Sentences with phrase «water valve»

Smart water valves act as an intelligent backup, so if a pipe bursts in your absence, they automatically turn off the main water supply right away.

Also we were having a little trouble with the hot water valve at the time, but the diapers still came out okay.

If you'll be gone for more than a week, turn off the internal water valve.

This time, it's a smart water valve that can automatically shut off the water as soon as it detects a burst in the pipe.

Extra tips: It's smart to drain a water system and shut off the main water valve if home owners are away for even a few days when temperatures are expected to remain well below freezing, Mallios says.

In most cases, if preventative measures were taken, such as the installation of a back water valve or alarmed sump pump with battery backup, the Water Escape / Back - up limits will be greater.

Miner credited the decline, in part, to a city analytical program that predicts breaks before they happen, and the installation of sensors on water valves to detect leaks before they turn into significant water main breaks.

The Edyn system consists of the main Garden Sensor, which can cover about 250 square feet of growing area, and the Edyn Water Valve, which connects to your existing water system and automatically controls it based on the data collected by the main unit.

Master water valves should be turned off in vacant homes, or if home owners in a cold climate leave for a while.

If your property is older, it might be time to have a plumber change out water valves and sink faucets.

If so (as in the case of a hot water heater) know where your home's main water valve is located and quickly shut it off.

The City of Edmonton Drainage Services Flood Prevention Program has a subsidy available that can assist Homeowners who have experienced basement flooding due to sanitary sewer backup for an installation of a back water valve.

A bad interior temperature sensor, a bad heater / AC control module, or a bad heater control valve (electrically controlled) may be allowing the hot water valve to stay open, circulating hot water when it's...

Smart water valves: No one wants to come home to find their furniture drowning in water or their carpeting soaked.

I double checked to make sure the plumbing on our toilet was the correct flexible hose plumbing, turned off the water valve, disconnected the flexi - hose and installed the sprayer!

When a water valve breaks in Ben and May's, Peter finds his father's old briefcase, and wants to investigate.

For instance, an inspector can introduce you to electrical panels and shut - off water valves (which the seller may not know how to operate or forget to show you), and if he spots a problem, he can show you exactly how a system is malfunctioning and what it means.

You might insulate your pipes, or turn off the water valve, but the best way to prevent excessive losses when disaster strikes is to insure your home and your possessions.

A typical puzzle is finding the right key for a door or shutting off a water valve.

In the case of water [used in the showers, faucets and toilets], the computer will actually open and close the water valves to extract the correct amount of hot and cold water.»

This garden gadget is being launched through a Kickstarter campaign, where backers at the $ 99 level will receive an Edyn Garden Sensor, and those at the $ 159 level will receive a Sensor and a Water Valve.

The plaintiff was walking on a public street when she tripped on a water valve cover.

Installing sump pumps and back water valves.)

You might insulate your pipes, or turn off the water valve, but the best way to prevent excessive losses when disaster strikes is to insure your home and your possessions.

So it can bring a water leak to your attention, but it can't communicate with a smart water valve to shut the water off at the source.

At the time of writing, there are almost 200 devices that work with SmartThings, including light bulbs, smart locks, thermostats, doorbells, speakers, outlets and even a water valve (will the excitement never cease?).

Poor Toilet Flush Before you call a plumber, look for the water valve behind the toilet, on the wall or the floor.

-- Disconnect your garden hose, shut off the water valve and drain the spigot — even if you have a frost - free faucet.

Shutting off the main water valve, draining pipes and toilets and adding non-toxic antifreeze to toilets can prevent leaking / bursting pipes and flooding.

Their suggestion was to turn the water valve down to decrease the pressure, which would also double the time it takes for the tank to fill.

I'm not sure how the water valves and pipe would fit into that small 6 inch space?

As it turns out the water valves for the washer had slowly been leaking over a long period of time.