Faucets are generally stable and reliable in all places like kitchens and bathrooms. Every time one of them breaks down, it’s a big mess with spilled and overflowing water that makes our life miserable. Be prepared to deal with water coming into the room with great force. It is more than expected in normal home conditions. Panic doesn’t pay – find a reliable solution to solve the problem when it occurs. Indoor water-related disasters generally have a noticeable pattern – read on to learn more.

Here are some filler problems and practical solutions.

Leaky pipe joints in kitchen

Kitchen faucets have more use than you presumably imagine, in a sense the use is heavier than bathroom faucets. Gaskets on faucets can sometimes go bad, leaving you with a drip leak or strong, fast sprayers to deal with. Soiling your shirt or the kitchen floor is a normal procedure. The first thing to do is hold your nerves; if possible, no doubt, hold your breath and block the valve that leads to the leaking faucet. Okay, so the water flow stops and now you can check the reason for the leak. Remove the gasket from the filling system and hold it against a bright light. Check for cracks or holes that caused the leak. Replace the cracked line with a new one. Wrap the line with plumber’s tape or any Teflon tape. Turn it four or five times. You don’t really need scissors to cut the Teflon tape, just take it out after wrapping the lines. Once you fix the lines, replace the faucet. Open the valve that leads to the sink and turn on the faucet. If it’s still leaking, there may be more holes than you’ve seen, otherwise it’s done.

Frozen water pipes

You wake up one morning to find that the bathroom taps remain inflexible to your demands for water. There is nothing as maddening as getting a frozen pipe. You sure have a tough nut to crack in your hands. Anyway, you have to deal with it. A mind colder than ice and a warm coat will be good possessions. You know, not all pipes freeze at the same time. It may just be one that tests your level of patience. Finding the frozen pipe among the myriad of pipes in your house is possible, if not impossible or easy. There is an easy way to identify frozen pipes. Turn on all pipes to the interior of the house. Pipes that are blocked are usually blocked due to a large block of ice. Turn off the pipes that produce water and leave the ones that don’t open. It would be easy if the tubing was metal alloy. If it’s plastic, it can be difficult to heat the pipe and melt the ice.

Thaw frozen pipes

Bring a hair dryer or heat gun and an electrical cord of sufficient length. Without overheating the plastic tube, apply heat gently to the tube. The ice block has probably formed due to a crack or leak. Start the gap or leak if there is one. Heat the tubing in a quick sweeping motion for up to five minutes. You should have removed the obstruction by now.

Prevention of frozen pipes

It’s certainly not a fun idea to crawl around house pipes with long outlet cords to fix frozen pipes every winter. If repairing frozen pipes is a common task, consider rearranging the entire pipe through a single possibly heated pipe space. You may also consider insulating the areas where the pipes run. Using thermal tape to wrap the tubing is also a good idea. You can always find the necessary items at your local home improvement store.