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We install a product known as Floodmaster for water heaters.  The units are installed on the water line that feeds the water heater and then a sensor is put on the floor next to the water heater in a pan.  If the sensor gets wet it automatically shuts the valve off to the water that feeds the heater not allowing the continuous filling of the water heater.  The water heater will continue to leak until the water is out of the heater, but it will not continue to feed the heater never allowing the flow to stop.  Many times people are not at home and this is a way of, at least, minimizing the damage.  We try to recommend this to people who are installing a new heater rather than ones that are already installed.  In order to install one you would have to drain down the old heater, remove it and then re-install it.  The older the heater the possibility it could cause a problem for the heater so we recommend doing it when you are replacing the heater.  These units can be used repeatedly so if you happen to have another heater leak it can be reprogrammed again.

As you are getting ready to turn on your sprinkler systems for the upcoming season.  Make sure you look at the backflow preventer.  Backflow preventer can split and cause leaks and need to be repaired or replaced in order for them to work correctly.  Also, check around the inside of the house to make sure no water lines have a leak that you are unaware of.

If your system was not properly winterized you may have experienced a frozen backflow preventer and or piping that might have frozen and split.  When you turn the water on due so carefully and check outside to make sure nothing is leaking.

Outside sillcocks or hose faucets can have suffered a break due to the cold weather of this past winter.  Usually it happens if they have not been drained and shut off properly for the winter months.  So when you turn your water back on you can experience due so carefully to make sure nothing has split and it will not cause a flood.

Back flow preventers can be used on irrigation systems to prevent contamination of lawn fertilizers getting back into your drinking water in your home.

Toilets have come along way  in many years…there are now comfort height toilets that are approximately 2″ higher which is more comfortable on your knees.  We recommend Kohler and Toto toilets as they have many different styles to choose from.