How Home Floods Happen

• Dec 15, 2017
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There are few things in life that are worse than coming home and realizing that your home has suffered a flood. Home floods can cause tremendous amounts of damage to your property and your belongings, and, while you can use flood restoration to save a room or maybe some carpet, the reality is that the water damage will likely ruin many of your belongings beyond the point of no return.

For this reason, it’s important to be aware of what things are more likely to cause a flood in your home. Here are some of the most common flood threats that you can control (unlike something like, say, weather)…

Busted pipes

First of all, nothing is more likely to cause a flood than a broken pipe in your plumbing system. Even a leaking pipe can cause a small flood, but a cracked pipe that bursts open is going to cause an endless flow of water until you recognize what is happening and stop it. A broken pipe can cause your entire basement floor to be completely submerged in water within a few minutes. Pipes bursting are usually caused by a bad setup, external force, or by extreme pressure changes in the water.

Broken water heaters

A faulty water heater is essentially just a water balloon that is waiting to burst all over your home. Most water heaters will automatically fill themselves up, as soon as water is used. However, if there is a break or a leak in your water heater, then it will continuously try to fill itself up, as it leaks all over your home. Because of this, the leaking won’t stop until you recognize it and stop it.

Appliances

Dishwashers and washing machines are both usually connected to your plumbing system. However, both of these things are very likely to end up leaking, at some point in their existence, due to the fact that they are moved around a lot. If a water line or machine hose gets pinched or disconnected, then it is going to cause your kitchen or laundry room to get flooded with water. The flood damage is likely going to be less than a busted pipe, but it can still be devastating.

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