| If you are the housekeeper and budgeter of the | | | | chugging your water. A dripping faucet wastes a |
| family, there are some thing minor plumber's | | | | terrible amount of water and money, and it can |
| techniques that you can use to save cash both on | | | | usually be repaired with a washer replacement, and |
| monthly utility bills and on perspective repair bills, and | | | | some professionals may even suggest preventative |
| you should begin with knowing where to locate not | | | | annual replacement of rubber washers-better to |
| only your home's main shut-off valve but also | | | | spend a few bucks preventing plumbing leaks than to |
| individual appliance shut-off valves. Your main valve is | | | | lose major cash because of leaky faucet that took |
| usually located with you water meter in or near your | | | | you a few weeks to notice. |
| yard, while each plumbing fixture has its own valve | | | | After each flush of the toilet, the tank must be |
| near the fixture itself. When you are leaving on | | | | refilled, and most all of us have experienced a toilet |
| vacation or perhaps if you own a second home that | | | | that will not quit running. A running toilet can be |
| you frequent only on holidays and weekends, | | | | caused by a variety of problems with the float arm, |
| consider shutting the water off at the main valve. | | | | float ball, tank stopper, or an inlet valve---all easy |
| This will deter neighbors and neighborhood workers | | | | things to DIY especially now that you know where |
| from helping themselves to your water hose in your | | | | the shut off valves are. You can also install a device |
| absence. | | | | on your toilets that lets you choose how much |
| Individual valves can be used when an individual | | | | water to use per flush. The option for liquid waster |
| appliance needs work letting water serve the rest of | | | | uses less water while choosing the second option is |
| the home while the appliance is being services. | | | | reserved for solid waste disposal. |
| Knowing how to shut off the water to an individual | | | | An old fashion way to save water per flush is to |
| appliance will save you money in the instance that | | | | place an empty container in the toilet tank back thus |
| water is being lost as a result of that appliance. You | | | | saving that particular volume of water with each |
| could also face flooding and costly damage to walls, | | | | flush. Learning just these few things about simple |
| floors, and belongings if you cannot immediately find | | | | plumbing will not only save you money on your |
| a shut off valve in an emergency. | | | | monthly water bill, but it will inevitably teach you a |
| Be your home's prevention plumber periodically | | | | few tricks of the trade which could save you on |
| checking for leaks and other instances that may be | | | | costly house calls. |