What Does a Plumbing Inspection Include?

Examining the State of Water and Sewage Lines

A qualified plumber will examine your home's pipes for leaks during a whole-house plumbing examination. You risk losing money later on mending a broken or burst pipe if you don't arrange routine water or sewer line checks with a qualified specialist. Your water costs will go up if there are leaks in your pipes, whether there are many or few, many or few, slow drips or constant flows. Leak repairs save water and money, but you must first locate them, which a whole-house plumbing inspection will do.

Testing the Water Pressure

Professional plumbing inspections and maintenance usually include a water pressure test to ensure the pressure is appropriate and not too high or low. If your water pressure is wrong, it must be fixed because it could be overworking your plumbing system and possibly create significant (and costly) damage.

Inspecting the plumbing fixtures and the water heater

A whole-house plumbing inspection will also examine the condition and safety of your home's whole plumbing system. Your health and safety come first. Therefore, a professional must inspect the water heater, other plumbing fixtures, and tankless heaters to ensure they're in good operating order. Moreover, ensure your plumbing system is free of any defective components and that the ventilation in your house is operating correctly.

Examine all of the toilets for damage or broken parts.

If you don't get the proper plumbing inspections and repairs, toilets with broken parts or deteriorating toilets can seriously harm your home. During a whole-house plumbing examination, a significant amount of time will be devoted to assessing the quality of the bathrooms in your home.

Verifying the Proper Pressure Relief Valves

As your water heater may explode if this safety mechanism is not functioning properly, relief valves will also need to be checked during the plumbing inspection or maintenance appointment to ensure you have the right type and that they are fitted appropriately.

Finding and Identifying Water Damage

The damage's extent, the water damage's location, and if it has gone undiscovered are all information that can be obtained. The expert who performs your whole-house plumbing inspection will be able to tell you what is causing the water damage, what needs to be done to address the plumbing issue to stop the water damage from getting worse, and what will be necessary to repair or restore the materials that have been harmed.

A whole-house plumbing inspection will also provide you a list of the components of your home that are in good operating order, those that will soon require repair or replacement, and those that you may want to consider updating.