PropertyManagementMaven: Water and gas valves are meant to be used

If you haven't had the gas valves and water valves on your property inspected and tested in the past 12 months, now might be a good time to do it.

Water and gas valves need to be used in order to keep them working, to make sure they don't become frozen from rust, corrosion, or mineral accumulation from the public water supply.

When valves are not used on a regular basis, they tend to fail at that exact time when they are needed most. San Diego Gas & Electric, as well as local plumbers, recommend that gas and water valves be inspected and tested at least once every twelve months, and I cannot summarily dismiss their recommendations.

Here is a list of locations where you should find gas valves in your home:

• kitchen range/oven/cook top
• dryer
• water heater
• heating systems (furnace, wall heater, floor heater)
• gas meter (main valve)
• gas fireplace

Here is a list of places where you should find water valves in your home:

• sinks
• toilets
• street curb or garage (main valve)
• sides of buildings, garage, or under houses with raised foundations (secondary valves and irrigation valves)
• washer
• water heater

Home inspectors won't turn valves on during an inspection because they don't know why the valves were shut off, so turning them on could result in injury or propery damage.

If you haven't had the gas valves and water valves on your property inspected and tested in the past 12 months, now might be a good time to do it.

 

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