Water can cause significant damage to your home, and contents, but did you know that tap water can make you ill. It can cause serious harm to your health, and even death in some cases.
Moisture in your home can cause a breeding ground for harmful moulds – particularly if the environment is warm. A pipe which is leaking gradually can be particularly dangerous, as dangerous moulds could be multiplying in your home, without you knowing a thing. A sensible precaution would be to find a plumber who will carry out a plumbing health check. This is normally quite inexpensive, and some plumbers will often carry out this type of check free of charge. Either way, it’s a small price to pay to protect the health of your family.
If your home is flooded, experienced residential water damage contractors should sanitise your home, to prevent any mould growth, so be sure to check that this is done.
Although drinking water is essential to your survival the water in your in your taps could be making you ill. A poor or very old plumbing system can cause harmful bacteria to breed.
In some cases, poor plumbing can be fatal. A recent report showed that six premature babies in a Montreal hospital died due to the harmful bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which was discovered festering in the sinks. The deaths were caused by poor plumbing, which caused the sinks to drain improperly.
This type of bacteria could be lurking in your sinks, but how would you know? Having your plumbing system checked over should identify any drainage problems.
Symptoms of bacteria in your tap water could be mistaken for a common bug, or flu, and include stomach cramps, sickness and diarrhoea. Has your family been suffering from a higher amount of bugs and illness lately?
Surely it’s worth investing a small amount of your time in consulting a plumber, to ensure that your plumbing system is safe.
Catherine Lawson is a Director of Kwik Fix a plumbing company based in Cumbria. They offer free plumbing health checks to homes in Carlisle, Hexham, Dumfries and the whole of Cumbria.
www.plumbkwik.co.uk
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