Minimize Costly Repair Due to Water Leaks

Today, most home sales are of existing homes and condominiums, and buyers should take precautions with used appliances, as well as new ones. Appliances such as water heaters can begin to rust and develop tiny holes within just a few years, letting water slowly leak into your home.

If you're a homeowner, you've probably had a washing machine or utility sink overflow. Most laundry machines have hoses that supply water to the machine. The hose, which is constantly under pressure, can burst, sending rushing water everywhere, flooding laundry rooms, ruining carpets and causing expensive repairs in the immediate area as well as floors below.

Correcting water damage can cost thousands, not to mention the weeks of repair and headache that follows. But you can prevent and minimize excessive water damage with a water alarm for less than the cost of dinner at a restaurant. A water alarm, can minimize the risk of water damage by early detection.

Water alarms work the same way as fire alarms. When water reaches one-thirty-second of an inch deep, the unit will ring a 110 decibel alarm that can be heard throughout the house. And the alarm will sound for three days on one 9-volt battery. You can place the units in laundry rooms, bathrooms, near your water heater and sump pump.

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