Ways to reduce home water leaks

1. The Century
Water Leak Awareness Workshop
Welcome
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 7:30 PM

2. Objectives
• This hands-on workshop is NOT intended to turn residents
into building engineers but simply supply them with some
very basic useful and practical water-response information
• That increased knowledge will be valuable
• To assess the risk in your condo unit and
• Reduce the likelihood of a water leak in your unit
No endorsement of any mentioned product is being made. The Workshop instructors
have no financial or other such interest in the products displayed and are being offered
solely as a good-neighbor, information-sharing gesture.

3. Preventing a water leak is not “luck”
It is awareness and planning

4. Reducing Risk with Increased Knowledge
Knowledge →
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5. A Brief View of the Leak Issue
•You can practice PREVENTION
•You can practice EARLY DETECTION
•You can practice RAPID RESPONSE
•Or…You can file an INSURANCE CLAIM

6. Preventing the Kitchen Hose Sprayer from
Damaging Piping below in the Cabinet
1. Faucet’s cold water inlet
2. Faucet’s hot water inlet
3. Dishwasher hot water inlet
4. Dishwasher drain to waste line
5. Garbage disposal
6. Instant hot water
7. Cold water purified filter system

7. Preventing the High-risk Washing Machine
from Leaking
•Install a catch pan to allow for a time lag
between a leak and ability to turn off its two
shut-off valves
•Install metal braided hoses instead of the
supplied OEM rubber hoses.
•Install FloodStop’s automatic water shut off
valves

8. Building-supplied FloodStop Auto-Shutoff