Maplewood Plumbing Repair Specialists Offer Tips to Avoid Plumbing Repair

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - April 28, 2016 - PRLog -- All Ways Drains, a sewer cleaning service serving Maplewood and the neighboring towns, offers a few suggestions on what to keep an eye out for with regards to potentially old plumbing. If old pipes run roughshod through the potential or existing home, it may just be a matter of time before you run into the likely headache of a plumbing repair.

Common age-related plumbing pipe issues in older homes that call for frequent plumbing repair:

Sewer line-your plumbing runs from your house to the very edge of the street. Many issues may have surface through the years causing potential headache such as penetrative tree roots, overall weight of soil causing a break or crack in those pipes that run out to the street. Use that water meter to look for an indicator on your overall flow-turn off all of the water in your home-if your gauge shows water still flowing you may just have that dread leak.

Outdated pipes-Using galvanized pipes as an example, turn on your hot water. If you experience low pressure, it is likely that you have corroded, with at least partially blocked galvanized pipes. Your options include replacing all galvanized piping or partial replacement. Being that the bulk of your piping lies behind walls, it is often difficult to determine the extent to which galvanized piping exists within your home, without an extensive plumbing repair.

Be mindful of the piping associated with your drains (Cast Iron - 50 to 65 years, Galvanized Steel - 40 to 60 years, Copper - 60 to 80 years, PVC - 50 to 70 years), plumbing (Water Heaters - 10 to 20 years, Faucets - 15 to 25 years, Sinks, Tubs, Toilets - 40 to 80 years, Shut-off Valves - 20 years) and water supply (Copper - 60 to 80 years, Galvanized Steel - 40 to 50 years, CPVC and PVC - 40 to 50 years, PEX - 40 years).

Old pipes are a very common problem in homes across the country. This type of plumbing repair is costly and may well involve a large portion of your yard having to be dug up to have sewer or water piping replaced. Before you buy an older home, be sure to investigate the plumbing pipes.

All Ways Drain is a residential, commercial and industrial plumbing company serving the entire Maplewood area. They specialize in sewer cleaning, plumbing repair, pipes, drains, pipe locating and more. They can also help with kitchen and bathroom remodeling. For more information on plumbing repair (or avoidance thereof) tips, visit the blog http://www.allwaysdrains.com/old-house-often-means-old-pipes-and-possible-plumbing-repair-maplewood/.