How Can a Plumber Keep Your Home Safe?
When you think about home safety, do you think about your local plumbing company? Most people don’t. However, a plumbing company does help to keep your home safe. According to Kitchen Infinity, over 1 million people in the United States have needed a plumbing company over 10 times this last year. Plumbing issues are home safety issues. Here’s how a plumber keeps your home safe.
Handle Risky Issues
You may not think of plumbing as a high-risk profession, but it is. Plumbers work with high-pressure piping in your home that can easily match that of a fire hydrant. Additionally, plumbers must drag heavy equipment, work with chemicals, and are exposed to disease when they are clearing out a drain. Because plumbers are willing to work in these environments, you don’t have to. They take on all the potential health risks that are associated with plumbing repairs. It is not unusual for a plumber to avoid serious injury in your home by using a skill set that took years to perfect. Someone without proper training could get seriously hurt while trying to do plumbing repair. Thanks to a plumber, your home is safer for your family.
Unclog Drains
Out of all the repairs they do under the heading of plumbing, working with backed-up main drains is a job that puts plumbers in the most danger. When a drain is backed up with septic waste, it is a breeding ground for some nasty diseases.Those diseases are a safety risk to your home and everyone that lives in it. A backed-up drain is not just a nuisance, it is a true health risk. Not to mention, that standing water, even in a drain, is an ideal place for mosquitoes and other insects to breed. The list of safety issues that come from a clogged main drain is extensive, but a plumbing company keeps your home safe from the consequences of clogged drains.
Clogs, of course, don’t only occur in the main drains. Kitchen drains also frequently get clogged. You may think that a kitchen drain clog is not as much of a health and safety risk as a main drain of sewage, but it comes very close. Most kitchen drain clogs are caused by animal fats. This organic material has bacterial buildup, which can cause disease. A plumber keeps your home safe by removing clogs and organic debris, removing the breeding ground for bacteria.
Take Care of Other Home Systems
If you are connected to a natural gas system or use propane gas, it’s a plumber that runs those lines and connects your home. Plumbers ensure that gas connections are stable and safe to use. A faulty gas line can be a tragedy in the making. Luckily, a plumber keeps your home safe by using their expertise to ensure gas lines are connected properly. Plumbers are also the professionals that manage water heater installation and repair. A faulty water heater is a huge safety risk. A plumber helps to keep your house safe by ensuring that your water heater is safe for use.
Some plumbing companies also provide HVAC services. Heating and air conditioning are essential to the safety of your home. HVAC systems control the climate in your home and keep your family safe and comfortable. HVAC systems also ensure that the other systems in your home are not overtaxed by high heat or cold.
Handle Venting Problems
The plumbing in your home relies on ventilation. Ventilation pipes can become clogged with organic debris and leaf litter, sometimes even becoming home to a bird’s nest. Plumbing vents regulate the pressure in your pipes and remove odors from your home sewer gas.
Vent pipes are usually located on the roof and hidden away in tight spaces in your home. When these pipes become clogged or damaged, it is a safety issue for your home in a few ways. First, no one wants their home to smell like sewer gas. Second, it is important that the pressure in your pipes is well maintained.
Plumbers repair pipes and install new plumbing, but plumbers also keep your home safe. Learn more about how a plumbing company can improve safety in your home by contacting us at Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating today.
