A seasonal geyser maintenance guide for Winelands homes
The T&P valve that quietly causes bursts, and how home insurance usually covers a burst geyser.
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Practical, local plumbing advice for Paarl and the Cape Winelands. More articles on the way.
What a Paarl summer normally takes off a pool, the 24-hour bucket test that settles it, and how the level your pool stops at tells you whether it is the skimmer, the light or a buried pipe.
Read the guideThe early-warning signs of a pipe about to crack in an older Paarl home, and a simple checklist to get ahead of the winter cold fronts.
Read the guideHow the mountain slope, the municipal supply and the seasons set your pressure, what a pressure-reducing valve does, and when you need one fitted or replaced.
Read the guideIron and manganese staining, scale in your geyser, the by-law meter your connection legally needs, and the one connection rule most local installations break.
Read the guideThe T&P valve that quietly causes bursts, and how home insurance usually covers a burst geyser.
Coming soonCall-out fee versus hourly rate versus after-hours, and how to avoid a shock invoice.
Coming soonPIRB registration, Certificates of Compliance, and how to spot the fake accounts in local Facebook groups.
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