What Are The Risks Of An Unidentified Leak?

The problems arising from water leakage can be a real headache for the whole family. Below we have separated some of the most common disorders.

Waste Of Water

Water resources are one of our main means of subsistence, as they are indispensable for our lives. If you have already spent a day without supplies, you know very well the size of the disorder that the lack of water can bring to your daily life.

But you may think that a small crack in a plumbing or a dripping shower may not be as significant. So, let’s go to the calculations. An opening of just 1 millimeter in circumference can use around 1,600 liters of water per day. In the month, this means 48 thousand liters of waste, while 576 thousand liters per year.

Financial Loss

Water does not reach our home free of charge. When we pay the water tariff to the supply company, the amount is paying for all the company’s services, from system planning, construction, and maintenance works, to the water treatment and distribution processes at our residence. All of this has costs. Letting this resource go down the drain is a significant loss for everyone, especially for the environment.

Starting from the basic calculation that 2 millimeters of a crack in the pipe generate a waste of 3,200 liters, we would reach a volume of 1,152,000 liters per year! If we convert these liters of water into cash, we can say that a 2 mm hole in a pipe could cause a great loss throughout the year.

Deterioration Of House Construction

The water from unidentified leaks travels typically through walls, damaging paintings, causing mold, and generating moisture to compromise even the property’s structures. In some cases, even flagstones and roofs may yield. So, the risks are enormous.

How To Identify Water Leaks?

Assess Your Residence

Make a general assessment!

Some points in the house help to more easily report the occurrence of a water leak. So, evaluate the functioning of showers, taps, and toilets and call a technician when you identify malfunctions or signs of humidity on the walls near the equipment. What you should check:

sanitary appliances
taps
showers
records
discharge valves

Faucet Or Dripping Shower

This type of leak is usually easy to identify and, often, the repair is simple. If the tap is common, the problem is usually solved by changing the seal. But if that is not the case, you will need to change the entire repair. When in doubt, come a specialist or water restoration company.