threads of the new anode. Be sure to tighten it with the socket wrench.
In four easy steps, you have just saved yourself hundreds of dollars for not much fuss. Be sure to tell your friends and family about this little trick so they too can save money!
For more information and other articles, please look at the Geelong 24 Hour Plumbing Blog.